Acts 26:7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Unto which promise our twelve tribes, instantly serving God day and night, hope to come. For which hope's sake, king Agrippa, I am accused of the Jews.

Our

Instantly

Hope

Luke 2:25

Luke 7:19

Philippians 3:11

For

Acts 26:6

Bible References

Our

And they offered during the dedication of this house of God one hundred young bulls, two hundred young rams, four hundred lambs, and twelve male goats as a sin offering for Israel [according to] the number of the tribes of Israel.

The exiles that returned from captivity offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel; twelve bulls for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, and twelve goats as a sin offering. All was a burnt offering to Yahweh.

And Jesus said to them, "Truly I say to you that in the renewal [of the world], when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me--you also will sit on twelve thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes in the dispersion. Greetings!

And I heard the number of the ones who were sealed, one hundred forty-four thousand sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel:

Instantly

Therefore be on the alert, remembering that night and day [for] three years I did not stop warning each one [of you] with tears.

Look, bless Yahweh, all [you] the servants of Yahweh, who {serve} in the house of Yahweh by night.

who stand in the house of Yahweh, in the courts of the house of our God.

And there was a prophetess, Anna the daughter of Phanuel of the tribe of Asher (she was advanced {in years}, having lived with [her] husband seven years {after her marriage},

night and day praying beyond all measure that [we] may see your face and complete what is lacking in your faith?

But the widow [who is one] truly, and is left alone, has put her hope in God and continues in her petitions and prayers night and day.

Hope

And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem {whose name was} Simeon, and this man [was] righteous and devout, looking forward to the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

sent [them] to the Lord, saying, "Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?"

if somehow I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.

For

And now I stand here on trial on the basis of hope in the promise made by God to our fathers,