Unto whom for unto whom note, A.V. Unto [the Gentiles]. These seem to be the words heard in the trance reported in Acts 22:21, the sequel to which, as contained in Acts 22:18, the apostle would then have recited, had he not been cut short by the furious cries of the Jews.
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Acts 26:17
Acts 26:17
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