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Acts 26

Paul’s Defense Before Agrippa

26So Agrippa said to Paul, "You have permission to speak for yourself." Then Paul stretched out his hand and made his defense:G1161G67G5346G4314G3972G4671G2010G3004G5228G4572G5119G3972G1614G5495G6262"I consider myself fortunate that it is before you, King Agrippa, I am going to make my defense today against all the accusations of the Jews,G2233G1683G3107G935G67G3195G626G4594G1909G4675G4012G3956G3739G1458G5259G24533especially because you are familiar with all the customs and controversies of the Jews. Therefore I beg you to listen to me patiently.G3122G1492G4571G5607G1109G5037G3956G1485G2532G2213G2596G2453G1352G1189G4675G191G3450G31164"My manner of life from my youth, spent from the beginning among my own nation and in Jerusalem, is known by all the Jews.G3450G3303G3767G981G1537G3503G3588G1096G575G746G1722G3450G1484G1722G2414G2467G3956G24535They have known for a long time, if they are willing to testify, that according to the strictest party of our religion I have lived as a Pharisee.G4267G3165G509G1437G2309G3140G3754G2596G196G139G2251G2356G2198G53306And now I stand here on trial because of my hope in the promise made by God to our fathers,G2532G3568G2476G2919G1909G1680G1860G1096G5259G2316G4314G39627to which our twelve tribes hope to attain, as they earnestly worship night and day. And for this hope I am accused by Jews, O king!G1519G3739G2257G1429G1722G1616G3000G2250G2532G3571G1679G2658G4012G3739G1680G935G67G1458G5259G24538Why is it thought incredible by any of you that God raises the dead?G5101G2919G571G3844G5213G1487G2316G1453G34989"I myself was convinced that I ought to do many things in opposing the name of Jesus of Nazareth.G1473G3303G3767G1380G1683G1163G4238G4183G1727G4314G3686G2424G348010And I did so in Jerusalem. I not only locked up many of the saints in prison after receiving authority from the chief priests, but when they were put to death I cast my vote against them.G3739G4160G2532G4160G1722G2414G2532G4183G40G2623G1473G2623G5438G2983G1849G3844G749G5037G846G337G2702G558611And I punished them often in all the synagogues and tried to make them blaspheme, and in raging fury against them I persecuted them even to foreign cities.G2532G5097G846G4178G2596G3956G4864G315G987G5037G1693G4057G1693G846G1377G2532G1519G2193G1854G4172

Paul Tells of His Conversion

12"In this connection I journeyed to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests.G2532G1722G3739G4198G1519G1154G3326G1849G2532G2011G3844G74913At midday, O king, I saw on the way a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, that shone around me and those who journeyed with me.G2250G3319G935G1492G2596G3598G5457G3771G5228G2987G2246G4034G3165G2532G4198G4862G169814And when we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.'G1161G2257G2667G3956G2667G1519G1093G191G5456G2980G4314G3165G2532G3004G1446G1258G4549G4549G5101G1377G3165G4642G4671G2979G4314G275915And I said, 'Who are you, Lord?' And the Lord said, 'I am Jesus whom you are persecuting.G1161G1473G2036G5101G1488G2962G1161G2036G1473G1510G2424G3739G4771G137716But rise and stand upon your feet, for I have appeared to you for this purpose, to appoint you as a servant and witness to the things in which you have seen me and to those in which I will appear to you,G235G450G2532G2476G1909G4675G4228G1063G3700G4671G1519G5124G4400G4571G5257G2532G3144G5037G3739G1492G5037G3739G3700G467117delivering you from your people and from the Gentiles—to whom I am sending youG1807G4571G1537G2992G2532G1484G1519G3739G3568G649G457118to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'G455G846G3788G1994G575G4655G1519G5457G2532G1849G4567G1909G2316G846G2983G859G266G2532G2819G1722G37G4102G1519G169119"Therefore, O King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,G3606G935G67G1096G3756G545G3770G370120but declared first to those in Damascus, then in Jerusalem and throughout all the region of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds in keeping with their repentance.G235G518G518G4412G1722G1154G2532G2414G5037G1519G3956G5561G2449G2532G1484G3340G2532G1994G1909G2316G4238G2041G514G334121For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple and tried to kill me.G1752G5130G2453G4815G3165G1722G2411G3987G131522To this day I have had the help that comes from God, and so I stand here testifying both to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said would come to pass:G5177G3767G5177G1947G3844G2316G2476G891G5026G2250G3140G5037G3398G2532G3173G3004G3762G1622G3739G5037G4396G2532G3475G2980G3195G109623that the Christ must suffer and that, by being the first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light both to our people and to the Gentiles."G1487G5547G3805G1487G4413G386G1537G3498G3195G2605G5457G2992G2532G148424And as he was saying these things in his defense, Festus said with a loud voice, "Paul, you are out of your mind; your great learning is driving you out of your mind."G1161G846G5023G626G5347G5346G3173G5456G3972G3105G4183G1121G4062G4571G1519G313025But Paul said, "I am not out of my mind, most excellent Festus, but I am speaking true and rational words.G1161G5346G3105G3756G3105G2903G5347G235G669G4487G225G2532G499726For the king knows about these things, and to him I speak boldly. For I am persuaded that none of these things has escaped his notice, for this has not been done in a corner.G1063G935G1987G4012G5130G4314G3739G2532G2980G3955G1063G3982G3756G5100G3762G5130G2990G846G1063G5124G2076G3756G4238G1722G113727King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you believe."G935G67G4100G4396G1492G3754G410028And Agrippa said to Paul, "In a short time would you persuade me to be a Christian?"G1161G67G5346G4314G3972G1722G3641G3982G3165G1096G554629And Paul said, "Whether short or long, I would to God that not only you but also all who hear me this day might become such as I am—except for these chains."G1161G3972G2036G302G2172G2316G3756G3440G4571G235G2532G3956G191G3450G4594G1096G2532G1722G3641G2532G1722G4183G5108G3697G2504G1510G3924G5130G119930Then the king rose, and the governor and Bernice and those who were sitting with them.G2532G846G2036G5023G2036G935G450G2532G2232G5037G959G2532G4775G84631And when they had withdrawn, they said to one another, "This man is doing nothing to deserve death or imprisonment."G2532G402G2980G4314G240G3004G3754G3778G444G4238G3762G514G2288G2228G119932And Agrippa said to Festus, "This man could have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar."G1161G5346G67G5347G3778G444G1410G630G1508G1941G1508G1941G2541


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