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Acts 26:18

WEB

18to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’

KJV

18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.

BSB

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.’

FBV

18to open their eyes so they can turn from darkness to light, from the power of Satan to God, and so they can receive forgiveness for their sins and a place with those who are set right as they trust in me.’

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Extra References

1 Peter 2:9

9But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

Ephesians 1:18

18having the eyes of your hearts[+] enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

Acts 20:32

32Now, brothers,[+] I entrust you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.

Ephesians 5:8

8For you were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,

Isaiah 42:7

7to open the blind eyes, to bring the prisoners out of the dungeon, and those who sit in darkness out of the prison.

2 Corinthians 4:6

6seeing it is God who said, “Light will shine out of darkness,”who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

Colossians 1:12-14

12giving thanks to the Father, who made us fit to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light, 13who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love, 14in whom we have our redemption,[+] the forgiveness of our sins.

John 8:12

12[+] Again, therefore, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world.He who follows me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”

Luke 1:79

79to shine on those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death; to guide our feet into the way of peace.”

Ephesians 4:18

18being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their hearts.