Acts 26:22

Acts 26:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come:
• New International Version (NIV)But God has helped me to this very day; so I stand here and testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen—
• English Standard Version (ESV)To this day I have had the help that comes from God, and so I stand here testifying both to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said would come to pass:
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore, having obtained help from God, to this day I stand, witnessing both to small and great, saying no other things than those which the prophets and Moses said would come—

Context of Acts 26:22

20Instead, I spread the message that I first told to the ⌞Jewish⌟ people in Damascus and Jerusalem and throughout the whole country of Judea. I spread the same message to non-Jewish people. Both groups were expected to change the way they thought and acted and to turn to God. I told them to do things that prove they had changed their lives. 21For this reason the Jews took me prisoner in the temple courtyard and tried to murder me. “God has been helping me to this day so that I can stand and testify to important and unimportant people. I tell them only what the prophets and Moses said would happen. 23They said that the Messiah would suffer and be the first to come back to life and would spread light to Jewish and non-Jewish people.” 24As Paul was defending himself in this way, Festus shouted, “Paul, you’re crazy! Too much education is driving you crazy!”

Acts 26:22 word by word

ἐπικουρίας οὖν τυχὼν τῆς ἀπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ ἄχρι τῆς ἡμέρας ταύτης ἕστηκα μαρτυρόμενος μικρῷ τε καὶ μεγάλῳ, οὐδὲν ἐκτὸς λέγων ὧν τε οἱ προφῆται ἐλάλησαν μελλόντων γίνεσθαι καὶ Μωϋσῆς,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Havingτυγχάνωtugchanō · to obtain/happenG5177
• thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• helpἐπικουρίαepikouria · helpG1947
• ofπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• I continueἵστημιhistēmi · to standG2476
• untoἄχριachri achris · untilG891
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• witnessingμαρτυρέωmartureō · to testifyG3140
• bothτεte · and/bothG5037
• to smallμικρόςmikros mikroteros · smallG3398
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• greatμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• noneοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• other thingsἐκτόςektos · outside/exceptG1622
• those whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• the prophetsπροφήτηςprophētēs · prophetG4396
• MosesΜωϋσῆς, ΜωσῆςMōseus Mōsēs Mōusēs · MosesG3475
• did sayλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• shouldμέλλωmellō · to ensueG3195
• comeγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096

Cross-references for Acts 26:22

• Acts 26:17I will rescue you from the Jewish people and from the non-Jewish people to whom I am sending you.
• Acts 14:19However, Jews from the cities of Antioch and Iconium arrived in Lystra and won the people over. They tried to stone Paul to death and dragged him out of the city when they thought that he was dead.
• Acts 16:25Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God. The other prisoners were listening to them.
• Acts 18:9One night the Lord said to Paul in a vision, “Don’t be afraid to speak out! Don’t be silent!
• Acts 21:31As the people were trying to kill Paul, the officer in charge of the Roman soldiers received a report that all Jerusalem was rioting.
• Acts 23:10The quarrel was becoming violent, and the officer was afraid that they would tear Paul to pieces. So the officer ordered his soldiers to drag Paul back to the barracks.
• 1 Samuel 7:12Then Samuel took a rock and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer [Rock of Help] and said, “Until now the Lord has helped us.”
• Ezra 8:31Then we left the Ahava River on the twelfth day of the first month to go to Jerusalem. God was guiding us, and he rescued us from our enemies and from ambushes along the way.
• Psalms 18:47God gives me vengeance! He brings people under my authority.
• Psalms 66:12You let people ride over our heads. We went through fire and water, but then you brought us out and refreshed us.
• Psalms 118:10All the nations surrounded me, ⌞but armed⌟ with the name of the Lord, I defeated them.
• Psalms 124:1“If the Lord had not been on our side …” (Israel should repeat this.)
• 2 Corinthians 1:8Brothers and sisters, we don’t want you to be ignorant about the suffering we experienced in the province of Asia. It was so extreme that it was beyond our ability to endure. We even wondered if we could go on living.
• 2 Timothy 3:11You also know about the kind of persecutions and sufferings which happened to me in the cities of Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. I endured those persecutions, and the Lord rescued me from all of them.
• 2 Timothy 4:17However, the Lord stood by me and gave me strength so that I could finish spreading the Good News for all the nations to hear. I was snatched out of a lion’s mouth.
• Acts 20:20I didn’t avoid telling you anything that would help you, and I didn’t avoid teaching you publicly and from house to house.

Commentaries on Acts 26:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22Having - obtained help of God - According to the gracious promise made to him: see Acts 26:17. Witnessing both to small and great - Preaching before kings, rulers, priests, and peasants; fearing no evil, though ever surrounded with evils; nor slackening in my duty, notwithstanding the opposition I have met with both from Jews and Gentiles. And these continual interpositions of God show me that I have not mistaken my call, and encourage me to go forward in…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22Having therefore obtained help of God - Paul had seen and felt his danger. He had known the determined malice of the Jews, and their efforts to take his life. He had been rescued by Lysias, and had made every effort himself to avoid the danger and to save his life; and at the end of all; he traced his safety entirely to the help of God. It was not by any power of his own that he had been preserved; it was because God had interposed and rescued him. Those…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-23Verses 12-23 Paul was made a Christian by Divine power; by a revelation of Christ both to him and in him; when in the full career of his sin. He was made a minister by Divine authority: the same Jesus who appeared to him in that glorious light, ordered him to preach the gospel to the Gentiles. A world that sits in darkness must be enlightened; those must be brought to know the things that belong to their everlasting peace, who are yet ignorant of them. A…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22-23Paul stressed that God protected him as he carried out his witness (compare 3:18; 10:43; Luke 24:25–27, 44–47). Paul urged his listeners to believe that Jesus is the Christ who fulfills Old Testament promises (see Luke 24:27, 44).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22-2322-23. having obtained help--"succor." from God--"that [which cometh] from God." I continue--"stand," "hold my ground." unto this day, witnessing, &c.--that is, This life of mine, so marvellously preserved, in spite of all the plots against it, is upheld for the Gospel's sake; therefore I "witnessed," &c.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 26:22

• Converts
• Court
• Defense
• Grace of God
• Jesus, the Christ
• Law
• Prophecy
• Testimony
• Word of God
• Zeal, Religious

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• Beside
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• Incredible
• Instantly

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