To open — He opens them, who sends Paul; and he does it by Paul who is sent; their eyes — Both of the Jews and Gentiles: that they may turn — Through the power of the Almighty, from the spiritual darkness wherein they were involved, to the light of Divine knowledge and holiness, and from the power of Satan, who now holds them in sin, guilt, and misery, to the love and happy service of God: that they may receive through faith — (He seems to place the same blessings in a fuller light,) pardon, holiness, and glory.
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Acts 26:18
18 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.