Thematic Bible
Acts 26:1 (show verse)
And Agrippa said to Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth his hand and made his defence:
Acts 26:2 (show verse)
I think myself happy, king Agrippa, that I am to make my defence this day before thee concerning all things of which I am accused by the Jews;
Acts 26:3 (show verse)
especially as thou art acquainted with all the customs and questions among the Jews. Wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.
Acts 26:4 (show verse)
My manner of life, then, from my youth, which was from the beginning among my own nation and at Jerusalem, all Jews know:
Acts 26:5 (show verse)
and they know, if they are willing to testify, that from the first, according to the strictest sect of our religion, I lived a Pharisee.
Acts 26:6 (show verse)
And now I stand on trial for the hope of the promise made by God to the fathers,
Acts 26:7 (show verse)
which our twelve tribes, earnestly serving God day and night, hope to obtain; concerning which hope, O king, I am accused by Jews.
Acts 26:8 (show verse)
Why is it judged incredible with you if God raiseth the dead?
Acts 26:9 (show verse)
I indeed thought with myself that I ought to do many things in opposition to the name of Jesus the Nazarene.
Acts 26:10 (show verse)
Which I also did in Jerusalem; and many of the saints did I myself shut up in prisons, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them.
Acts 26:11 (show verse)
And I punished them often in all the synagogues, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I pursued them even to foreign cities.
Acts 26:12 (show verse)
And as I was going to Damascus on this business, with authority and a commission from the chief priests,
Acts 26:13 (show verse)
at midday, on the road, O king, I saw a light from heaven above the brightness of the sun, shining around me and those who were journeying with me.
Acts 26:14 (show verse)
And when we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking to me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? It is hard for thee to kick against the goads.
Acts 26:15 (show verse)
And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus, whom thou persecutest.
Acts 26:16 (show verse)
But arise and stand upon thy feet; for I have appeared to thee for this purpose, to prepare thee as a minister and a witness both of the things which thou sawest, and of those on account of which I will appear to thee;
Acts 26:17 (show verse)
delivering thee from the people, and from the gentiles, to whom I send thee,
Acts 26:18 (show verse)
to 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 an inheritance among the sanctified, by faith in me.
Acts 26:19 (show verse)
Wherefore, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision;
Acts 26:20 (show verse)
but first to those in Damascus, and Jerusalem, and to all the country of Judaea, and then to the gentiles, I proclaimed that they should repent and turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance.
Acts 26:21 (show verse)
For these causes the Jews seized me in the temple, and attempted to kill me.
Acts 26:22 (show verse)
Having, however, obtained help from God, I continue to this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying nothing except those things which the Prophets and Moses said were to come to pass;
Acts 26:23 (show verse)
that the Christ should suffer, and that, as first of those raised from the dead, he was to proclaim light both to the people and to the gentiles.
Acts 26:24 (show verse)
And as he was thus speaking in his defence, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning is making thee mad.
Acts 26:25 (show verse)
But he saith, I am not mad, most noble Festus, but utter words of truth and soberness.
Acts 26:26 (show verse)
For the king knoweth about these things well; to whom also I speak boldly; for I am persuaded that none of these things is hidden from him: for this was not done in a corner.
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Acts 26:27 (show verse)
King Agrippa, believest thou the Prophets? I know that thou believest.
Acts 26:28 (show verse)
Then Agrippa said to Paul, With little effort thou thinkest to persuade me to become a Christian.
Acts 26:29 (show verse)
And Paul said, I would to God, that with little effort or with great, not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, might be made such as I am, except these bonds.
Acts 26:30 (show verse)
And the king rose up and the governor and Bernice, and those who sat with them;
Acts 26:31 (show verse)
and going aside they talked with each other, saying, This man is doing nothing deserving death, or bonds.
Acts 26:32 (show verse)
And Agrippa said to Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed to Caesar.