Acts 26:17-32

171rescuingG1807 you 2from the Jewish peopleG2992 and from the GentilesG1484, to whomG3739 I am sendingG649 you, 18to 3openG455 their eyesG3788 so that they may turnG1994 from 4darknessG4655 to lightG5457 and from the dominionG1849 of 5SatanG4567 to GodG2316, that they may receiveG2983 6forgivenessG859 of sinsG266 and an 7inheritanceG2819 amongG1722 thoseG3588 who have been sanctifiedG37 by 8faithG4102 in Me.’

19“SoG3606, KingG935 AgrippaG67, I did not proveG1096 disobedientG545 to the heavenlyG3770 visionG3701, 20but kept declaringG518 bothG5037 9to thoseG3588 of DamascusG1154 firstG4413, and also 10at JerusalemG2414 and then throughout allG3956 the regionG5561 of JudeaG2453, and even 11to the GentilesG1484, that they should 12repentG3340 and turnG1994 to GodG2316, performingG4238 deedsG2041 13appropriateG514 to repentanceG3341. 21For thisG3778 reasonG1752 some JewsG2453 14seizedG4815 me in the templeG2413 and triedG3987 15to putG1315 me to deathG1315. 22SoG3767, having obtainedG5177 helpG1947 from GodG2316, I standG2476 to thisG3778 dayG2250 16testifyingG3143 bothG5037 to smallG3398 and greatG3173, statingG3004 nothingG3762 but whatG3739 17the ProphetsG4396 and MosesG3475 saidG2980 was goingG3195 to takeG1096 placeG1096; 231819that 20the ChristG5547 was 21to sufferG3805, and 22that 23by reasonG1537 of His resurrectionG386 from the deadG3498 He wouldG3195 be the firstG4413 to proclaimG2605 24lightG5457 bothG5037 to the Jewish peopleG2992 and to the GentilesG1484.”

24While Paul was sayingG626 thisG3778 in his defenseG626, FestusG5347 saidG5346 in a loudG3173 voiceG5456, “PaulG3972, you are out of your mindG3105! 25Your greatG4183 26learningG1121 is 27drivingG4062 you madG3130.” 25But PaulG3972 saidG5346, “I amG3105 not out of my mindG3105, 28mostG2903 excellentG2903 FestusG5347, but I utterG669 wordsG4487 29of soberG4997 truthG225. 26For the kingG935 3031knowsG1987 aboutG4012 theseG3778 matters, and I speakG2980 to him alsoG2532 with confidenceG3955, sinceG1063 I am persuadedG3982 that noneG3756G3762 of theseG3778 thingsG3778 escapeG2990 his noticeG2990; for thisG3778 has not beenG1510 doneG4238 in a 32cornerG1137. 27KingG935 AgrippaG67, do you believeG4100 the ProphetsG4396? I knowG3609 that you 33doG4100.” 28AgrippaG67 replied to PaulG3972, “34In a shortG3641 timeG3641 you 35will persuadeG3982 me to 36becomeG4160 a 37ChristianG5546.” 29And PaulG3972 said, “38I wouldG2172 wishG2172 to GodG2316, that whetherG2532 39in a shortG3641 orG2532 longG3173 timeG3173, not onlyG3440 you, but alsoG2532 allG3956 who hearG191 me thisG4594 dayG4594, might becomeG1096 suchG5108 as I amG1510, exceptG3924 for theseG3778 40chainsG1199.”

3041The kingG935 stoodG450 up and the governorG2232 and BerniceG959, and thoseG3588 who were sittingG4775 with them, 31and when they had goneG402 asideG402, they began talkingG2980 to oneG240 anotherG240, sayingG3004, “42ThisG3778 manG444 is not doingG4238 anythingG3762 worthyG514 of deathG2288 orG2228 43imprisonmentG1199.” 32And AgrippaG67 saidG5346 to FestusG5347, “ThisG3778 manG444 mightG1410 have beenG1096 44setG630 freeG630 ifG1487 he had not 45appealedG1941 to CaesarG2541.”