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Acts 26
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Paul’s Defense before Agrippa

26Agrippa said to Paul, "It is permitted for you to speak for yourself." Then Paul stretched out his hand and began his defense:G1161G67G5346G4314G3972G4671G2010G3004G5228G4572G5119G3972G1614G5495G626
2"I consider myself fortunate, King Agrippa, that today I am going to make a defense before you about everything I am accused of by the Jews,G2233G1683G3107G935G67G3195G626G4594G1909G4675G4012G3956G3739G1458G5259G2453
3especially since you are an expert in all the Jewish customs and controversies. Therefore I beg you to listen to me patiently.G3122G1492G4571G5607G1109G5037G3956G1485G2532G2213G2596G2453G1352G1189G4675G191G3450G3116
4"All the Jews know my way of life from my youth, which was spent from the beginning among my own nation and in Jerusalem.G3450G3303G3767G981G1537G3503G3588G1096G575G746G1722G3450G1484G1722G2414G2467G3956G2453
5They had previously known me for quite some time, if they were willing to testify, that according to the strictest party of our religion I lived as a Pharisee.G4267G3165G509G1437G2309G3140G3754G2596G196G139G2251G2356G2198G5330
6And now I stand on trial for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers,G2532G3568G2476G2919G1909G1680G1860G1096G5259G2316G4314G3962
7[the promise] our 12 tribes hope to attain as they earnestly serve Him night and day. Because of this hope I am being accused by the Jews, O king!G1519G3739G2257G1429G1722G1616G3000G2250G2532G3571G1679G2658G4012G3739G1680G935G67G1458G5259G2453
8Why is it considered incredible by any of you that God raises the dead?G5101G2919G571G3844G5213G1487G2316G1453G3498
9In fact, I myself supposed it was necessary to do many things in opposition to the name of Jesus the Nazarene.G1473G3303G3767G1380G1683G1163G4238G4183G1727G4314G3686G2424G3480
10This I actually did in Jerusalem, and I locked up many of the saints in prison, since I had received authority for that from the chief priests. When they were put to death, I cast my vote against them.G3739G4160G2532G4160G1722G2414G2532G4183G40G2623G1473G2623G5438G2983G1849G3844G749G5037G846G337G2702G5586
11In all the synagogues I often tried to make them blaspheme by punishing them. Being greatly enraged at them, I even pursued them to foreign cities.G2532G5097G846G4178G2596G3956G4864G315G987G5037G1693G4057G1693G846G1377G2532G1519G2193G1854G4172

Paul’s Account of His Conversion and Commission

12"Under these circumstances I was traveling to Damascus with authority and a commission from the chief priests.G2532G1722G3739G4198G1519G1154G3326G1849G2532G2011G3844G749
13At midday, while on the road, O king, I saw a light from heaven brighter than the sun, shining around me and those traveling with me.G2250G3319G935G1492G2596G3598G5457G3771G5228G2987G2246G4034G3165G2532G4198G4862G1698
14When we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice speaking to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.'G1161G2257G2667G3956G2667G1519G1093G191G5456G2980G4314G3165G2532G3004G1446G1258G4549G4549G5101G1377G3165G4642G4671G2979G4314G2759
15"But I said, 'Who are You, Lord?' "And the Lord replied: 'I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.G1161G1473G2036G5101G1488G2962G1161G2036G1473G1510G2424G3739G4771G1377
16But get up and stand on your feet. For I have appeared to you for this purpose, to appoint you as a servant and a witness of things you have seen, and of things in which I will appear to you.G235G450G2532G2476G1909G4675G4228G1063G3700G4671G1519G5124G4400G4571G5257G2532G3144G5037G3739G1492G5037G3739G3700G4671
17I will rescue you from the people and from the Gentiles, to whom I now send you,G1807G4571G1537G2992G2532G1484G1519G3739G3568G649G4571
18to open their eyes 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 share among those who are sanctified by faith in Me.'G455G846G3788G1994G575G4655G1519G5457G2532G1849G4567G1909G2316G846G2983G859G266G2532G2819G1722G37G4102G1519G1691
19"Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision.G3606G935G67G1096G3756G545G3770G3701
20Instead, I preached to those in Damascus first, and to those in Jerusalem and in all the region of Judea, and to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works worthy of repentance.G235G518G518G4412G1722G1154G2532G2414G5037G1519G3956G5561G2449G2532G1484G3340G2532G1994G1909G2316G4238G2041G514G3341
21For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple complex and were trying to kill me.G1752G5130G2453G4815G3165G1722G2411G3987G1315
22Since I have obtained help that comes from God, to this day I stand and testify to both small and great, saying nothing else than what the prophets and Moses said would take place—G5177G3767G5177G1947G3844G2316G2476G891G5026G2250G3140G5037G3398G2532G3173G3004G3762G1622G3739G5037G4396G2532G3475G2980G3195G1096
23that the Messiah must suffer, and that as the first to rise from the dead, He would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles."G1487G5547G3805G1487G4413G386G1537G3498G3195G2605G5457G2992G2532G1484

Not Quite Persuaded

24As he was making his defense this way, Festus exclaimed in a loud voice, "You're out of your mind, Paul! Too much study is driving you mad!"G1161G846G5023G626G5347G5346G3173G5456G3972G3105G4183G1121G4062G4571G1519G3130
25But Paul replied, "I'm not out of my mind, most excellent Festus. On the contrary, I'm speaking words of truth and good judgment.G1161G5346G3105G3756G3105G2903G5347G235G669G4487G225G2532G4997
26For the king knows about these matters. It is to him I am actually speaking boldly. For I'm not convinced that any of these things escapes his notice, since this was not done in a corner!G1063G935G1987G4012G5130G4314G3739G2532G2980G3955G1063G3982G3756G5100G3762G5130G2990G846G1063G5124G2076G3756G4238G1722G1137
27King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know you believe."G935G67G4100G4396G1492G3754G4100
28Then Agrippa said to Paul, "Are you going to persuade me to become a Christian so easily?"G1161G67G5346G4314G3972G1722G3641G3982G3165G1096G5546
29"I wish before God," replied Paul, "that whether easily or with difficulty, not only you but all who listen to me today might become as I am— except for these chains."G1161G3972G2036G302G2172G2316G3756G3440G4571G235G2532G3956G191G3450G4594G1096G2532G1722G3641G2532G1722G4183G5108G3697G2504G1510G3924G5130G1199
30So the king, the governor, Bernice, and those sitting with them got up,G2532G846G2036G5023G2036G935G450G2532G2232G5037G959G2532G4775G846
31and when they had left they talked with each other and said, "This man is doing nothing that deserves death or chains."G2532G402G2980G4314G240G3004G3754G3778G444G4238G3762G514G2288G2228G1199
32Then Agrippa said to Festus, "This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar."G1161G5346G67G5347G3778G444G1410G630G1508G1941G1508G1941G2541


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