Dual Panel1Then <1161> Agrippa <67> said <5346> (5713) unto <4314> Paul <3972>_, Thou <4671> art permitted <2010> (5743) to speak <3004> (5721) for <5228> thyself <4572>_. Then <5119> Paul <3972> stretched forth <1614> (5660) the hand <5495>_, and answered for himself <626> (5711)_:
2I think <2233> (5766) myself <1683> happy <3107>_, king <935> Agrippa <67>_, because I shall <3195> (5723) answer for myself <626> (5738) this day <4594> before <1909> thee <4675> touching <4012> all the things <3956> whereof <3739> I am accused <1458> (5743) of <5259> the Jews <2453>_:
3Especially <3122> [because I know <1492> (5761)_] thee <4571> to be <5607> (5752) expert <1109> <5037> in all <3956> customs <1485> and <2532> questions <2213> which are among <2596> the Jews <2453>_: wherefore <1352> I beseech <1189> (5736) thee <4675> to hear <191> (5658) me <3450> patiently <3116>_.
4My <3450> manner <3303> <3767> of life <981> from <1537> my youth <3503>_, which <3588> was <1096> (5637) at <575> the first <746> among <1722> mine <3450> own nation <1484> at <1722> Jerusalem <2414>_, know <2467> (5758) all <3956> the Jews <2453>_;
5Which knew <4267> (5723) me <3165> from the beginning <509>_, if <1437> they would <2309> (5725) testify <3140> (5721)_, that <3754> after <2596> the most straitest <196> sect <139> of our <2251> religion <2356> I lived <2198> (5656) a Pharisee <5330>_.
6And <2532> now <3568> I stand <2476> (5758) and am judged <2919> (5746) for <1909> the hope <1680> of the promise <1860> made <1096> (5637) of <5259> God <2316> unto <4314> our fathers <3962>_:
7Unto <1519> which <3739> [promise] our <2257> twelve tribes <1429>_, instantly <1722> <1616> serving <3000> (5723) [God] day <2250> and <2532> night <3571>_, hope <1679> (5719) to come <2658> (5658)_. For <4012> which <3739> hope's sake <1680>_, king <935> Agrippa <67>_, I am accused <1458> (5743) of <5259> the Jews <2453>_. {day and night: Gr. night and day}
8Why <5101> should it be thought a thing <2919> (5743) incredible <571> with <3844> you <5213>_, that <1487> God <2316> should raise <1453> (5719) the dead <3498>_?
9I <1473> verily <3303> <3767> thought <1380> (5656) with myself <1683>_, that I ought <1163> (5750) to do <4238> (5658) many things <4183> contrary <1727> to <4314> the name <3686> of Jesus <2424> of Nazareth <3480>_.
10Which thing <3739> I <4160> (0) also <2532> did <4160> (5656) in <1722> Jerusalem <2414>_: and <2532> many <4183> of the saints <40> did <2623> (0) I <1473> shut up <2623> (5656) in prison <5438>_, having received <2983> (5631) authority <1849> from <3844> the chief priests <749>_; and <5037> when they <846> were put to death <337> (5746)_, I gave <2702> (5656) my voice <5586> against [them].
11And <2532> I punished <5097> (5723) them <846> oft <4178> in <2596> every <3956> synagogue <4864>_, and compelled <315> (5707) [them] to blaspheme <987> (5721)_; and <5037> being <1693> (0) exceedingly <4057> mad against <1693> (5740) them <846>_, I persecuted <1377> (5707) [them] even <2532> unto <1519> <2193> strange <1854> cities <4172>_.
12<2532> Whereupon <1722> <3739> as I went <4198> (5740) to <1519> Damascus <1154> with <3326> authority <1849> and <2532> commission <2011> from <3844> the chief priests <749>_,
13At midday <2250> <3319>_, O king <935>_, I saw <1492> (5627) in <2596> the way <3598> a light <5457> from heaven <3771>_, above <5228> the brightness <2987> of the sun <2246>_, shining round about <4034> (5660) me <3165> and <2532> them which journeyed <4198> (5740) with <4862> me <1698>_.
14And <1161> when we <2257> were <2667> (0) all <3956> fallen <2667> (5631) to <1519> the earth <1093>_, I heard <191> (5656) a voice <5456> speaking <2980> (5723) unto <4314> me <3165>_, and <2532> saying <3004> (5723) in the Hebrew <1446> tongue <1258>_, Saul <4549>_, Saul <4549>_, why <5101> persecutest thou <1377> (5719) me <3165>_? [it is] hard <4642> for thee <4671> to kick <2979> (5721) against <4314> the pricks <2759>_.
15And <1161> I <1473> said <2036> (5627)_, Who <5101> art thou <1488> (5748)_, Lord <2962>_? And <1161> he said <2036> (5627)_, I <1473> am <1510> (5748) Jesus <2424> whom <3739> thou <4771> persecutest <1377> (5719)_.
16But <235> rise <450> (5628)_, and <2532> stand <2476> (5628) upon <1909> thy <4675> feet <4228>_: for <1063> I have appeared <3700> (5681) unto thee <4671> for <1519> this purpose <5124>_, to make <4400> (5664) thee <4571> a minister <5257> and <2532> a witness <3144> both <5037> of these things which <3739> thou hast seen <1492> (5627)_, and <5037> of those things in the which <3739> I will appear <3700> (5701) unto thee <4671>_;
17Delivering <1807> (5734) thee <4571> from <1537> the people <2992>_, and <2532> [from] the Gentiles <1484>_, unto <1519> whom <3739> now <3568> I send <649> (5719) thee <4571>_,
18To open <455> (5658) their <846> eyes <3788>_, [and] to turn <1994> (5658) [them] from <575> darkness <4655> to <1519> light <5457>_, and <2532> [from] the power <1849> of Satan <4567> unto <1909> God <2316>_, that they <846> may receive <2983> (5629) forgiveness <859> of sins <266>_, and <2532> inheritance <2819> among <1722> them which are sanctified <37> (5772) by faith <4102> that is in <1519> me <1691>_.
19Whereupon <3606>_, O king <935> Agrippa <67>_, I was <1096> (5633) not <3756> disobedient <545> unto the heavenly <3770> vision <3701>_:
20But <235> shewed <518> (5723) (5625) <518> (5707) first <4412> unto them of <1722> Damascus <1154>_, and <2532> at Jerusalem <2414>_, and <5037> throughout <1519> all <3956> the coasts <5561> of Judaea <2449>_, and <2532> [then] to the Gentiles <1484>_, that they should repent <3340> (5721) and <2532> turn <1994> (5721) to <1909> God <2316>_, and do <4238> (5723) works <2041> meet <514> for repentance <3341>_.
21For <1752> these causes <5130> the Jews <2453> caught <4815> (5642) me <3165> in <1722> the temple <2411>_, and went about <3987> (5711) to kill <1315> (5670) [me].
22Having <5177> (0) therefore <3767> obtained <5177> (5631) help <1947> of <3844> God <2316>_, I continue <2476> (5758) unto <891> this <5026> day <2250>_, witnessing <3140> (5746) both <5037> to small <3398> and <2532> great <3173>_, saying <3004> (5723) none other things <3762> than <1622> those which <3739> <5037> the prophets <4396> and <2532> Moses <3475> did say <2980> (5656) should <3195> (5723) come <1096> (5738)_:
23That <1487> Christ <5547> should suffer <3805>_, [and] that <1487> he should be the first <4413> that should rise <386> from <1537> the dead <3498>_, and should <3195> (5719) shew <2605> (5721) light <5457> unto the people <2992>_, and <2532> to the Gentiles <1484>_.
24And <1161> as he <846> thus <5023> spake for himself <626> (5740)_, Festus <5347> said <5346> (5713) with a loud <3173> voice <5456>_, Paul <3972>_, thou art beside thyself <3105> (5736)_; much <4183> learning <1121> doth make <4062> (5719) thee <4571> mad <1519> <3130>_.
25But <1161> he said <5346> (5748)_, I am <3105> (0) not <3756> mad <3105> (5736)_, most noble <2903> Festus <5347>_; but <235> speak forth <669> (5736) the words <4487> of truth <225> and <2532> soberness <4997>_.
26For <1063> the king <935> knoweth <1987> (5736) of <4012> these <5130> things, before <4314> whom <3739> also <2532> I speak <2980> (5719) freely <3955> (5740)_: for <1063> I am persuaded <3982> (5743) that <3756> none <5100> <3762> of these things <5130> are hidden <2990> (5721) from him <846>_; for <1063> this thing <5124> was <2076> (5748) not <3756> done <4238> (5772) in <1722> a corner <1137>_.
27King <935> Agrippa <67>_, believest thou <4100> (5719) the prophets <4396>_? I know <1492> (5758) that <3754> thou believest <4100> (5719)_.
28Then <1161> Agrippa <67> said <5346> (5713) unto <4314> Paul <3972>_, Almost <1722> <3641> thou persuadest <3982> (5719) me <3165> to be <1096> (5635) a Christian <5546>_.
29And <1161> Paul <3972> said <2036> (5627)_, I would <302> <2172> (5665) to God <2316>_, that not <3756> only <3440> thou <4571>_, but <235> also <2532> all <3956> that hear <191> (5723) me <3450> this day <4594>_, were <1096> (5635) both <2532> almost <1722> <3641>_, and <2532> altogether <1722> <4183> such <5108> as <3697> <2504> I am <1510> (5748)_, except <3924> these <5130> bonds <1199>_.
30And <2532> when he <846> had <2036> (0) thus <5023> spoken <2036> (5631)_, the king <935> rose up <450> (5627)_, and <2532> the governor <2232>_, and <5037> Bernice <959>_, and <2532> they that sat with <4775> (5740) them <846>_:
31And <2532> when they were gone aside <402> (5660)_, they talked <2980> (5707) between <4314> themselves <240>_, saying <3004> (5723)_, <3754> This <3778> man <444> doeth <4238> (5719) nothing <3762> worthy <514> of death <2288> or <2228> of bonds <1199>_.
32Then <1161> said <5346> (5713) Agrippa <67> unto Festus <5347>_, This <3778> man <444> might <1410> (5711) have been set at liberty <630> (5771)_, if <1508> (0) he had <1941> (0) not <1508> appealed unto <1941> (5716) Caesar <2541>_.