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Acts 26:18

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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.
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  1. 1 Peter 2:9Rank 1 from verse 18
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    9But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

  2. Ephesians 1:18Rank 2 from verse 18
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    18The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

  3. Acts 20:32Rank 3 from verse 18
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    32And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.

  4. Ephesians 5:8Rank 4 from verse 18
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    8For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:

  5. Isaiah 42:7Rank 5 from verse 18
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    7To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.

  6. 2 Corinthians 4:6Rank 6 from verse 18
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    6For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

  7. Colossians 1:12–14Rank 7 from verse 18
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    12Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:

    13Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:

    14In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:

  8. John 8:12Rank 8 from verse 18
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    12¶ Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

  9. Luke 1:79Rank 9 from verse 18
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    79To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

  10. Ephesians 4:18Rank 10 from verse 18
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    18Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:

  11. 2 Corinthians 4:4Rank 11 from verse 18
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    4In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

  12. 2 Corinthians 6:14Rank 12 from verse 18
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    14Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

  13. Isaiah 35:5Rank 13 from verse 18
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    5Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.

  14. 1 John 3:8Rank 14 from verse 18
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    8He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

  15. 1 Thessalonians 5:4–8Rank 15 from verse 18
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    4But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.

    5Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.

    6Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.

    7For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.

    8But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.

  16. 1 Corinthians 6:10–11Rank 16 from verse 18
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    10Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

    11And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

  17. Acts 2:38Rank 17 from verse 18
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    38Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

  18. Acts 20:21Rank 18 from verse 18
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    21Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.

  19. 1 John 1:9Rank 19 from verse 18
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    9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

  20. 1 John 5:19Rank 20 from verse 18
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    19And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.

  21. Luke 24:47Rank 21 from verse 18
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    47And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

  22. 1 John 2:8–9Rank 22 from verse 18
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    8Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.

    9He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.

  23. Acts 13:47Rank 23 from verse 18
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    47For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.

  24. Acts 5:31Rank 24 from verse 18
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    31Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.

  25. Hebrews 11:6Rank 25 from verse 18
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    6But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

  26. Revelation 21:27Rank 26 from verse 18
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    27And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life.

  27. 1 Peter 2:25Rank 27 from verse 18
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    25For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.

  28. Acts 15:9Rank 28 from verse 18
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    9And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.

  29. Hebrews 2:14–15Rank 29 from verse 18
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    14Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;

    15And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.

  30. Isaiah 29:18Rank 30 from verse 18
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    18¶ And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness.

  31. John 1:4–9Rank 31 from verse 18
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    4In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

    5And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

    6¶ There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

    7The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.

    8He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.

    9That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.

  32. John 3:19Rank 32 from verse 18
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    19And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

  33. John 9:5Rank 33 from verse 18
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    5As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.

  34. 1 John 2:12Rank 34 from verse 18
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    12I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name’s sake.

  35. 1 Peter 1:4Rank 35 from verse 18
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    4To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,

  36. Hebrews 10:14Rank 36 from verse 18
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    14For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.

  37. Isaiah 60:1–3Rank 37 from verse 18
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    1ARISE, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.

    2For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.

    3And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.

  38. John 17:17Rank 38 from verse 18
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    17Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.

  39. Luke 1:77Rank 39 from verse 18
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    77To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,

  40. Revelation 20:2–3Rank 40 from verse 18
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    2And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,

    3And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.

  41. Galatians 3:14Rank 41 from verse 18
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    14That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

  42. Isaiah 43:8Rank 42 from verse 18
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    8¶ Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears.

  43. Isaiah 9:2Rank 43 from verse 18
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    2The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.

  44. James 2:5Rank 44 from verse 18
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    5Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?

  45. Jude 1:1Rank 45 from verse 18
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    1JUDE, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:

  46. Luke 24:45Rank 46 from verse 18
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    45Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,

  47. Psalms 119:18Rank 47 from verse 18
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    18Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.

  48. 1 Corinthians 1:30Rank 48 from verse 18
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    30But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:

  49. 2 Timothy 2:26Rank 49 from verse 18
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    26And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.

  50. Ephesians 1:11Rank 50 from verse 18
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    11In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:

  51. Ephesians 2:8Rank 51 from verse 18
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    8For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

  52. Isaiah 42:16Rank 52 from verse 18
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    16And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.

  53. Isaiah 49:6Rank 53 from verse 18
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    6And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.

  54. John 12:35–36Rank 54 from verse 18
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    35Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.

    36While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them.

  55. Luke 2:32Rank 55 from verse 18
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    32A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.

  56. Luke 4:18Rank 56 from verse 18
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    18The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

  57. Malachi 4:2Rank 57 from verse 18
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    2¶ But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.

  58. Matthew 4:16Rank 58 from verse 18
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    16The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.

  59. Matthew 6:22–23Rank 59 from verse 18
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    22The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.

    23But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!

  60. Psalms 146:8Rank 60 from verse 18
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    8The Lord openeth the eyes of the blind: the Lord raiseth them that are bowed down: the Lord loveth the righteous:

  61. Psalms 32:1–2Rank 61 from verse 18
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    1BLESSED is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

    2Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.

  62. Romans 5:1–2Rank 62 from verse 18
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    1THEREFORE being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

    2By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

  63. 1 Corinthians 1:2Rank 63 from verse 18
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    2Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:

  64. Acts 10:43Rank 64 from verse 18
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    43To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.

  65. Acts 13:38–39Rank 65 from verse 18
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    38¶ Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:

    39And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.

  66. Acts 26:23Rank 66 from verse 18
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    23That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should shew light unto the people, and to the Gentiles.

  67. Acts 3:19Rank 67 from verse 18
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    19¶ Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;

  68. Acts 9:17–18Rank 68 from verse 18
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    17And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.

    18And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.

  69. Ephesians 1:14Rank 69 from verse 18
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    14Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.

  70. Ephesians 1:7Rank 70 from verse 18
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    7In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;

  71. Ephesians 5:14Rank 71 from verse 18
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    14Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.

  72. Galatians 2:20Rank 72 from verse 18
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    20I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

  73. Galatians 3:2Rank 73 from verse 18
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    2This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

  74. Hebrews 10:10Rank 74 from verse 18
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    10By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

  75. Hebrews 9:15Rank 75 from verse 18
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    15And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.

  76. Isaiah 49:24–25Rank 76 from verse 18
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    24¶ Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?

    25But thus saith the Lord, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children.

  77. Isaiah 53:8–12Rank 77 from verse 18
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    8He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.

    9And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.

    10¶ Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.

    11He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.

    12Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

  78. John 4:10Rank 78 from verse 18
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    10Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.

  79. John 4:14Rank 79 from verse 18
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    14But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

  80. John 7:38–39Rank 80 from verse 18
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    38He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.

    39(But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)

  81. John 9:39Rank 81 from verse 18
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    39¶ And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.

  82. Romans 8:17Rank 82 from verse 18
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    17And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.

  83. Titus 3:5–6Rank 83 from verse 18
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    5Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

    6Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;

  84. Isaiah 32:3Rank 84 from verse 18
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    3And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken.

  85. Luke 11:21–22Rank 85 from verse 18
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    21When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:

    22But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.

  86. Romans 4:6–9Rank 86 from verse 18
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    6Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,

    7Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.

    8Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.

    9Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.

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Acts 26:18

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open

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Sense 1: Unclosed, uncovered, or manifest. Sense 2: As a verb, to uncover, reveal, or explain.

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eyes

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The bodily organs of sight; by extension, sight, attention, observation, perception, understanding, desire, judgment, estimation, favour, or the presence and view before which something occurs.

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turn

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Sense 1: To change direction, position, condition, purpose, or allegiance; to cause such a change. Sense 2: One’s time or occasion in an order or succession.

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darkness

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Sense 1: Absence of light. Sense 2: Obscurity, ignorance, distress, or moral evil by figure.

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light

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Sense 1: Brightness or illumination. Sense 2: A source or opening that gives light. Sense 3: Figuratively, truth, knowledge, revelation, life, or favour contrasted with darkness. Sense 4: To illuminate or kindle. Sense 5: To alight or come upon. Sense 6: Slight, easy, swift, or not heavy.

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power

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Sense 1: Ability, strength, force, or effective capacity to act, prevail, or produce an effect. Sense 2: Authority, right, permission, rule, dominion, or control. Sense 3: A person, authority, host, spiritual being, or other agent possessing or manifesting power.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Satan

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The adversary; the devil who opposes God and accuses or tempts.

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sins

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Transgressions or offences against God and his law, and the guilt for them.

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inheritance

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A possession, portion, or heritage received by descent, allotment, promise, or divine gift.

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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faith

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Sense 1: The substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen; trust, confidence, belief, persuasion, or reliance. Sense 2: Faithfulness, fidelity, or trustworthiness. Sense 3: The revealed truth or gospel believed and kept.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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26:17Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,

26:18To 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.

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26:19Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision:

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