New American Standard Bible 1995
Acts 26:6
Acts 26:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers:
- New International Version (NIV)And now it is because of my hope in what God has promised our ancestors that I am on trial today.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And now I stand here on trial because of my hope in the promise made by God to our fathers,
- New King James Version (NKJV)And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers.
Context of Acts 26:6
4“So then, all Jews know my manner of life from my youth up, which from the beginning was spent among my own nation and at Jerusalem; 5since they have known about me for a long time, if they are willing to testify, that I lived as a Pharisee according to the strictest sect of our religion. And now I am standing trial for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers; 7the promise to which our twelve tribes hope to attain, as they earnestly serve God night and day. And for this hope, O King, I am being accused by Jews. 8Why is it considered incredible among you people if God does raise the dead?
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καὶ νῦν ἐπ᾽ ἐλπίδι τῆς εἰς τοὺς πατέρας ἡμῶν ἐπαγγελίας γενομένης ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ ἕστηκα κρινόμενος,Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Acts 26:6
- Acts 26:8Why is it considered incredible among you people if God does raise the dead?
- Acts 23:6But perceiving that one group were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, Paul began crying out in the Council, “Brethren, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees; I am on trial for the hope and resurrection of the dead!”
- Acts 24:15having a hope in God, which these men cherish themselves, that there shall certainly be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked.
- Acts 28:20For this reason, therefore, I requested to see you and to speak with you, for I am wearing this chain for the sake of the hope of Israel.”
- Acts 3:24And likewise, all the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel and his successors onward, also announced these days.
- Acts 13:32And we preach to you the good news of the promise made to the fathers,
- Genesis 3:15And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise you on the head, And you shall bruise him on the heel.”
- Genesis 12:3And I will bless those who bless you, And the one who curses you I will curse. And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed.”
- Genesis 22:18In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”
- Genesis 26:4I will multiply your descendants as the stars of heaven, and will give your descendants all these lands; and by your descendants all the nations of the earth shall be blessed;
- Genesis 49:10The scepter shall not depart from Judah, Nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, Until Shiloh comes, And to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.
- Deuteronomy 18:15“The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your countrymen, you shall listen to him.
- 2 Samuel 7:12When your days are complete and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come forth from you, and I will establish his kingdom.
- Job 19:25As for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, And at the last He will take His stand on the earth.
- Psalms 2:6“But as for Me, I have installed My King Upon Zion, My holy mountain.”
- Psalms 40:6Sacrifice and meal offering You have not desired; My ears You have opened; Burnt offering and sin offering You have not required.
Commentaries on Acts 26:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6For the hope of the promise - This does not appear to mean, the hope of the Messiah, as some have imagined, but the hope of the resurrection of the dead, to which the apostle referred in Acts 23:6; (note), where he says to the Jewish council, (from which the Roman governor took him), of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question: see the notes there. And here he says, I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise, etc., and to…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6And now I stand - I stand before the tribunal. I am arraigned. And am judged - Am tried with reference to being judged. I am undergoing a trial on the point in which all my nation are agreed. For the hope - On account of the hope; or because, in common with my countrymen, I had entertained this hope, and now believe in its fulfillment. Of the promise - See the references in the margin. It is not quite certain whether Paul refers here to the promise of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-23In his careful defense before King Agrippa, Paul argued that his message agreed fully with the Jewish faith. He began by respectfully recognizing Agrippa’s knowledge of Jewish matters (26:2–3). He then described his early life, his training in Judaism, and his membership in the Pharisees (a Jewish group known for strict obedience to the law; 26:4–5). Paul explained that the charges against him were only because he believed that God had fulfilled the…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-76-7. I ... am judged for the hope of the promise made ... to our fathers--"for believing that the promise of Messiah, the Hope of the Church (Ac 13:32; 28:20) has been fulfilled in Jesus of Nazareth risen from the dead."Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. Acts 26:6 Lit being tried ↩
- 2. Acts 26:6 Acts 24:15; 28:20 ↩
- 3. Acts 26:6 Acts 13:32 ↩
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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