11 translations · Greek
Acts 26:18
to 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.’
Acts 26:18 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- to 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 King James Version
- 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 Berean Standard Bible
- to 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.’
- ASV American Standard Version
- to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among them that are sanctified by faith in me.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- to open their eyes, to turn [them] from darkness to light, and [from] the authority of Satan to God, for their receiving forgiveness of sins, and a lot among those having been sanctified by faith that [is] toward Me.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- to 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.’
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- to open their eyes, to turn [them] from darkness to light, and [from] the authority of the Adversary unto God, for their receiving forgiveness of sins, and a lot among those having been sanctified, by faith that [is] toward me.
- DBY Darby Translation
- to 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 inheritance among them that are sanctified by faith in me.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them who are sanctified by faith that is in me.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- to 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.’
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- To open their eyes, that they may be converted from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and a lot among the saints, by the faith that is in me.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἀνοῖξαι | anoixai | to open | G455 ἀνοίγω to open |
| ὀφθαλμοὺς | ophthalmous | eyes | G3788 ὀφθαλμός eye |
| αὐτῶν | autōn | their | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| τοῦ | tou | so that | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἐπιστρέψαι | epistrepsai | they may turn | G1994 ἐπιστρέφω to turn |
| ἀπὸ | apo | from | G575 ἀπό away from |
| σκότους | skotous | darkness | G4655 σκότος darkness |
| εἰς | eis | to | G1519 εἰς toward |
| φῶς | phōs | light | G5457 φῶς light |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| τῆς | tēs | from the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἐξουσίας | exousias | power | G1849 ἐξουσία authority |
| τοῦ | tou | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Σατανᾶ | Satana | of Satan | G4567 Σατανᾶς Satan |
| ἐπὶ | epi | to | G1909 ἐπί upon/to/against |
| τὸν | ton | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Θεόν | Theon | God | G2316 θεός God |
| τοῦ | tou | [that] | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| λαβεῖν | labein | may receive | G2983 λαμβάνω to take |
| αὐτοὺς | autous | they | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| ἄφεσιν | aphesin | forgiveness | G859 ἄφεσις forgiveness |
| ἁμαρτιῶν | hamartiōn | of sins | G266 ἁμαρτία sin |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| κλῆρον | klēron | [an] inheritance | G2819 κλῆρος lot |
| ἐν | en | among | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| τοῖς | tois | those | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἡγιασμένοις | hēgiasmenois | sanctified | G37 ἁγιάζω to sanctify |
| πίστει | pistei | by faith | G4102 πίστις faith |
| τῇ | tē | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| εἰς | eis | in | G1519 εἰς toward |
| ἐμέ | eme | Me | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
Related verses
- 1 Peter 2:9
But 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
having 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
Now, 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
For you were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
- Isaiah 42:7
to 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
seeing 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
giving thanks to the Father, who made us fit to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light; who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love; in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins;
- John 8:12
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
to shine on those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death; to guide our feet into the way of peace.”
- Ephesians 4:18
being 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;
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
16 But arise, and stand on your feet, for I have appeared to you for this purpose: to appoint you a servant and a witness both of the things which you have seen, and of the things which I will reveal to you;
17 delivering you from the people, and from the Gentiles, to whom I send you,
18 to 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.’
19 “Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,
20 but declared first to them of Damascus, at Jerusalem, and throughout all the country of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance.
Read all of Acts 26 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
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Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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