Acts 26

1 ♥ 📝 A nd^G1161 Agrippa^G67 said^G5346 unto^G4314 Paul,^G3972 Thou^G4671 art permitted^G2010 to speak^G3004 for^G5228 thyself.^G4572 Then^G5119 Paul^G3972 stretched forth^G1614 his hand,^G5495 and made his defence:^G626

2 ♥ 📝 I think^G2233 myself^G1683 happy,^G3107 king^G935 Agrippa,^G67 that I am^G3195 to make my defense^G626 before^G1909 thee^G4675 this day^G4594 touching^G4012 all the things^G3956 whereof^G3739 I am accused^G1458 by^G5259 the Jews:^G2453

3 ♥ 📝 especially^G3122 because thou^G4571 art^G5607 expert^G1109 in all^G3956 customs^G5037 and^G2532 questions^G1352 which are^G5607 among^G2453 the Jews:^G1485 wherefore^G1189 I beseech^G4675 thee^G3116 to hear^G191 me^G3450 patiently.

4 ♥ 📝 My^G3450 manner of life^G3767 then^G3303 from^G1537 my youth^G3503 up, which^G3588 was^G1096 from^G575 the beginning^G746 among^G1722 mine own^G3450 nation^G1484 and at^G1722 Jerusalem,^G2414 know^G2467 all^G3956 the Jews;^G2453

5 ♥ 📝 having knowledge^G4267 of me^G3165 from the first,^G509 if^G1437 they be willing^G2309 to testify,^G3140 that^G3754 after^G2596 the straitest^G196 sect^G139 of our^G2251 religion^G2356 I lived^G2198 a Pharisee.^G5330

6 ♥ 📝 And^G2532 now^G3568 I stand^G2476 [here] to be judged^G2919 for^G1909 the hope^G1680 of the promise^G1860 made^G1096 of^G5259 God^G2316 unto^G4314 our fathers;^G3962

7 ♥ 📝 unto^G1519 which^G3739 [promise] our^G2257 twelve tribes,^G1722 earnestly^G1616 serving^G3000 [God] night^G3571 and^G2532 day,^G2250 hope^G1679 to attain.^G2658 And concerning^G4012 this^G3739 hope^G1680 I am accused^G1458 by^G5259 the Jews,^G2453 O ^G67 king!^G935

8 ♥ 📝 Why^G5101 is it judged^G2919 incredible^G571 with^G3844 you,^G5213 if^G1487 God^G2316 doth raise^G1453 the dead?^G3498

9 ♥ 📝 I^G1473 verily^{G3767 G3303} thought^G1380 with myself^G1683 that I ought^G1163 to do^G4238 many things^G4183 contrary^G1727 to^G4314 the name^G3686 of Jesus^G2424 of Nazareth.^G3480

10 ♥ 📝 And this^G3739 I^G4160 also^G2532 did^G4160 in^G1722 Jerusalem:^G2414 and^G2532 I^G1473 both^G2623 shut up^G2623 many^G4183 of the saints^G40 in prisons,^G5438 having received^G2983 authority^G1849 from^G3844 the chief priests,^G749 and^G5037 when they^G846 were put to death^G337 I gave^G2702 my vote^G5586 against^G2702 them.

11 ♥ 📝 And^G2532 punishing^G5097 them^G846 oftentimes^G4178 in^G2596 all^G3956 the synagogues,^G4864 I strove to make^G315 them blaspheme;^G987 and^G5037 being^G1693 exceedingly^G4057 mad^G1693 against them,^G846 I persecuted^G1377 them even^{G2193 G2532} unto^G1519 foreign^G1854 cities.^G4172

12 ♥ 📝 Whereupon^G3739 as^G2532 I journeyed^G4198 to^G1519 Damascus^G1154 with^G3326 the authority^G1849 and^G2532 commission^G2011 of^G3844 the chief priests,^G749

13 ♥ 📝 at^G2250 midday,^G3319 O king,^G935 I saw^G1492 on^G2596 the way^G3598 a light^G5457 from heaven,^G3771 above^G5228 the brightness^G2987 of the sun,^G2246 shining round about^G4034 me^G3165 and^G2532 them^G3588 that journeyed^G4198 with^G4862 me.^G1698

14 ♥ 📝 And^G1161 when we^G2257 were all^G3956 fallen^G2667 to^G1519 the earth,^G1093 I heard^G191 a voice^G5456 saying^G2980 unto^G4314 me^{G3165 G2532 G3004} in the Hebrew^G1446 language,^G1258 Saul,^G4549 Saul,^G4549 why^G5101 persecutest^G1377 thou me?^G3165 it is hard^G4642 for thee^G4671 to kick^G2979 against^G4314 the goad.^G2759

15 ♥ 📝 And^G1161 I^G1473 said,^G2036 Who^G5101 art thou,^G1488 Lord?^G2962 And^G1161 the Lord said,^G2036 I^G1473 am^G1510 Jesus^G2424 whom^G3739 thou^G4771 persecutest.^G1377

16 ♥ 📝 But^G235 arise,^G450 and^G2532 stand^G2476 upon^G1909 thy^G4675 feet:^G4228 for^G1063 to^G1519 this end^G5124 have I appeared^G3700 unto thee,^G4671 to appoint^G4400 thee^G4571 a minister^G5257 and^G2532 a witness^G3144 both^G5037 of the things wherein^G3739 thou hast seen^G1492 me, and^G5037 of the things wherein^G3739 I will appear^G3700 unto thee;^G4671

17 ♥ 📝 delivering^G1807 thee^G4571 from^G1537 the people,^G2992 and^G2532 from the Gentiles,^G1484 unto^G1519 whom^{G3739 G3568} I send^G649 thee,^G4571

18 ♥ 📝 to open^G455 their^G846 eyes,^G3788 that^G3588 they may turn^G1994 from^G575 darkness^G4655 to^G1519 light^G5457 and^G2532 from the power^G1849 of Satan^G4567 unto^G1909 God,^G2316 that they^G846 may receive^G2983 remission^G859 of sins^G266 and^G2532 an inheritance^G2819 among^G1722 them that^G3588 are sanctified^G37 by faith^G4102 in^G1519 me.^G1691

19 ♥ 📝 Wherefore,^G3606 O king^G935 Agrippa,^G67 I was^G1096 not^G3756 disobedient^G545 unto the heavenly^G3770 vision:^G3701

20 ♥ 📝 but^G235 declared^G518 both to them^G3588 of^G1722 Damascus^G1154 first^G4412 and^G2532 at Jerusalem,^G2414 and^G5037 throughout^G1519 all^G3956 the country^G5561 of Judaea,^G2449 and^G2532 also to the Gentiles,^G1484 that they should repent^G3340 and^G2532 turn^G1994 to^G1909 God,^G2316 doing^G4238 works^G2041 worthy^G514 of repentance.^G3341

21 ♥ 📝 For^G1752 this cause^G5130 the Jews^G2453 seized^G4815 me^G3165 in^G1722 the temple,^G2411 and assayed^G3987 to kill^G1315 me.

22 ♥ 📝 Having^G5177 therefore^G3767 obtained^G5177 the help^G1947 that is from^G3844 God,^G2316 I stand^G2476 unto^G891 this^G3778 day^G2250 testifying^G3140 both^G5037 to small^G3398 and^G2532 great,^G3173 saying^G3004 nothing^{G3762 G1622} but^G5037 what^G3739 the prophets^G4396 and^G2532 Moses^G3475 did say^G2980 should^G3195 come;^G1096

23 ♥ 📝 how that^G1487 the Christ^G5547 must^G3195 suffer,^G3805 [and] how that^G1487 he first^G4413 by the resurrection^G386 of^G1537 the dead^G3498 should proclaim^G2605 light^G5457 both to the people^G2992 and^G2532 to the Gentiles.^G1484

24 ♥ 📝 And^G1161 as he^G846 thus^G5023 made his defense,^G626 Festus^G5347 saith^G5346 with a loud^G3173 voice,^G5456 Paul,^G3972 thou art mad; thy^G3105 much^G4183 learning^G1121 is turning^G4062 thee^{G4571 G1519} mad.^G3130

25 ♥ 📝 But^G1161 Paul saith,^G5346 I am^G3105 not^G3756 mad,^G3105 most excellent^G2903 Festus;^G5347 but^G235 speak forth^G669 words^G4487 of truth^G225 and^G2532 soberness.^G4997

26 ♥ 📝 For^G1063 the king^G935 knoweth^G1987 of^G4012 these things,^G5130 unto^G4314 whom^G3739 also^G2532 I speak^G2980 freely:^G3955 for^G1063 I^G5100 am persuaded^G3982 that none^{G3756 G5100} of these things^G5130 is hidden from^G2990 him;^G846 for^G1063 this hath not^G3756 been^G2076 done^G4238 in^G1722 a corner.^G1137

27 ♥ 📝 King^G935 Agrippa,^G67 believest thou^G4100 the prophets?^G4396 I know^G1492 that^G3754 thou believest.^G4100

28 ♥ 📝 And^G1161 Agrippa^G67 [said]^G5346 unto^G4314 Paul,^G1722 With but little^G3641 persuasion^G3982 thou wouldest fain make^G1096 me^G3165 a Christian.^G5546

29 ♥ 📝 And^G1161 Paul^G3972 [said],^G2036 I^G302 would^{G2172 G302} to God,^G2316 that^G2172 whether with little or with much, not^G3756 thou^G4571 only,^G3440 but^G235 also^G2532 all^G3956 that hear^G191 me^G3450 this day,^{G4594 G2532} might ^G1722 become^G4183 such^G5108 as^G3697 I^G2504 am,^G1510 except^G3924 these^G5130 bonds.^G1199

30 ♥ 📝 And^G2532 the king^G935 rose up,^G450 and^G2532 the governor,^G2232 and^G5037 Bernice,^G959 and^G2532 they^G3588 that sat^G4775 with them:^G846

31 ♥ 📝 and^G2532 when they had withdrawn,^G402 they spake^G2980 one^G4314 to another,^G240 saying,^G3754 This^G3778 man^G444 doeth^G4238 nothing^G3762 worthy^G514 of death^G2288 or^G2228 of bonds.^G1199

32 ♥ 📝 And^G1161 Agrippa^G67 said^G5346 unto Festus,^G5347 This^G3778 man^G444 might have been^G1410 set at liberty,^G630 if^G1487 he had^G1941 not^G3361 appealed^G1941 unto Caesar.^G2541