Acts 26:2-29

2“In regardG4012 to allG3956 the thingsG3956 of whichG3739 I am accusedG1458 by the JewsG2453, I considerG2233 myselfG1683 fortunateG3107, KingG935 AgrippaG67, that I amG3195 aboutG3195 to makeG626 my defenseG626 beforeG1909 you todayG4594; 31especiallyG3122 because you are an expertG1109 in allG3956 2customsG1485 and 3questionsG2213 amongG2596 the JewsG2453; thereforeG1352 I begG1189 you to listenG191 to me patientlyG3116.

4“SoG3767 thenG3767, allG3956 JewsG2453 knowG3609 4my mannerG981 of lifeG981 from my youthG3503 up, which from the beginningG746 was spentG1096 amongG1722 my own nationG1484 and at JerusalemG2414; 5since they have knownG4267 about me for a longG509 timeG509, ifG1437 they are willingG2309 to testifyG3140, that I livedG2198 as a 5PhariseeG5330 6accordingG2596 to the strictestG198 7sectG139 of our religionG2356. 6And nowG3568 I am 8standingG2476 trialG2919 9for the hopeG1680 of 10the promiseG1860 madeG1096 by GodG2316 to our fathersG3962; 7the promise 11to whichG3739 our twelveG1429 tribesG1429 hopeG1679 to attainG2658, as they earnestlyG1722G1616 serveG3000 God nightG3571 and dayG2250. And for thisG3739 12hopeG1680, O KingG935, I am being 13accusedG1458 by JewsG2453. 8WhyG5101 is it consideredG2919 incredibleG571 amongG3844 you people 14ifG1487 GodG2316 does raiseG1453 the deadG3498?

9“SoG3767 thenG3767, 15I thoughtG1380 to myselfG1683 that I hadG1163 to doG4238 manyG4183 thingsG4183 hostileG1727 to 16the nameG3686 of JesusG2424 of NazarethG3480. 10And thisG3739 is 17justG2532 whatG3739 I 18didG4160 in JerusalemG2414; not onlyG2532G5037 did I lockG2623 up manyG4183 of the 19saintsG40 in prisonsG5438, having 20receivedG2983 authorityG1849 from the chiefG749 priestsG749, but alsoG5037 when they were being putG337 to deathG337 I 21castG2702 my voteG5586 againstG2702 them. 11And 22as I punishedG5097 them oftenG4178 in allG3956 the synagoguesG4864, I tried to forceG315 them to blasphemeG987; and being 23furiouslyG4057 enragedG1693 at them, I kept pursuingG1377 them 24evenG2193 to 25foreignG1854 citiesG4172.

12“26WhileG1722 soG3739 engaged 27as I was journeyingG4198 to DamascusG1154 with the authorityG1849 and commissionG2011 of the chiefG749 priestsG749, 13at middayG2250G3319, O KingG935, I sawG3708 on the wayG3598 a lightG5457 from heavenG3771, 28brighterG2987 thanG5228 the sunG2246, shiningG4034 all aroundG4034 me and thoseG3588 who were journeyingG4198 with me. 14And when we had 29allG3956 fallenG2667 to the groundG1093, I heardG191 a voiceG5456 sayingG3004 to me in the 3031HebrewG1446 dialectG1258, ‘SaulG4549, SaulG4549, whyG5101 are you persecutingG1377 Me? 32It is hardG4642 for you to kickG2979 againstG4314 the goadsG2759.’ 15And I saidG3004, ‘WhoG5101 are You, LordG2962?’ And the LordG2962 saidG3004, ‘I amG1510 JesusG2424 whomG3739 you are persecutingG1377. 16But getG450 up and 33standG2476 on your feetG4228; for thisG3778 purpose I have appearedG3708 to you, to 34appointG4400 you a 35ministerG5257 and 36a witnessG3144 not onlyG5037 to the things whichG3739 you have 37seenG3708, but alsoG5037 to the things in whichG3739 I will appearG3708 to you; 1738rescuingG1807 you 39from the Jewish peopleG2992 and from the GentilesG1484, to whomG3739 I am sendingG649 you, 18to 40openG455 their eyesG3788 so that they may turnG1994 from 41darknessG4655 to lightG5457 and from the dominionG1849 of 42SatanG4567 to GodG2316, that they may receiveG2983 43forgivenessG859 of sinsG266 and an 44inheritanceG2819 amongG1722 thoseG3588 who have been sanctifiedG37 by 45faithG4102 in Me.’

19“SoG3606, KingG935 AgrippaG67, I did not proveG1096 disobedientG545 to the heavenlyG3770 visionG3701, 20but kept declaringG518 bothG5037 46to thoseG3588 of DamascusG1154 firstG4413, and also 47at JerusalemG2414 and then throughout allG3956 the regionG5561 of JudeaG2453, and even 48to the GentilesG1484, that they should 49repentG3340 and turnG1994 to GodG2316, performingG4238 deedsG2041 50appropriateG514 to repentanceG3341. 21For thisG3778 reasonG1752 some JewsG2453 51seizedG4815 me in the templeG2413 and triedG3987 52to putG1315 me to deathG1315. 22SoG3767, having obtainedG5177 helpG1947 from GodG2316, I standG2476 to thisG3778 dayG2250 53testifyingG3143 bothG5037 to smallG3398 and greatG3173, statingG3004 nothingG3762 but whatG3739 54the ProphetsG4396 and MosesG3475 saidG2980 was goingG3195 to takeG1096 placeG1096; 235556that 57the ChristG5547 was 58to sufferG3805, and 59that 60by reasonG1537 of His resurrectionG386 from the deadG3498 He wouldG3195 be the firstG4413 to proclaimG2605 61lightG5457 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! 62Your greatG4183 63learningG1121 is 64drivingG4062 you madG3130.” 25But PaulG3972 saidG5346, “I amG3105 not out of my mindG3105, 65mostG2903 excellentG2903 FestusG5347, but I utterG669 wordsG4487 66of soberG4997 truthG225. 26For the kingG935 6768knowsG1987 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 69cornerG1137. 27KingG935 AgrippaG67, do you believeG4100 the ProphetsG4396? I knowG3609 that you 70doG4100.” 28AgrippaG67 replied to PaulG3972, “71In a shortG3641 timeG3641 you 72will persuadeG3982 me to 73becomeG4160 a 74ChristianG5546.” 29And PaulG3972 said, “75I wouldG2172 wishG2172 to GodG2316, that whetherG2532 76in 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 77chainsG1199.”