Acts 26:7

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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

Jesus reply'd, I declare unto you, that in the new age, when the son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye that have followed me shall likewise sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

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

James a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the TWELVE TRIBES dispers'd thro' the world, sends greeting.

And I heard the number of those who were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred forty and four thousand, of all the tribes of the children of Israel.

Instantly

be then upon the watch, and remember, that for three years I have not ceased by night, or by day to warn every soul of you, even with tears.

There was likewise one Anna a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser; she was of a great age, and had liv'd in a married state but seven years ever since she was a virgin:

whilst night and day we make our ardent requests to him, that we may once more be present with you, that nothing may be wanting to the perfection of your faith?

as for the widow, who is really such, and without any assistance, let her place all her hopes in God, and be assiduous in supplication and prayer.

Hope

At that time there dwelt at Jerusalem one Simeon, an honest, religious man, one who expected the appearance of the Messiah, and was endued with the spirit of prophecy.

and sent two of them to Jesus, with this question, are you the Messiah, or must we yet wait for some other?

in order to obtain the resurrection of the just.

For

and now I stand arraign'd for expecting the accomplishment of the divine promise made to our fathers,