Acts 26:18

The Text-Critical English New Testament

to open their eyes so that they may turn away from darkness to light, and from the dominion of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and an allotment among those who have been sanctified by faith in me.’

Cross References

Matthew 4:10

Then Jesus said to him, “Get behind me, Satan! For it is written, ‘Yoʋ shall worship the Lord yoʋr God, and him only shall yoʋ serve.’ ”

Matthew 4:16

the people sitting in darkness have seen a great light, and on those sitting in the region and shadow of death light has dawned.”

Luke 1:77

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

Luke 1:79

to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.”

Luke 2:32

a light for revelation to the Gentiles and for the glory of yoʋr people Israel.”

Luke 24:45

Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures

Luke 24:47

and for repentance and remission of sins to be preached in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

Luke 4:18

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set the oppressed free,

John 17:17

Sanctify them by yoʋr truth; yoʋr word is truth.

John 3:19

This is the judgment: The light has come into the world, but people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil.

John 4:10

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

John 4:14

but whoever drinks the water I give him will certainly never thirst again. On the contrary, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”

John 8:12

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

John 9:39

Then Jesus said, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind.”

John 9:5

As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”

Acts 10:43

All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives remission of sins through his name.”

Acts 13:47

For this is what the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have appointed yoʋ to be a light to the Gentiles, so that yoʋ may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’ ”

Acts 15:9

He made no distinction between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.

Acts 2:38

Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized, each one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Acts 20:21

testifying to both Jews and Greeks about repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus.

Acts 20:32

And now, brothers, I entrust you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all who are sanctified.

Acts 26:19

“Consequently, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,

Acts 26:23

that the Christ would suffer and that, as the first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.”

Acts 3:19

Therefore repent and turn back so that your sins may be wiped away, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,

Acts 5:31

God exalted him to his right hand as Leader and Savior to grant repentance to Israel and remission of sins.

Romans 8:17

Now if we are children, we are also heirs, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him.

1 Corinthians 1:2

to the church of God in Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be saints, together with all who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours:

1 Corinthians 1:30

It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God, and in whom we have righteousness, sanctification, and redemption.

2 Corinthians 4:4

The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers like them, so that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, might not dawn upon them.

2 Corinthians 4:6

For God, who commanded light to shine out of darkness, has shone in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

2 Corinthians 6:14

Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership is there between righteousness and lawlessness? What fellowship does light have with darkness?

Galatians 2:20

I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. The life that I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself up for me.

Galatians 3:14

He redeemed us so that the blessing of Abraham would come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that we could receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

Galatians 3:2

Let me ask you this one question: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law or by hearing with faith?

Ephesians 1:11

In Christ we have obtained an inheritance, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who accomplishes all things according to the counsel of his own will,

Ephesians 1:14

who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of God's own possession, to the praise of his glory.

Ephesians 1:18

I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know what is the hope of his calling, what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

Ephesians 1:7

In him we have redemption through his blood, the remission of our trespasses, according to the riches of God's grace,

Ephesians 2:8

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,

Ephesians 4:18

They are darkened in their understanding, being excluded from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.

Ephesians 5:11

Do not participate in the unfruitful works of darkness, but expose them instead.

Ephesians 5:14

Therefore it says, “Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine upon yoʋ.”

Ephesians 5:8

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

Ephesians 6:12

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.

2 Timothy 2:26

and they will come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will.

Hebrews 10:10

By God's will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

Hebrews 10:14

For by one offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified.

Hebrews 11:6

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

Hebrews 9:15

That is why he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, since a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.

James 2:5

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

1 Peter 1:4

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

1 Peter 2:25

For you were like sheep going astray, but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

1 Peter 2:9

But you are a chosen lineage, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

1 John 1:9

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

1 John 2:12

I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven you on account of his name.

1 John 3:8

Whoever practices sin is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.

1 John 5:19

We know that we are from God, and that the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.

Jude 1:1

Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James, to those who are called and sanctified by God the Father, and kept for Jesus Christ:

Revelation 21:27

But no unclean thing and nothing that causes an abomination or a lie will ever enter it, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb's book of life.