Acts 26:1 Then1161 Agrippa67 said5346 unto4314 Paul,3972 Thou4671 art permitted2010 to speak3004 for5228 thyself.4572 Then5119 Paul3972 stretched forth1614 the hand,5495 and answered for himself:6262 I think2233 myself1683 happy,3107 king935 Agrippa,67 because I shall3195 answer for myself626 this day4594 before1909 thee4675 touching4012 all the things3956 whereof3739 I am accused1458 of5259 the Jews:24533 Especially3122becauseIknow thee4571 to be5607 expert11095037 in all3956 customs1485 and2532 questions2213 which are among2596 the Jews:2453 wherefore1352 I beseech1189 thee4675 to hear191 me3450 patiently.31164 My3450 manner33033767 of life981 from1537 my youth,3503 which3588 was1096 at575 the first746 among1722 mine3450 own nation1484 at1722 Jerusalem,2414 know2467 all3956 the Jews;24535 Which knew4267 me3165 from the beginning,509 if1437 they would2309 testify,3140 that3754 after2596 the most straitest196 sect139 of our2251 religion2356 I lived2198 a Pharisee.53306 And2532 now3568 I stand2476 and am judged2919 for1909 the hope1680 of the promise1860 made1096 of5259 God2316 unto4314 our fathers:39627 Unto1519 which3739promise our2257 twelve tribes,1429 instantly17221616 serving3000God day2250 and2532 night,3571 hope1679 to come.2658 For4012 which3739 hope's sake,1680 king935 Agrippa,67 I am accused1458 of5259 the Jews.24538 Why5101 should it be thought a thing2919 incredible571 with3844 you,5213 that1487 God2316 should raise1453 the dead?34989 I1473 verily33033767 thought1380 with myself,1683 that I ought1163 to do4238 many things4183 contrary1727 to4314 the name3686 of Jesus2424 of Nazareth.348010 Which thing3739 I41602794 also2532 did4160 in1722 Jerusalem:2414 and2532 many4183 of the saints40 did26232794 I1473 shut up2623 in prison,5438 having received2983 authority1849 from3844 the chief priests;749 and5037 when they846 were put to death,337 I gave2702 my voice5586 against them.11 And2532 I punished5097 them846 oft4178 in2596 every3956 synagogue,4864 and compelled315them to blaspheme;987 and5037 being16932794 exceedingly4057 mad against1693 them,846 I persecuted1377them even2532 unto15192193 strange1854 cities.4172
Acts 26:12 Whereupon253217223739 as I went4198 to1519 Damascus1154 with3326 authority1849 and2532 commission2011 from3844 the chief priests,74913 At midday,22503319 O king,935 I saw1492 in2596 the way3598 a light5457 from heaven,3771 above5228 the brightness2987 of the sun,2246 shining round about4034 me3165 and2532 them which journeyed4198 with4862 me.169814 And1161 when we2257 were26672794 all3956 fallen2667 to1519 the earth,1093 I heard191 a voice5456 speaking2980 unto4314 me,3165 and2532 saying3004 in the Hebrew1446 tongue,1258 Saul,4549 Saul,4549 why5101 persecutest thou1377 me?3165itis hard4642 for thee4671 to kick2979 against4314 the pricks.275915 And1161 I1473 said,2036 Who5101 art thou,1488 Lord?2962 And1161 he said,2036 I1473 am1510 Jesus2424 whom3739 thou4771 persecutest.137716 But235 rise,450 and2532 stand2476 upon1909 thy4675 feet:4228 for1063 I have appeared3700 unto thee4671 for1519 this purpose,5124 to make4400 thee4571 a minister5257 and2532 a witness3144 both5037 of these things which3739 thou hast seen,1492 and5037 of those things in the which3739 I will appear3700 unto thee;467117 Delivering1807 thee4571 from1537 the people,2992 and2532from the Gentiles,1484 unto1519 whom3739 now3568 I send649 thee,457118 To open455 their846 eyes,3788and to turn1994them from575 darkness4655 to1519 light,5457 and2532from the power1849 of Satan4567 unto1909 God,2316 that they846 may receive2983 forgiveness859 of sins,266 and2532 inheritance2819 among1722 them which are sanctified37 by faith4102 that is in1519 me.1691
Acts 26:19 Whereupon,3606 O king935 Agrippa,67 I was1096 not3756 disobedient545 unto the heavenly3770 vision:370120 But235 shewed518518 first4412 unto them of1722 Damascus,1154 and2532 at Jerusalem,2414 and5037 throughout1519 all3956 the coasts5561 of Judaea,2449 and2532then to the Gentiles,1484 that they should repent3340 and2532 turn1994 to1909 God,2316 and do4238 works2041 meet514 for repentance.334121 For1752 these causes5130 the Jews2453 caught4815 me3165 in1722 the temple,2411 and went about3987 to kill1315me.22 Having51772794 therefore3767 obtained5177 help1947 of3844 God,2316 I continue2476 unto891 this5026 day,2250 witnessing3140 both5037 to small3398 and2532 great,3173 saying3004 none other things3762 than1622 those which37395037 the prophets4396 and2532 Moses3475 did say2980 should3195 come:109623 That1487 Christ5547 should suffer,3805and that1487 he should be the first4413 that should rise386 from1537 the dead,3498 and should3195 shew2605 light5457 unto the people,2992 and2532 to the Gentiles.1484
Acts 26:24 And1161 as he846 thus5023 spake for himself,626 Festus5347 said5346 with a loud3173 voice,5456 Paul,3972 thou art beside thyself;3105 much4183 learning1121 doth make4062 thee4571 mad.1519313025 But1161 he said,5346 I am31052794 not3756 mad,3105 most noble2903 Festus;5347 but235 speak forth669 the words4487 of truth225 and2532 soberness.499726 For1063 the king935 knoweth1987 of4012 these5130 things, before4314 whom3739 also2532 I speak2980 freely:3955 for1063 I am persuaded3982 that3756 none51003762 of these things5130 are hidden2990 from him;846 for1063 this thing5124 was2076 not3756 done4238 in1722 a corner.113727 King935 Agrippa,67 believest thou4100 the prophets?4396 I know1492 that3754 thou believest.4100
Acts 26:28 Then1161 Agrippa67 said5346 unto4314 Paul,3972 Almost17223641 thou persuadest3982 me3165 to be1096 a Christian.554629 And1161 Paul3972 said,2036 I would3022172 to God,2316 that not3756 only3440 thou,4571 but235 also2532 all3956 that hear191 me3450 this day,4594 were1096 both2532 almost,17223641 and2532 altogether17224183 such5108 as36972504 I am,1510 except3924 these5130 bonds.119930 And2532 when he846 had20362794 thus5023 spoken,2036 the king935 rose up,450 and2532 the governor,2232 and5037 Bernice,959 and2532 they that sat with4775 them:84631 And2532 when they were gone aside,402 they talked2980 between4314 themselves,240 saying,30043754 This3778 man444 doeth4238 nothing3762 worthy514 of death2288 or2228 of bonds.119932 Then1161 said5346 Agrippa67 unto Festus,5347 This3778 man444 might1410 have been set at liberty,630 if15082794 he had19412794 not1508 appealed unto1941 Caesar.2541