Деяния апостолов 26:20
But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.
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Study Note
Paul's summary of his entire missionary activity before King Agrippa — 'that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds in keeping with their repentance' — crystallizes the content of the apostolic proclamation as a movement from inner turning to visible transformation. The sequence (repent, turn to God, produce works) parallels John the Baptist's demand for 'fruit in keeping with repentance' (Matthew 3:8) and integrates the Pauline message with the broader New Testament understanding of repentance as relational realignment. Paul insists that his preaching has been consistent whether to Jews or Gentiles, from Damascus to Jerusalem to the Gentile regions — the same call everywhere. The verse addresses the false dichotomy between faith and works: the works are not the basis of acceptance but the expected fruit of genuine turning.
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but declared both to them of Damascus first, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the country of Judæa, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance.
but to those in Damascus first, and to those in Jerusalem, to all the region also of Judea, and to the nations, I was preaching to reform, and to turn back unto God, doing works worthy of reformation;
But I went about, first to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, and through all the country of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, preaching a change of heart, so that they, being turned to God, might give, in their works, the fruits of a changed heart.
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