Berean Standard Bible
Acts 26:16-32
16‘Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235get upἀνάστηθιanastēthiG450andκαὶkaiG2532standστῆθιstēthiG2476onἐπὶepiG1909yourσου·souG4771τοὺςtousG3588feetπόδαςpodasG4228.ForγὰρgarG1063I have appearedG3708to youσοιsoiG4771toεἰςeisG1519appointτοῦτο προχειρίσασθαίtouto procheirisasthaiG3778G4400youσεseG4771as a servantὑπηρέτηνhupēretēnG5257andκαὶkaiG2532as a witnessμάρτυραmarturaG3144τεteG5037of whatὧνhōnG3739you have seenG3708from MeG1473andτεteG5037whatὧνhōnG3739I will showG3708youσοι,soiG4771.
18to openἀνοῖξαιanoixaiG455theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788,so thatτοῦtouG3588they may turnἐπιστρέψαιepistrepsaiG1994fromἀπὸapoG575darknessσκότουςskotousG4655toεἰςeisG1519lightφῶςphōsG5457andκαὶkaiG2532from theτῆςtēsG3588powerἐξουσίαςexousiasG1849τοῦtouG3588of SatanσατανᾶsatanaG4567toἐπὶepiG1909τὸνtonG3588Godθεόν,theonG2316, thatτοῦtouG3588theyαὐτοὺςautousG846may receiveλαβεῖνlabeinG2983forgivenessἄφεσινaphesinG859of sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266andκαὶkaiG2532aninheritanceκλῆρονklēronG2819amongἐνenG1722thoseτοῖςtoisG3588sanctifiedἡγιασμένοιςhēgiasmenoisG37by faithπίστειpisteiG4102τῇtēaG3588inεἰςeisG1519Meἐμέ.¶emeG1473.’
20ἀλλὰallaG235τεteG5037FirstG4412to thoseτοῖςtoisG3588inἐνenG1722DamascusΔαμασκῷDamaskōG1154andκαὶkaiG2532JerusalemἹεροσολύμοις,Hi'erosolumoisG2414,thenτεteG5037to everyoneπᾶσάνpasanG3956in theτὴνtēnG3588regionχώρανchōranG5561τῆςtēsG3588of JudeaἸουδαίας,IoudaiasG2449,and thenκαὶkaiG2532to theτοῖςtoisG3588GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484,I declared thatἀπήγγελλονapēngellonG518they should repentμετανοεῖνmetanoeinG3340andκαὶkaiG2532turnἐπιστρέφεινepistrepheinG1994toἐπὶepiG1909τὸνtonG3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316,performingπράσσοντας.prassontasG4238deedsἔργαergaG2041worthyἄξιαaxiaG514of theirτῆςtēsG3588repentanceμετανοίαςmetanoiasG3341.
22ButοὖνounG3767I have hadτυχὼνtuchōnG5177God’sτῆς ἀπὸ θεοῦtēs apo theouG575G3588G2316helpἐπικουρίαςepikouriasG1947τοῦtouG3588toἄχριachriG891thisταύτηςtautēsG3778τῆςtēsG3588dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250, andI standἕστηκαhestēkaG2476hereto testifyμαρτυρόμενοςmarturomenosG3143to smallμικρῷmikrōG3398andκαὶkaiG2532greatμεγάλῳ,megalōG3173alikeτεteG5037.I am sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762beyondἐκτὸςektosG1622whatὧνhōnG3739τεteG5037theοἱhoiG3588prophetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396andκαὶkaiG2532MosesΜωϋσῆς,MōusēsG3475saidἐλάλησανelalēsanG2980wouldμελλόντωνmellontōnG3195happenγίνεσθαιginesthaiG1096:
23thatεἰeiG1487theὁhoG3588Christχριστός,christosG5547would sufferπαθητὸςpathētosG3805, and as theεἰeiG1487firstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413to riseἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386fromἐξexG1537thedeadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,wouldμέλλειmelleiG3195proclaimκαταγγέλλεινkatangelleinG2605lightφῶςphōsG5457τεteG5037toτῷtōG3588our peopleλαῷlaōG2992andκαὶkaiG2532to theτοῖςtoisG3588Gentilesἔθνεσιν.¶ethnesinG1484.”
24At this stageΤαῦταTautaG3778δὲdeG1161ofαὐτοῦautouG846Paul’sdefenseἀπολογουμένουapologoumenouG626ὁhoG3588,FestusΦῆστοςPhēstosG5347exclaimedφησιν·phēsinG5346τῇtēaG3588in a loudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456, “You are insaneμαίνῃmainēG3105,PaulΠαῦλε·PauleG3972! YourτὰtaG3588greatπολλάpollaG4183learningγράμματαgrammataG1121is drivingπεριτρέπει.peritrepeiG4062youσεseG4771toεἰςeisG1519madnessμανίανmanianG3130!”
25ButδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588PaulΠαῦλος·PaulosG3972answeredφησινphēsinG5346, “I am not insaneοὐ μαίνομαίou mainomaiG3756G3105,most excellentκράτιστεkratisteG2903FestusΦῆστε,PhēsteG5347ἀλλ᾽all᾽G235;I am speakingἀποφθέγγομαι.apophthengomaiG669wordsῥήματαrhēmataG4487of truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225andκαὶkaiG2532sobrietyσωφροσύνηςsōphrosunēsG4997.
26ForγὰρgarG1063theὁhoG3588kingβασιλεύς,basileusG935knowsἐπίσταταιepistataiG1987aboutπερὶperiG4012theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778matters,andκαὶkaiG2532I can speakλαλῶ·lalōG2980freelyπαρρησιαζόμενοςparrēsiazomenosG3955toπρὸςprosG4314himὃνhonG3739.I am confident thatγὰρ οὐ πείθομαιgar ou peithomaiG1063G3756G3982noneτι οὐθέν·ti outhenG3762G5100of thisτούτωνtoutōnG3778has escapedλανθάνεινlanthaneinG2990hisαὐτόνautonG846notice,becauseγάρgarG1063itτοῦτο.toutoG3778wasἐστινestinG1510notοὐouG3756doneπεπραγμένονpepragmenonG4238inἐνenG1722a cornerγωνίᾳgōniaG1137.
29“Shortκαὶ ἐν ὀλίγῳkai en oligōG2532G1722G3641time orκαὶkaiG2532longἐν μεγάλῳen megalōG1722G3173δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588,”PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972replied, “I wishεὐξαίμηνeuxaimēnG2172τῷtōG3588to GodθεῷtheōG2316thatἂνanG302notοὐouG3756onlyG3440youσὲseG4771butἀλλὰallaG235καὶkaiG2532allπάνταςpantasG3956whoτοὺςtousG3588hearἀκούοντάςakouontasG191meG1473this dayσήμερονsēmeronG4594may becomeγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096whatτοιούτους ὁποῖοςtoioutous hopoiosG5108G3697IG1473καὶkaiG2532amεἰμιeimiG1510,except forπαρεκτὸςparektosG3924theseτούτων.¶toutōnG3778τῶνtōnG3588chainsδεσμῶνdesmōnG1199.”
31καὶkaiG2532On their way outἀναχωρήσαντεςanachōrēsantesG402,they saidἐλάλουνelalounG2980toπρὸςprosG4314one anotherἀλλήλουςallēlousG240λέγοντεςlegontesG3004ὅτιhotiG3754, “Thisοὗτος.houtosG3778ὁhoG3588manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444has doneπράσσειprasseiG4238nothingοὐδὲν τιouden tiG3762G5100worthyG514of deathθανάτουthanatouG2288orἢēG2228imprisonmentδεσμῶνdesmōnG1199.”
32AndδὲdeG1161AgrippaἈγρίππαςAgrippasG67saidἔφη·ephēG5346toτῷtōG3588FestusΦήστῳPhēstōG5347, “Thisοὗτος,houtosG3778ὁhoG3588manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444couldἐδύνατοedunatoG1410have been releasedἀπολελύσθαιapolelusthaiG630ifεἰeiG1487he had not appealedμὴ ἐπεκέκλητοmē epekeklētoG3361G1941to CaesarΚαίσαρα.¶KaisaraG2541.”
Commentaries on Acts 26
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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