Berean Standard Bible

Acts 26

(Acts 9:1–19; Acts 22:1–21)

1δὲdeG1161AgrippaἈγρίππαςAgrippasG67saidἔφη·ephēG5346toπρὸςprosG4314τὸνtonG3588PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972, “YouG4771have permissionἐπιτρέπεταίepitrepetaiG2010to speakλέγειν.legeinG3004forG5228yourselfG4572.”ThenτότεtoteG5119ὁhoG3588PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972stretched outἐκτείναςekteinasG1614hisτὴνtēnG3588handχεῖραcheiraG5495andbegan his defenseἀπελογεῖτο·apelogeitoG626:

2“KingβασιλεῦbasileuG935AgrippaἈγρίππα,AgrippaG67,I considerἥγημαιhēgēmaiG2233myselfG1683fortunateμακάριονmakarionG3107to standμέλλωνmellōnG3195beforeἐπὶepiG1909youσοῦsouG4771todayσήμερονsēmeronG4594to defend myselfἀπολογεῖσθαι·apologeisthaiG626againstπερὶperiG4012allπάντωνpantōnG3956the accusationsὧν ἐγκαλοῦμαιhōn egkaloumaiG3739 G1458ofὑπὸhupoG5259theJewsἸουδαίων,IoudaiōnG2453,

3especiallyμάλισταmalistaG3122sinceyouσεseG4771areὄνταontaG1510acquaintedγνώστηνgnōstēnG1109with allπάντωνpantōnG3956theτῶνtōnG3588Jewishκατὰ Ἰουδαίουςkata IoudaiousG2596 G2453customsἐθῶνethōnG1485andτεteG5037καὶkaiG2532controversiesζητημάτων.zētēmatōnG2213.I begδέομαιdeomaiG1189you,thereforeδιὸdioG1352,to listen toἀκοῦσαίakousaiG191meG1473patientlyμακροθύμωςmakrothumōsG3116.

4Surelyμὲν οὖνmen ounG3767 G3303allπάντεςpantesG3956theΤὴνTēnG3588JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453knowG1492how I have livedβίωσίν τὴνbiōsin tēnG1473 G3588 G981γενομένηνgenomenēnG1096τὴνtēnG3588fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575myearliestἀρχῆςarchēsG746τῷtōG3588ἐκekG1537childhoodνεότητοςneotētosG3503amongἐνenG1722my ownοἱhoiG1473 G3588peopleἔθνειethneiG1484,and alsoτεteG5037inἔνenG1722JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414.

5They have knownπρογινώσκοντέςproginōskontesG4267meἡμετέραςhēmeterasG1473for a long timeἄνωθεν,anōthenG509andcan testifyμαρτυρεῖνmartureinG3140,ifἐὰνeanG1437they are willingθέλωσινthelōsinG2309,thatὅτιhotiG3754I lived asἔζησαezēsaG2198a PhariseeΦαρισαῖος·PharisaiosG5330,adhering toκατὰkataG2596theτὴνtēnG3588strictestἀκριβεστάτηνakribestatēnG196sectαἵρεσινairesinG139of ourG2251τῆςtēsG3588religionθρησκείαςthrēskeiasG2356.

6AndκαὶkaiG2532nowνῦνnunG3568I standἕστηκαhestēkaG2476on trialκρινόμενος,krinomenosG2919because ofἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909myhopeἐλπίδιelpidiG1680in theτῆςtēsG3588promiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860thatὑπὸhupoG5259τοὺςtousG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316madeγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096toεἰςeisG1519ourG1473τοῦtouG3588fathersπατέραςpaterasG3962,

7the promiseεἰςeisG1519ἣνhēnG3739ourG1473τὸtoG3588twelve tribesδωδεκάφυλονdōdekaphulonG1429are hopingἐλπίζειelpizeiG1679to see fulfilledκαταντῆσαι,katantēsaiG2658as they earnestly serveἐν ἐκτενείᾳ λατρεῦονen ekteneia latreuonG3000 G1722 G1616GoddayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250andκαὶkaiG2532nightνύκταnuktaG3571. It isbecause ofπερὶperiG4012thisἧςhēsG3739hopeἐλπίδοςelpidosG1680,O kingβασιλεῦ,basileuG935, thatI am accusedἐγκαλοῦμαιegkaloumaiG1458byὑπὸhupoG5259the JewsἸουδαίων,IoudaiōnG2453.

8Why wouldτίtiG5101παρ᾽par᾽G3844any of youὑμῖνhuminG4771consider itκρίνεταιkrinetaiG2919incredibleἄπιστονapistonG571thatεἰeiG1487ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316raisesἐγείρει;¶egeireiG1453thedeadνεκροὺςnekrousG3498?

9So thenμὲν οὖνmen ounG3767 G3303,IG1473tooG1683was convinced thatἔδοξαedoxaG1380I oughtδεῖνdeinG1163to doπρᾶξαι,praxaiG4238allπολλὰpollaG4183I couldto opposeἐναντίαenantiaG1727πρὸςprosG4314theτὸtoG3588nameὄνομαonomaG3686of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424τοῦtouG3588of NazarethΝαζωραίουNazōraiouG3480.

10AndκαὶkaiG2532thatis whatὃhoG3739I didἐποίησαepoiēsaG4160inἐνenG1722JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414.Withλαβών,labōnG2983τῶνtōnG3588authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849fromπαρὰparaG3844theτὴνtēnG3588chief priestsἀρχιερέωνarchiereōnG749καὶkaiG2532τεteG5037IἐγὼegōG1473putκατέκλεισαkatekleisaG2623manyπολλούςpollousG4183of theτῶνtōnG3588saintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40inἐνenG1722prisonφυλακαῖςphulakaisG5438,andτεteG5037whentheyαὐτῶνautōnG846were condemned to deathἀναιρουμένωνanairoumenōnG337,I cast my vote againstκατήνεγκα ψῆφον·katēnegka psēphonG2702 G5586them.

11I frequently had them punishedπολλάκις τιμωρῶν αὐτοὺςpollakis timōrōn autousG4178 G846 G5097καὶkaiG2532inκατὰkataG2596πάσαςpasasG3956theτὰςtasG3588synagoguesσυναγωγὰςsunagōgasG4864, andI tried to makeἠνάγκαζονēnagkazonG315themblasphemeβλασφημεῖν,blasphēmeinG987τεteG5037.In my raging furyπερισσῶς ἐμμαινόμενοςperissōs emmainomenosG1693 G4057against themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,I evenκαὶkaiG2532wentἕωςhe'ōsG2193toεἰςeisG1519foreignἔξωexōG1854τὰςtasG3588citiesπόλεις.poleisG4172to persecuteἐδίωκονediōkonG1377them.

12InἐνenG1722thisοἷςhoisG3739pursuitI was on my wayπορευόμενοςporeuomenosG4198toεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588DamascusΔαμασκὸνDamaskonG1154withμετ᾽met᾽G3326theauthorityἐξουσίαςexousiasG1849andκαὶkaiG2532commissionἐπιτροπῆςepitropēsG2011ofτῆςtēsG3588theτῶνtōnG3588chief priestsἀρχιερέωνarchiereōnG749.

13About noonἡμέρας μέσηςhēmeras mesēsG3319 G2250,O kingβασιλεῦ,basileuG935, as I wasonκατὰkataG2596theτὴνtēnG3588roadὁδὸνhodonG3598,I sawG3708a lightφῶςphōsG5457from heavenοὐρανόθεν ὑπὲρouranothen huperG3771 G5228τὴνtēnG3588,brighter thanλαμπρότηταlamprotētaG2987theτοῦtouG3588sunἡλίουhēliouG2246,shining aroundπεριλάμψανperilampsanG4034meG1473andκαὶkaiG2532my companionsτοὺς σὺν πορευομένους.tous sun poreuomenousG3588 G4198 G4862 G1473.

14τεteG5037WeG1473allπάντωνpantōnG3956fellκαταπεσόντωνkatapesontōnG2667toεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588groundγῆνgēnG1093, andI heardἤκουσαēkousaG191a voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456sayλέγουσανlegousanG3004toπρόςprosG4314meG1473inτῇtēaG3588HebrewἙβραΐδι διαλέκτῳ·Hebraidi dialektōG1446 G1258, ‘SaulΣαοὺλSaoulG4549,SaulΣαούλ,SaoulG4549,whyτίtiG5101do you persecuteδιώκεις;diōkeisG1377MeG1473? It ishardσκληρόνsklēronG4642for youσοιsoiG4771to kickλακτίζειν.laktizeinG2979againstπρὸςprosG4314thegoadsκέντραkentraG2759.’

15‘WhoτίςtisG5101are YouεἶeiG1510,Lordκύριε;kurieG2962δὲdeG1161?’IἐγὼegōG1473askedεἶπα·eipaG2036. ‘IἐγώegōG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,whomὃνhonG3739youσὺsuG4771are persecutingδιώκεις.diōkeisG1377δὲdeG1161,’theὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962repliedεἶπεν·eipenG2036.

16‘Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235get upἀνάστηθιanastēthiG450andκαὶkaiG2532standστῆθιstēthiG2476onἐπὶepiG1909yourσου·souG4771τοὺςtousG3588feetπόδαςpodasG4228.ForγὰρgarG1063I have appearedG3708to youσοιsoiG4771toεἰςeisG1519appointτοῦτο προχειρίσασθαίtouto procheirisasthaiG3778 G4400youσεseG4771as a servantὑπηρέτηνhupēretēnG5257andκαὶkaiG2532as a witnessμάρτυραmarturaG3144τεteG5037of whatὧνhōnG3739you have seenG3708from MeG1473andτεteG5037whatὧνhōnG3739I will showG3708youσοι,soiG4771.

17I will rescueἐξαιρούμενόςexairoumenosG1807youσεseG4771fromἐκekG1537your ownτοῦtouG3588peopleλαοῦlaouG2992andκαὶkaiG2532fromἐκekG1537theτῶνtōnG3588Gentilesἐθνῶν,ethnōnG1484.IἐγὼegōG1473am sendingἀποστέλλωapostellōG649youσεseG4771toεἰςeisG1519themοὓςhousG3739

18to openἀνοῖξαιanoixaiG455theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788,so thatτοῦtouG3588they may turnἐπιστρέψαιepistrepsaiG1994fromἀπὸapoG575darknessσκότουςskotousG4655toεἰςeisG1519lightφῶςphōsG5457andκαὶkaiG2532from theτῆςtēsG3588powerἐξουσίαςexousiasG1849τοῦtouG3588of SatanσατανᾶsatanaG4567toἐπὶepiG1909τὸνtonG3588Godθεόν,theonG2316, thatτοῦtouG3588theyαὐτοὺςautousG846may receiveλαβεῖνlabeinG2983forgivenessἄφεσινaphesinG859of sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266andκαὶkaiG2532aninheritanceκλῆρονklēronG2819amongἐνenG1722thoseτοῖςtoisG3588sanctifiedἡγιασμένοιςhēgiasmenoisG37by faithπίστειpisteiG4102τῇtēaG3588inεἰςeisG1519Meἐμέ.¶emeG1473.’

19So thenὍθεν,HothenG3606,KingβασιλεῦbasileuG935AgrippaἈγρίππα,AgrippaG67,I wasἐγενόμηνegenomēnG1096notοὐκoukG3756disobedientἀπειθὴςapeithēsG545to theτῇtēaG3588heavenlyοὐρανίῳouraniōG3770visionὀπτασίᾳ,optasiaG3701.

20ἀλλὰallaG235τεteG5037FirstG4412to thoseτοῖςtoisG3588inἐνenG1722DamascusΔαμασκῷDamaskōG1154andκαὶkaiG2532JerusalemἹεροσολύμοις,Hi'erosolumoisG2414,thenτεteG5037to everyoneπᾶσάνpasanG3956in theτὴνtēnG3588regionχώρανchōranG5561τῆςtēsG3588of JudeaἸουδαίας,IoudaiasG2449,and thenκαὶkaiG2532to theτοῖςtoisG3588GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484,I declared thatἀπήγγελλονapēngellonG518they should repentμετανοεῖνmetanoeinG3340andκαὶkaiG2532turnἐπιστρέφεινepistrepheinG1994toἐπὶepiG1909τὸνtonG3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316,performingπράσσοντας.prassontasG4238deedsἔργαergaG2041worthyἄξιαaxiaG514of theirτῆςtēsG3588repentanceμετανοίαςmetanoiasG3341.

21For this reasonἕνεκα τούτωνheneka toutōnG1752 G3778the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453seizedσυλλαβόμενοιsullabomenoiG4815meG1473ὄνταontaG1510inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588templeἱερῷhi'erōG2411courts andtriedἐπειρῶντοepeirōntoG3987to killδιαχειρίσασθαι.diacheirisasthaiG1315me.

22ButοὖνounG3767I have hadτυχὼνtuchōnG5177God’sτῆς ἀπὸ θεοῦtēs apo theouG575 G3588 G2316helpἐπικουρίαςepikouriasG1947τοῦtouG3588toἄχριachriG891thisταύτηςtautēsG3778τῆςtēsG3588dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250, andI standἕστηκαhestēkaG2476hereto testifyμαρτυρόμενοςmarturomenosG3143to smallμικρῷmikrōG3398andκαὶkaiG2532greatμεγάλῳ,megalōG3173alikeτεteG5037.I am sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762beyondἐκτὸςektosG1622whatὧνhōnG3739τεteG5037theοἱhoiG3588prophetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396andκαὶkaiG2532MosesΜωϋσῆς,MōusēsG3475saidἐλάλησανelalēsanG2980wouldμελλόντωνmellontōnG3195happenγίνεσθαιginesthaiG1096:

23thatεἰeiG1487theὁhoG3588Christχριστός,christosG5547would sufferπαθητὸςpathētosG3805, and as theεἰeiG1487firstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413to riseἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386fromἐξexG1537thedeadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,wouldμέλλειmelleiG3195proclaimκαταγγέλλεινkatangelleinG2605lightφῶςphōsG5457τεteG5037toτῷtōG3588our peopleλαῷlaōG2992andκαὶkaiG2532to theτοῖςtoisG3588Gentilesἔθνεσιν.¶ethnesinG1484.”

Festus Interrupts Paul’s Defense

24At this stageΤαῦταTautaG3778δὲdeG1161ofαὐτοῦautouG846Paul’sdefenseἀπολογουμένουapologoumenouG626ὁhoG3588,FestusΦῆστοςPhēstosG5347exclaimedφησιν·phēsinG5346τῇtēaG3588in a loudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456, “You are insaneμαίνῃmainēG3105,PaulΠαῦλε·PauleG3972! YourτὰtaG3588greatπολλάpollaG4183learningγράμματαgrammataG1121is drivingπεριτρέπει.peritrepeiG4062youσεseG4771toεἰςeisG1519madnessμανίανmanianG3130!”

25ButδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588PaulΠαῦλος·PaulosG3972answeredφησινphēsinG5346, “I am not insaneοὐ μαίνομαίou mainomaiG3756 G3105,most excellentκράτιστεkratisteG2903FestusΦῆστε,PhēsteG5347ἀλλ᾽all᾽G235;I am speakingἀποφθέγγομαι.apophthengomaiG669wordsῥήματαrhēmataG4487of truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225andκαὶkaiG2532sobrietyσωφροσύνηςsōphrosunēsG4997.

26ForγὰρgarG1063theὁhoG3588kingβασιλεύς,basileusG935knowsἐπίσταταιepistataiG1987aboutπερὶperiG4012theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778matters,andκαὶkaiG2532I can speakλαλῶ·lalōG2980freelyπαρρησιαζόμενοςparrēsiazomenosG3955toπρὸςprosG4314himὃνhonG3739.I am confident thatγὰρ οὐ πείθομαιgar ou peithomaiG1063 G3756 G3982noneτι οὐθέν·ti outhenG3762 G5100of thisτούτωνtoutōnG3778has escapedλανθάνεινlanthaneinG2990hisαὐτόνautonG846notice,becauseγάρgarG1063itτοῦτο.toutoG3778wasἐστινestinG1510notοὐouG3756doneπεπραγμένονpepragmenonG4238inἐνenG1722a cornerγωνίᾳgōniaG1137.

27KingβασιλεῦbasileuG935AgrippaἈγρίππα,AgrippaG67,do you believeπιστεύεις,pisteueisG4100theτοῖςtoisG3588prophetsπροφήταις;prophētaisG4396?I knowG1492ὅτιhotiG3754youπιστεύεις.¶pisteueisG4100do.”

28ThenδὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588AgrippaἈγρίππαςAgrippasG67saidtoπρὸςprosG4314τὸνtonG3588PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972, “Can you persuadeπείθειςpeitheisG3982meG1473inἐνenG1722such a shortὀλίγῳoligōG3641timeto becomeποιῆσαι.poiēsaiG4160a ChristianΧριστιανὸνChristianonG5546?”

29“Shortκαὶ ἐν ὀλίγῳkai en oligōG2532 G1722 G3641time orκαὶkaiG2532longἐν μεγάλῳen megalōG1722 G3173δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588,”PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972replied, “I wishεὐξαίμηνeuxaimēnG2172τῷtōG3588to GodθεῷtheōG2316thatἂνanG302notοὐouG3756onlyG3440youσὲseG4771butἀλλὰallaG235καὶkaiG2532allπάνταςpantasG3956whoτοὺςtousG3588hearἀκούοντάςakouontasG191meG1473this dayσήμερονsēmeronG4594may becomeγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096whatτοιούτους ὁποῖοςtoioutous hopoiosG5108 G3697IG1473καὶkaiG2532amεἰμιeimiG1510,except forπαρεκτὸςparektosG3924theseτούτων.¶toutōnG3778τῶνtōnG3588chainsδεσμῶνdesmōnG1199.”

30ThenτεteG5037theὁhoG3588kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935andκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588governorἡγεμὼνhēgemōnG2232roseἀνέστηanestēG450,along withτεteG5037ἥhēG3588BerniceΒερνίκηBernikēG959andκαὶkaiG2532thoseοἱhoiG3588seated withσυγκαθήμενοιsugkathēmenoiG4775themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846.

31καὶkaiG2532On their way outἀναχωρήσαντεςanachōrēsantesG402,they saidἐλάλουνelalounG2980toπρὸςprosG4314one anotherἀλλήλουςallēlousG240λέγοντεςlegontesG3004ὅτιhotiG3754, “Thisοὗτος.houtosG3778ὁhoG3588manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444has doneπράσσειprasseiG4238nothingοὐδὲν τιouden tiG3762 G5100worthyG514of deathθανάτουthanatouG2288orἢēG2228imprisonmentδεσμῶνdesmōnG1199.”

32AndδὲdeG1161AgrippaἈγρίππαςAgrippasG67saidἔφη·ephēG5346toτῷtōG3588FestusΦήστῳPhēstōG5347, “Thisοὗτος,houtosG3778ὁhoG3588manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444couldἐδύνατοedunatoG1410have been releasedἀπολελύσθαιapolelusthaiG630ifεἰeiG1487he had not appealedμὴ ἐπεκέκλητοmē epekeklētoG3361 G1941to CaesarΚαίσαρα.¶KaisaraG2541.”

(Acts 9:1–19; Acts 22:1–21)

Festus Interrupts Paul’s Defense

Commentaries on Acts 26