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Salvation's Complete Journey
Commentators explain that this verse outlines a complete spiritual journey. It begins with spiritual enlightenment ("open their eyes"), leads to a radical reorientation of life ("turn from darkness to light"), and results in receiving God's incredible gifts: complete forgiveness of sins and a guaranteed inheritance with all of God's people.
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Albert Barnes
On Acts 26:18
18th Century
Theologian
To open their eyes. To enlighten or instruct them. Ignorance is represented by the eyes being closed, and the instruction of the gospel by…
AT Robertson
On Acts 26:18
To open (ανοιξα). First aorist active infinitive of purpose.
That they may turn (του επιστρεψα). Another i…
Charles Ellicott
On Acts 26:18
19th Century
Bishop
From darkness to light.—The words gain a fresh interest if we think of them as corresponding with the Apostle's own recovery from …
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Charles Spurgeon
On Acts 26:15–28
19th Century
Preacher
And I said, Who are you, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom you persecute. But rise and stand upon your feet; for I have appeared to you for th…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Acts 26:18
On the other hand, this third account leaves out certain features of the other two: (1) the heavenly speaker identifies himself only as Jesus (cf. …
John Calvin
On Acts 26:18
16th Century
Theologian
That you may open their eyes. Paul, in taking to himself that which is proper to God, seems to exalt himself too highly. For we know that …
John Gill
On Acts 26:18
17th Century
Pastor
To open their eyes
The eyes of their understanding, which were shut, and darkened, and blind: one copy reads, "the e…
Matthew Henry
On Acts 26:12–23
17th Century
Minister
Paul was made a Christian by Divine power; by a revelation of Christ both to him and in him; while he was in the full career of his sin. He was mad…