New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 26

Paul’s Defense before Agrippa

1AgrippaἈγρίππαςAgrippasG67saidἔφη·ephēG5346to PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972, “You are permittedἐπιτρέπεταίepitrepetaiG2010to speakλέγειν.legeinG3004for yourselfG4572.”ThenτότεtoteG5119PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972stretchedἐκτείναςekteinasG1614out his handχεῖραcheiraG5495and proceededto makeG626his defenseἀπελογεῖτο·apelogeitoG626:

2“In regardπερὶperiG4012to allG3956the thingsG3956of whichὧνhōnG3739I am accusedἐγκαλοῦμαιegkaloumaiG1458by the JewsἸουδαίων,IoudaiōnG2453,I considerἥγημαιhēgēmaiG2233myselfG1683fortunateμακάριονmakarionG3107,KingβασιλεῦbasileuG935AgrippaἈγρίππα,AgrippaG67,that I amG3195aboutG3195to makeG626my defenseἀπολογεῖσθαι·apologeisthaiG626beforeἐπὶepiG1909you todayσήμερονsēmeronG4594;

3especiallyμάλισταmalistaG3122because you are an expertγνώστηνgnōstēnG1109in allπάντωνpantōnG3956customsἐθῶνethōnG1485andquestionsζητημάτων.zētēmatōnG2213amongκατὰkataG2596theJewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453;thereforeδιὸdioG1352I begδέομαιdeomaiG1189you to listenἀκοῦσαίakousaiG191to me patientlyμακροθύμωςmakrothumōsG3116.

4“SoG3767thenοὖνounG3767,allπάντεςpantesG3956JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453knowG3609my mannerG981of lifeG981from my youthνεότητοςneotētosG3503up, which from the beginningἀρχῆςarchēsG746was spentγενομένηνgenomenēnG1096amongG1722my ownnationἔθνειethneiG1484and at JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414;

5since they have knownπρογινώσκοντέςproginōskontesG4267about me for a longG509timeG509,ifἐὰνeanG1437they are willingθέλωσινthelōsinG2309to testifyμαρτυρεῖνmartureinG3140,that I livedἔζησαezēsaG2198as aPhariseeΦαρισαῖος·PharisaiosG5330accordingκατὰkataG2596to the strictestG198sectαἵρεσινairesinG139of our religionθρησκείαςthrēskeiasG2356.

6And nowνῦνnunG3568I amstandingἕστηκαhestēkaG2476trialκρινόμενος,krinomenosG2919for the hopeἐλπίδιelpidiG1680ofthe promiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860madeγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096by GodθεοῦtheouG2316to our fathersπατέραςpaterasG3962;

7the promiseto whichἣνhēnG3739our twelveG1429tribesG1429hopeἐλπίζειelpizeiG1679to attainκαταντῆσαι,katantēsaiG2658,as they earnestlyἐν ἐκτενείᾳen ekteneiaG1722 G1616serveλατρεῦονlatreuonG3000GodnightνύκταnuktaG3571and dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250.And for thisἧςhēsG3739hopeἐλπίδοςelpidosG1680,O Kingβασιλεῦ,basileuG935, I am beingaccusedἐγκαλοῦμαιegkaloumaiG1458by JewsἸουδαίων,IoudaiōnG2453.

8WhyτίtiG5101is it consideredκρίνεταιkrinetaiG2919incredibleἄπιστονapistonG571amongπαρ᾽par᾽G3844you peopleifεἰeiG1487GodθεὸςtheosG2316does raiseἐγείρει;¶egeireiG1453the deadνεκροὺςnekrousG3498?

9“SoG3767thenG3767,I thoughtἔδοξαedoxaG1380to myselfG1683that I hadδεῖνdeinG1163to doπρᾶξαι,praxaiG4238manyπολλὰpollaG4183thingsG4183hostileἐναντίαenantiaG1727tothe nameὄνομαonomaG3686of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424of NazarethΝαζωραίουNazōraiouG3480.

10And thisG3739isjustκαὶkaiG2532whatG3739IdidἐποίησαepoiēsaG4160in JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414;not onlyκαὶ τεkai teG2532 G5037did I lockκατέκλεισαkatekleisaG2623up manyπολλούςpollousG4183of thesaintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40in prisonsφυλακαῖςphulakaisG5438, havingreceivedλαβών,labōnG2983authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849from the chiefἀρχιερέωνarchiereōnG749priestsG749,but alsoτεteG5037when they were being putG337to deathG337IcastG2702my voteψῆφον·psēphonG5586againstG2702them.

11Andas I punishedτιμωρῶνtimōrōnG5097them oftenπολλάκιςpollakisG4178in allπάσαςpasasG3956the synagoguesσυναγωγὰςsunagōgasG4864,I tried to forceἠνάγκαζονēnagkazonG315them to blasphemeβλασφημεῖν,blasphēmeinG987; and beingfuriouslyπερισσῶςperissōsG4057enragedἐμμαινόμενοςemmainomenosG1693at them, I kept pursuingἐδίωκονediōkonG1377themevenἕωςhe'ōsG2193toforeignἔξωexōG1854citiesπόλεις.poleisG4172.

12“WhileἐνenG1722soοἷςhoisG3739engagedas I was journeyingπορευόμενοςporeuomenosG4198to DamascusΔαμασκὸνDamaskonG1154with the authorityἐξουσίαςexousiasG1849and commissionἐπιτροπῆςepitropēsG2011of the chiefἀρχιερέωνarchiereōnG749priestsG749,

13at middayἡμέρας μέσηςhēmeras mesēsG2250 G3319,O Kingβασιλεῦ,basileuG935,I sawG3708on the wayὁδὸνhodonG3598a lightφῶςphōsG5457from heavenοὐρανόθενouranothenG3771,brighterλαμπρότηταlamprotētaG2987thanὑπὲρhuperG5228the sunἡλίουhēliouG2246,shiningG4034all aroundG4034me and thoseG3588who were journeyingπορευομένους.poreuomenousG4198with me.

14And when we hadallπάντωνpantōnG3956fallenκαταπεσόντωνkatapesontōnG2667to the groundγῆνgēnG1093,I heardἤκουσαēkousaG191a voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456sayingλέγουσανlegousanG3004to me in theHebrewἙβραΐδιHebraidiG1446dialectδιαλέκτῳ·dialektōG1258,‘SaulΣαοὺλSaoulG4549,SaulΣαούλ,SaoulG4549,whyτίtiG5101are you persecutingδιώκεις;diōkeisG1377Me?It is hardσκληρόνsklēronG4642for you to kickλακτίζειν.laktizeinG2979againstG4314the goadsκέντραkentraG2759.’

15And I saidG3004, ‘WhoτίςtisG5101are You, Lordκύριε;kurieG2962?’And the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962saidG3004,‘I amG1510JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424whomὃνhonG3739you are persecutingδιώκεις.diōkeisG1377.

16But getἀνάστηθιanastēthiG450up andstandστῆθιstēthiG2476on your feetπόδαςpodasG4228;for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778purpose I have appearedG3708to you, toappointπροχειρίσασθαίprocheirisasthaiG4400you aministerὑπηρέτηνhupēretēnG5257anda witnessμάρτυραmarturaG3144not onlyτεteG5037to the things whichὧνhōnG3739you haveseenG3708,but alsoτεteG5037to the things in whichὧνhōnG3739I will appearG3708to you;

17rescuingἐξαιρούμενόςexairoumenosG1807you from the JewishpeopleλαοῦlaouG2992and from the Gentilesἐθνῶν,ethnōnG1484,to whomοὓςhousG3739I am sendingἀποστέλλωapostellōG649you,

18toopenἀνοῖξαιanoixaiG455their eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788so that they may turnἐπιστρέψαιepistrepsaiG1994fromdarknessσκότουςskotousG4655to lightφῶςphōsG5457and from the dominionἐξουσίαςexousiasG1849ofSatanσατανᾶsatanaG4567to Godθεόν,theonG2316,that they may receiveλαβεῖνlabeinG2983forgivenessἄφεσινaphesinG859of sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266and aninheritanceκλῆρονklēronG2819amongἐνenG1722thoseG3588who have been sanctifiedἡγιασμένοιςhēgiasmenoisG37byfaithπίστειpisteiG4102in Me.’

19“SoὍθεν,HothenG3606,KingβασιλεῦbasileuG935AgrippaἈγρίππα,AgrippaG67,I did not proveἐγενόμηνegenomēnG1096disobedientἀπειθὴςapeithēsG545to the heavenlyοὐρανίῳouraniōG3770visionὀπτασίᾳ,optasiaG3701,

20but keptdeclaringἀπήγγελλονapēngellonG518bothG5037to thoseG3588of DamascusΔαμασκῷDamaskōG1154firstπρῶτόνprōtonG4413, and alsoat JerusalemἹεροσολύμοις,Hi'erosolumoisG2414and thenthroughout allπᾶσάνpasanG3956the regionχώρανchōranG5561of JudeaG2453, and evento the GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484, that they shouldrepentμετανοεῖνmetanoeinG3340and turnἐπιστρέφεινepistrepheinG1994to GodθεὸνtheonG2316,performingπράσσοντας.prassontasG4238deedsἔργαergaG2041appropriateἄξιαaxiaG514to repentanceμετανοίαςmetanoiasG3341.

21For thisτούτωνtoutōnG3778reasonἕνεκαhenekaG1752someJewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453seizedσυλλαβόμενοιsullabomenoiG4815me in the templeG2413and triedἐπειρῶντοepeirōntoG3987to putG1315me to deathG1315.

22SoοὖνounG3767,having obtainedτυχὼνtuchōnG5177helpἐπικουρίαςepikouriasG1947from GodθεοῦtheouG2316,I standἕστηκαhestēkaG2476to thisταύτηςtautēsG3778dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250testifyingμαρτυρόμενοςmarturomenosG3143bothG5037to smallμικρῷmikrōG3398and greatμεγάλῳ,megalōG3173,statingλέγωνlegōnG3004nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762but whatὧνhōnG3739the ProphetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396and MosesΜωϋσῆς,MōusēsG3475saidἐλάλησανelalēsanG2980was goingμελλόντωνmellontōnG3195to takeG1096placeG1096;

23thatthe Christχριστός,christosG5547wasto sufferπαθητὸςpathētosG3805, and thatby reasonἐξexG1537of HisresurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386from the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498He wouldμέλλειmelleiG3195be the firstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413to proclaimκαταγγέλλεινkatangelleinG2605lightφῶςphōsG5457bothτεteG5037to the JewishpeopleλαῷlaōG2992and to the Gentilesἔθνεσιν.¶ethnesinG1484.”

24While Paulwas sayingG626thisΤαῦταTautaG3778in his defenseἀπολογουμένουapologoumenouG626,FestusΦῆστοςPhēstosG5347saidφησιν·phēsinG5346in a loudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456, “PaulΠαῦλε·PauleG3972,you are out of your mindμαίνῃmainēG3105! YourgreatπολλάpollaG4183learningγράμματαgrammataG1121isdrivingπεριτρέπει.peritrepeiG4062you madμανίανmanianG3130.”

25But PaulΠαῦλος·PaulosG3972saidφησινphēsinG5346, “I amG3105not out of my mindG3105,mostκράτιστεkratisteG2903excellentG2903FestusΦῆστε,PhēsteG5347,but I utterἀποφθέγγομαι.apophthengomaiG669wordsῥήματαrhēmataG4487of soberσωφροσύνηςsōphrosunēsG4997truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225.

26For the kingβασιλεύς,basileusG935knowsἐπίσταταιepistataiG1987aboutπερὶperiG4012theseG3778matters, and I speakλαλῶ·lalōG2980to him alsoκαὶkaiG2532with confidenceπαρρησιαζόμενοςparrēsiazomenosG3955,sinceG1063I am persuadedπείθομαιpeithomaiG3982that noneοὐθέν·outhenG3756 G3762of theseG3778thingsG3778escapeG2990his noticeG2990;for thisG3778has not beenἐστινestinG1510doneπεπραγμένονpepragmenonG4238in acornerγωνίᾳgōniaG1137.

27KingβασιλεῦbasileuG935AgrippaἈγρίππα,AgrippaG67,do you believeπιστεύεις,pisteueisG4100the Prophetsπροφήταις;prophētaisG4396?I knowG3609that youdoπιστεύεις.¶pisteueisG4100.”

28AgrippaἈγρίππαςAgrippasG67repliedto PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972, “In a shortG3641timeG3641youwill persuadeπείθειςpeitheisG3982me tobecomeποιῆσαι.poiēsaiG4160aChristianΧριστιανὸνChristianonG5546.”

29And PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972said, “I wouldG2172wishG2172to GodθεῷtheōG2316,that whetherG2532in a shortὀλίγῳoligōG3641orG2532longG3173timeG3173,not onlyG3440you, but alsoG2532allπάνταςpantasG3956who hearἀκούοντάςakouontasG191me thisG4594dayσήμερονsēmeronG4594,might becomeγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096suchτοιούτουςtoioutousG5108as I amεἰμιeimiG1510,exceptπαρεκτὸςparektosG3924for theseτούτων.¶toutōnG3778chainsδεσμῶνdesmōnG1199.”

30The kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935stoodἀνέστηanestēG450up and the governorἡγεμὼνhēgemōnG2232and BerniceΒερνίκηBernikēG959,and thoseG3588who were sittingσυγκαθήμενοιsugkathēmenoiG4775with them,

31and when they had goneG402asideG402, they begantalkingἐλάλουνelalounG2980to oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240,sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004, “Thisοὗτος.houtosG3778manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444is not doingπράσσειprasseiG4238anythingοὐδὲνoudenG3762worthyG514of deathθανάτουthanatouG2288orἢēG2228imprisonmentδεσμῶνdesmōnG1199.”

32And AgrippaἈγρίππαςAgrippasG67saidἔφη·ephēG5346to FestusΦήστῳPhēstōG5347, “Thisοὗτος,houtosG3778manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444mightἐδύνατοedunatoG1410have beenG1096setG630freeG630ifεἰeiG1487he had notappealedἐπεκέκλητοepekeklētoG1941to CaesarΚαίσαρα.¶KaisaraG2541.”

Paul’s Defense before Agrippa

Commentaries on Acts 26