Act 26:17 | RWP | e4.org | Delivering thee ( εξαιρουμενος σε ). Present middle participle of εξαιρεω , old verb and usually so rendered, but the old Greek also uses it for "choose" as also in LXX ( ). The papyri give examples of both meanings and either makes good sense here. God was continually rescuing Paul "out of the hands of Jews and Gentiles and Paul was a chosen vessel" ( ). Modern scholars are also divided.

‏ Acts 26:17

Delivering thee ( εξαιρουμενος σε ). Present middle participle of εξαιρεω, old verb and usually so rendered, but the old Greek also uses it for "choose" as also in LXX (Isa 48:10). The papyri give examples of both meanings and either makes good sense here. God was continually rescuing Paul "out of the hands of Jews and Gentiles and Paul was a chosen vessel" (9:15). Modern scholars are also divided.