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I am sending you to them <a href="/nlt/acts/26.htm">New Living Translation</a> And I will rescue you from both your own people and the Gentiles. Yes, I am sending you to the Gentiles <a href="/esv/acts/26.htm">English Standard Version</a> delivering you from your people and from the Gentiles—to whom I am sending you <a href="/bsb/acts/26.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them <a href="/blb/acts/26.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> delivering you out from the people and from the Gentiles to whom I am sending you, <a href="/kjv/acts/26.htm">King James Bible</a> Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee, <a href="/nkjv/acts/26.htm">New King James Version</a> I will deliver you from the Jewish people, as well as from the Gentiles, to whom I now send you, <a href="/nasb_/acts/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> rescuing you from the Jewish people and from the Gentiles, to whom I am sending you, <a href="/nasb/acts/26.htm">NASB 1995</a> rescuing you from the Jewish people and from the Gentiles, to whom I am sending you, <a href="/nasb77/acts/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a> delivering you from the Jewish people and from the Gentiles, to whom I am sending you, <a href="/lsb/acts/26.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> rescuing you from the Jewish people and from the Gentiles, to whom I am sending you, <a href="/amp/acts/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a> [choosing you for Myself and] rescuing you from the Jewish people and from the Gentiles, to whom I am sending you, <a href="/csb/acts/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> I will rescue you from your people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them <a href="/hcsb/acts/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> I will rescue you from the people and from the Gentiles. I now send you to them <a href="/asv/acts/26.htm">American Standard Version</a> delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom I send thee, <a href="/cev/acts/26.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The Lord also said, "I will protect you from the Jews and from the Gentiles that I am sending you to. <a href="/erv/acts/26.htm">English Revised Version</a> delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom I send thee, <a href="/gwt/acts/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I will rescue you from the Jewish people and from the non-Jewish people to whom I am sending you. <a href="/gnt/acts/26.htm">Good News Translation</a> I will rescue you from the people of Israel and from the Gentiles to whom I will send you. <a href="/isv/acts/26.htm">International Standard Version</a> I'll continue to rescue you from your people and from the gentiles to whom I'm sending you. <a href="/msb/acts/26.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them <a href="/net/acts/26.htm">NET Bible</a> I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles, to whom I am sending you <a href="/nheb/acts/26.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> delivering you from the people, and from the non-Jewish people, to whom I send you, <a href="/wbt/acts/26.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, to whom now I send thee, <a href="/wey/acts/26.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> I will save you from the Jewish people and from the Gentiles, to whom I send you to open their eyes, <a href="/web/acts/26.htm">World English Bible</a> delivering you from the people and from the Gentiles, to whom I send you, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/acts/26.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> delivering you from the people, and the nations, to whom I now send you, <a href="/blb/acts/26.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> delivering you out from the people and from the Gentiles to whom I am sending you, <a href="/ylt/acts/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> delivering thee from the people, and the nations, to whom now I send thee, <a href="/slt/acts/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Taking thee away from people, and nations, to whom I now send thee.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/acts/26.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Delivering thee from the people, and from the nations, unto which now I send thee: <a href="/cpdv/acts/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> rescuing you from the people and the nations to which I am now sending you, <a href="/nabre/acts/26.htm">New American Bible</a> I shall deliver you from this people and from the Gentiles to whom I send you, <a href="/nrsvce/acts/26.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> I will rescue you from your people and from the Gentiles—to whom I am sending you<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/acts/26.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And I will deliver you from the Jewish people, and from the other people to whom I send you; <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/26.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “But I shall save you from the people of the Judeans and from the other nations to which I am sending you,”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/acts/26.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> delivering you from the people, and from the Gentiles, to whom now I send you, <a href="/godbey/acts/26.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,<Fr> <a href="/haweis/acts/26.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> delivering thee both from the people, and from the Gentiles, to whom now I send thee, <a href="/mace/acts/26.htm">Mace New Testament</a> by delivering you from this people, and from the Gentiles to whom I now send thee, to open their eyes, <a href="/wey/acts/26.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> I will save you from the Jewish people and from the Gentiles, to whom I send you to open their eyes, <a href="/worrell/acts/26.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>delivering you from the people and the gentiles, to whom I send you,<Fr> <a href="/worsley/acts/26.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>delivering thee from the people and <Fr>from<FR> the Gentiles, to whom I now send thee,<Fr> <a href="/parallel/acts/26-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=8701" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/acts/26.htm">Paul's Testimony to Agrippa</a> …16‘But get up and stand on your feet. For I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen from Me and what I will show you. 17<a href="/greek/1807.htm" title="1807: exairoumenos (V-PPM-NMS) -- From ek and haireomai; actively, to tear out; middle voice, to select; figuratively, to release.">I will rescue</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: se (PPro-A2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ek (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">from</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">your own</a> <a href="/greek/2992.htm" title="2992: laou (N-GMS) -- Apparently a primary word; a people.">people</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ek (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">from</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GNP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/1484.htm" title="1484: ethnōn (N-GNP) -- Probably from etho; a race, i.e. A tribe; specially, a foreign one.">Gentiles.</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: egō (PPro-N1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">I</a> <a href="/greek/649.htm" title="649: apostellō (V-PIA-1S) -- From apo and stello; set apart, i.e. to send out literally or figuratively.">am sending</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: se (PPro-A2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">to</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hous (RelPro-AMP) -- Who, which, what, that. ">them</a> 18to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/acts/22-21.htm">Acts 22:21</a> Then He said to me, ‘Go! I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’” <a href="/acts/9-15.htm">Acts 9:15</a> “Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel. <a href="/acts/13-47.htm">Acts 13:47</a> For this is what the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’” <a href="/acts/18-9.htm">Acts 18:9-10</a> One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking; do not be silent. / For I am with you and no one will lay a hand on you, because I have many people in this city.” <a href="/acts/23-11.htm">Acts 23:11</a> The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage! As you have testified about Me in Jerusalem, so also you must testify in Rome.” <a href="/acts/20-23.htm">Acts 20:23-24</a> I only know that in town after town the Holy Spirit warns me that chains and afflictions await me. / But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus—the ministry of testifying to the good news of God’s grace. <a href="/acts/14-3.htm">Acts 14:3</a> So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who affirmed the message of His grace by enabling them to perform signs and wonders. <a href="/acts/16-9.htm">Acts 16:9-10</a> During the night, Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” / As soon as Paul had seen the vision, we got ready to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them. <a href="/acts/1-8.htm">Acts 1:8</a> But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” <a href="/romans/11-13.htm">Romans 11:13</a> I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry <a href="/galatians/1-15.htm">Galatians 1:15-16</a> But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased / to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not rush to consult with flesh and blood, <a href="/1_timothy/2-7.htm">1 Timothy 2:7</a> For this reason I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a faithful and true teacher of the Gentiles. I am telling the truth; I am not lying about anything. <a href="/2_timothy/1-11.htm">2 Timothy 1:11</a> to which I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher. <a href="/isaiah/42-6.htm">Isaiah 42:6-7</a> “I, the LORD, have called you for a righteous purpose, and I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and appoint you to be a covenant for the people and a light to the nations, / to open the eyes of the blind, to bring prisoners out of the dungeon and those sitting in darkness out from the prison house. <a href="/isaiah/49-6.htm">Isaiah 49:6</a> He says: “It is not enough for You to be My Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected ones of Israel. I will also make You a light for the nations, to bring My salvation to the ends of the earth.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Delivering you from the people, and from the Gentiles, to whom now I send you,Delivering.<a href="/acts/9-23.htm">Acts 9:23-25,29,30</a> And after that many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to kill him: … <a href="/acts/13-50.htm">Acts 13:50</a> But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts.<a href="/acts/14-5.htm">Acts 14:5,6,19,20</a> And when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles, and also of the Jews with their rulers, to use them despitefully, and to stone them, … the Gentiles.<a href="/acts/9-15.htm">Acts 9:15</a> But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:<a href="/acts/22-21.htm">Acts 22:21</a> And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.<a href="/acts/28-28.htm">Acts 28:28</a> Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/22-4.htm">Delivering</a> <a href="/acts/23-1.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/acts/22-21.htm">Gentiles</a> <a href="/acts/26-3.htm">Jewish</a> <a href="/acts/22-21.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/acts/19-38.htm">Open</a> <a href="/acts/7-34.htm">Rescue</a> <a href="/exodus/18-9.htm">Rescuing</a> <a href="/acts/23-24.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/acts/21-25.htm">Save</a> <a href="/acts/25-27.htm">Sending</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/27-1.htm">Delivering</a> <a href="/acts/26-18.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/acts/26-20.htm">Gentiles</a> <a href="/acts/26-23.htm">Jewish</a> <a href="/acts/28-28.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/acts/26-18.htm">Open</a> <a href="/romans/7-24.htm">Rescue</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/1-10.htm">Rescuing</a> <a href="/acts/27-16.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/acts/27-43.htm">Save</a> <a href="/romans/1-5.htm">Sending</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 26</div>1. <a href="/acts/26-1.htm">Paul, in the presence of Agrippa, declares his life from his childhood;</a> 12. <a href="/acts/26-12.htm">and how miraculously he was converted, and called to his apostleship.</a> 24. <a href="/acts/26-24.htm">Festus charges him with being insane, whereunto he answers modestly.</a> 28. <a href="/acts/26-28.htm">Agrippa is almost persuaded to be a Christian.</a> 31. <a href="/acts/26-31.htm">The whole company pronounces him innocent.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/26.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/acts/26.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. This phrase reflects God's promise of protection to Paul, echoing the divine assurance given to prophets like Jeremiah (<a href="/jeremiah/1-8.htm">Jeremiah 1:8</a>). The context is Paul's defense before King Agrippa, where he recounts his conversion and mission. The "rescue" indicates divine intervention, as Paul faced persecution from both Jews and Gentiles. Historically, Paul experienced hostility from Jewish leaders who saw his message as a threat to their traditions (<a href="/acts/9-23.htm">Acts 9:23-25</a>, <a href="/acts/23-12.htm">Acts 23:12-24</a>). Similarly, Gentile opposition arose due to economic and cultural disruptions caused by his preaching (<a href="/acts/19-23.htm">Acts 19:23-41</a>). This promise underscores God's sovereignty and faithfulness in delivering His servants, aligning with the broader biblical theme of God as a deliverer (<a href="/psalms/34-17.htm">Psalm 34:17</a>).I am sending you to them This commission highlights Paul's role as an apostle to the Gentiles, a pivotal shift in the early church's mission (<a href="/acts/9-15.htm">Acts 9:15</a>, <a href="/romans/11-13.htm">Romans 11:13</a>). The sending echoes the Great Commission (<a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19-20</a>), emphasizing the universal scope of the gospel. Paul's mission to the Gentiles fulfills Old Testament prophecies about the inclusion of the nations (<a href="/isaiah/49-6.htm">Isaiah 49:6</a>). Culturally, this was revolutionary, as Jews and Gentiles were often divided by religious and social barriers. Paul's ministry exemplifies the breaking down of these barriers through Christ (<a href="/ephesians/2-14.htm">Ephesians 2:14-16</a>). This phrase also typifies Jesus Christ, who was sent by the Father to bring salvation to all humanity (<a href="/john/3-17.htm">John 3:17</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul.htm">Paul (Saul of Tarsus)</a> The apostle who is recounting his conversion and mission before King Agrippa. He was formerly a persecutor of Christians but became a pivotal figure in spreading the Gospel to the Gentiles. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The risen Lord who appeared to Paul on the road to Damascus, commissioning him to be a witness to both Jews and Gentiles. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_gentiles.htm">The Gentiles</a> Non-Jewish people to whom Paul was specifically sent to preach the Gospel. This was a significant shift in the early Christian mission, emphasizing the universal scope of the Gospel. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_jews.htm">The Jews (Paul's own people)</a> The Jewish community from which Paul originated. His mission involved both reaching out to them and facing opposition from them. 5. <a href="/topical/k/king_agrippa.htm">King Agrippa</a> The ruler before whom Paul is making his defense. This event is part of Paul's legal trials as he defends his faith and mission.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/divine_commissioning.htm">Divine Commissioning</a> God’s calling on our lives often involves stepping into challenging and unfamiliar territories. Like Paul, we are called to be obedient to God's direction, trusting in His protection and purpose. <a href="/topical/c/cross-cultural_ministry.htm">Cross-Cultural Ministry</a> The Gospel transcends cultural and ethnic boundaries. We are encouraged to reach out beyond our comfort zones, sharing the message of Christ with all people, regardless of their background. <a href="/topical/g/god's_protection.htm">God's Protection</a> Just as God promised to rescue Paul, we can trust in His protection and deliverance as we fulfill our God-given missions. This assurance empowers us to face opposition with courage. <a href="/topical/f/faithful_witness.htm">Faithful Witness</a> Paul's life exemplifies the importance of being a faithful witness to the truth of the Gospel. We are called to testify to what we have seen and heard, regardless of the audience or circumstances. <a href="/topical/p/purpose_in_persecution.htm">Purpose in Persecution</a> Opposition and persecution can be part of God's plan to spread the Gospel. We should view challenges as opportunities to demonstrate the power and love of Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_26.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 26</a> <a href="/q/how_can_we_imitate_god.htm">What does 'God's Outstretched Arm' symbolize?</a> <a href="/q/bible's_view_on_christian_foster_care.htm">What does 'all things to all people' mean?</a> <a href="/q/why_different_versions_of_paul's_conversion.htm">Why does Acts record different versions of Paul’s conversion story?</a> <a href="/q/was_pauland#8217;s_duty_specified_immediately.htm">Did the voice immediately specify Paul's duties? Yes (Acts 26:16-18) or No, he was told to go to Damascus for instructions (Acts 9:7; 22:10)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/acts/26.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) From the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee.--The distinct mission to the Gentiles seems, in <a href="/acts/22-21.htm" title="And he said to me, Depart: for I will send you far hence to the Gentiles.">Acts 22:21</a>, to be connected with the trance in the Temple, three years after the conversion. <a href="/context/galatians/1-15.htm" title="But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace,">Galatians 1:15-16</a>, however, agrees with what we find hero in connecting it with the very time when the Son of God was first "revealed in him." The distinction between "the people," i.e., Israel, as emphatically entitled to that name, and "nations," the "Gentiles," should be noted. (Comp. Note on <a href="/acts/4-25.htm" title="Who by the mouth of your servant David have said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?">Acts 4:25</a>.) The relative "whom" probably refers to the latter of the two nouns rather than to both. In the Greek word for "send" (apostello), we find the warrant for St. Paul's claim to be considered an Apostle "not of men, neither by man," but by the direct personal call of the Lord Jesus (<a href="/galatians/1-1.htm" title="Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)">Galatians 1:1</a>). The word that had been used of the Twelve (<a href="/matthew/10-16.htm" title="Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the middle of wolves: be you therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.">Matthew 10:16</a>) was used also of him; and the pronoun "I" is specially emphasised.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/26.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 17. - Unto whom for unto whom note, A.V. Unto [the Gentiles]. These seem to be the words heard in the trance reported in <a href="/acts/22-21.htm">Acts 22:21</a>, the sequel to which, as contained in ver. 18, the apostle would then have recited, had he not been cut short by the furious cries of the Jews. <a href="/commentaries/acts/26-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>I will rescue ἐξαιρούμενός (exairoumenos) Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1807.htm">Strong's 1807: </a> From ek and haireomai; actively, to tear out; middle voice, to select; figuratively, to release. you σε (se) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. from ἐκ (ek) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. [your own] τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. people λαοῦ (laou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2992.htm">Strong's 2992: </a> Apparently a primary word; a people. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. from ἐκ (ek) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. the τῶν (tōn) Article - Genitive Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Gentiles. ἐθνῶν (ethnōn) Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1484.htm">Strong's 1484: </a> Probably from etho; a race, i.e. A tribe; specially, a foreign one. I ἐγὼ (egō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. am sending ἀποστέλλω (apostellō) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_649.htm">Strong's 649: </a> From apo and stello; set apart, i.e. to send out literally or figuratively. you σε (se) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. to εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. [them] οὓς (hous) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> Who, which, what, that. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/acts/26-17.htm">Acts 26:17 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/acts/26-17.htm">Acts 26:17 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/acts/26-17.htm">Acts 26:17 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/acts/26-17.htm">Acts 26:17 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/acts/26-17.htm">Acts 26:17 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/acts/26-17.htm">Acts 26:17 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/acts/26-17.htm">Acts 26:17 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/acts/26-17.htm">Acts 26:17 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/acts/26-17.htm">Acts 26:17 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/acts/26-17.htm">Acts 26:17 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/acts/26-17.htm">NT Apostles: Acts 26:17 Delivering you from the people and (Acts of the Apostles Ac) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/acts/26-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Acts 26:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Acts 26:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/acts/26-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Acts 26:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Acts 26:18" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>