Acts 26:18

New American Bible - revised edition

to open their eyes that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may obtain forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who have been consecrated by faith in me.’

Cross References

1 Peter 2:9

But you are “a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may announce the praises” of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

Ephesians 1:18

May the eyes of [your] hearts be enlightened, that you may know what is the hope that belongs to his call, what are the riches of glory in his inheritance among the holy ones,

Ephesians 5:8

For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light,

Acts 20:32

And now I commend you to God and to that gracious word of his that can build you up and give you the inheritance among all who are consecrated.

2 Corinthians 4:6

For God who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to bring to light the knowledge of the glory of God on the face of [Jesus] Christ. The Paradox of the Ministry.

Isaiah 42:7

To open the eyes of the blind, to bring out prisoners from confinement, and from the dungeon, those who live in darkness.

John 8:12

Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

Luke 1:79

to shine on those who sit in darkness and death’s shadow, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”

Ephesians 4:18

darkened in understanding, alienated from the life of God because of their ignorance, because of their hardness of heart,

Isaiah 35:5

Then the eyes of the blind shall see, and the ears of the deaf be opened;

2 Corinthians 6:14

Do not be yoked with those who are different, with unbelievers. For what partnership do righteousness and lawlessness have? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?

2 Corinthians 4:4

in whose case the god of this age has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, so that they may not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

1 John 3:8

Whoever sins belongs to the devil, because the devil has sinned from the beginning. Indeed, the Son of God was revealed to destroy the works of the devil.

Acts 2:38

Peter [said] to them, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the holy Spirit.

1 John 5:19

We know that we belong to God, and the whole world is under the power of the evil one.

1 John 1:9

If we acknowledge our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive our sins and cleanse us from every wrongdoing.

Acts 20:21

I earnestly bore witness for both Jews and Greeks to repentance before God and to faith in our Lord Jesus.

Luke 24:47

and that repentance, for the forgiveness of sins, would be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

Revelation 21:27

but nothing unclean will enter it, nor any[one] who does abominable things or tells lies. Only those will enter whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life.

1 Peter 2:25

For you had gone astray like sheep, but you have now returned to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.

Hebrews 11:6

But without faith it is impossible to please him, for anyone who approaches God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.

Acts 13:47

For so the Lord has commanded us, ‘I have made you a light to the Gentiles, that you may be an instrument of salvation to the ends of the earth.’”

Acts 15:9

He made no distinction between us and them, for by faith he purified their hearts.

Acts 5:31

God exalted him at his right hand as leader and savior to grant Israel repentance and forgiveness of sins.

John 9:5

While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”

John 3:19

And this is the verdict, that the light came into the world, but people preferred darkness to light, because their works were evil.

Isaiah 29:18

On that day the deaf shall hear the words of a scroll; And out of gloom and darkness, the eyes of the blind shall see.

1 John 2:12

I am writing to you, children, because your sins have been forgiven for his name’s sake.

1 Peter 1:4

to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you

John 17:17

Consecrate them in the truth. Your word is truth.

Luke 1:77

to give his people knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,

Jude 1:1

Jude, a slave of Jesus Christ and brother of James, to those who are called, beloved in God the Father and kept safe for Jesus Christ:

James 2:5

Listen, my beloved brothers. Did not God choose those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?

Hebrews 10:14

For by one offering he has made perfect forever those who are being consecrated.

Galatians 3:14

that the blessing of Abraham might be extended to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. The Law Did Not Nullify the Promise.

Luke 24:45

Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures.

Isaiah 43:8

Lead out the people, blind though they have eyes, deaf though they have ears.

Isaiah 42:16

I will lead the blind on a way they do not know; by paths they do not know I will guide them. I will turn darkness into light before them, and make crooked ways straight. These are my promises: I made them, I will not forsake them.

Isaiah 9:2

You have brought them abundant joy and great rejoicing; They rejoice before you as people rejoice at harvest, as they exult when dividing the spoils.

Psalm 119:18

Open my eyes to see clearly the wonders of your law.

2 Timothy 2:26

and that they may return to their senses out of the devil’s snare, where they are entrapped by him, for his will.

Ephesians 2:8

For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not from you; it is the gift of God;

Ephesians 1:11

In him we were also chosen, destined in accord with the purpose of the One who accomplishes all things according to the intention of his will,

1 Corinthians 1:30

It is due to him that you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God, as well as righteousness, sanctification, and redemption,

Luke 4:18

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring glad tidings to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free,

Luke 2:32

a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and glory for your people Israel.”

Matthew 4:16

the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light, on those dwelling in a land overshadowed by death light has arisen.”

Isaiah 49:6

It is too little, he says, for you to be my servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and restore the survivors of Israel; I will make you a light to the nations, that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.

Psalm 146:8

the Lord gives sight to the blind. The Lord raises up those who are bowed down; the Lord loves the righteous.

Hebrews 10:10

By this “will,” we have been consecrated through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

Hebrews 9:15

For this reason he is mediator of a new covenant: since a death has taken place for deliverance from transgressions under the first covenant, those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance.

Ephesians 5:14

for everything that becomes visible is light. Therefore, it says: “Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will give you light.”

Ephesians 1:14

which is the first installment of our inheritance toward redemption as God’s possession, to the praise of his glory. The Church as Christ’s Body.

Ephesians 1:7

In him we have redemption by his blood, the forgiveness of transgressions, in accord with the riches of his grace

Galatians 3:2

I want to learn only this from you: did you receive the Spirit from works of the law, or from faith in what you heard?

Galatians 2:20

yet I live, no longer I, but Christ lives in me; insofar as I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God who has loved me and given himself up for me.

1 Corinthians 1:2

to the church of God that is in Corinth, to you who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be holy, with all those everywhere who call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours.

Romans 8:17

and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if only we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him. Destiny of Glory.

Acts 26:23

that the Messiah must suffer and that, as the first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light both to our people and to the Gentiles.” Reactions to Paul’s Speech.

Acts 10:43

To him all the prophets bear witness, that everyone who believes in him will receive forgiveness of sins through his name.” The Baptism of Cornelius.

Acts 3:19

Repent, therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be wiped away,

John 9:39

Then Jesus said, “I came into this world for judgment, so that those who do not see might see, and those who do see might become blind.”

John 4:14

but whoever drinks the water I shall give will never thirst; the water I shall give will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”

John 4:10

Jesus answered and said to her, “If you knew the gift of God and who is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.”

Isaiah 32:3

The eyes of those who see will not be closed; the ears of those who hear will be attentive.

Matthew 4:10

At this, Jesus said to him, “Get away, Satan! It is written: ‘The Lord, your God, shall you worship and him alone shall you serve.’”

Acts 26:19

“And so, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision.

Ephesians 5:11

Take no part in the fruitless works of darkness; rather expose them,

Ephesians 6:12

For our struggle is not with flesh and blood but with the principalities, with the powers, with the world rulers of this present darkness, with the evil spirits in the heavens.