New American Standard Bible 2020
Acts 26:7
7the promise 1to which our twelve tribes hope to attain, as they earnestly serve God night and day. For this 2hope, O king, I am being 3accused by Jews.
Acts 26:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Unto which promise our twelve tribes, instantly serving God day and night, hope to come. For which hope’s sake, king Agrippa, I am accused of the Jews.
- New International Version (NIV)This is the promise our twelve tribes are hoping to see fulfilled as they earnestly serve God day and night. King Agrippa, it is because of this hope that these Jews are accusing me.
- English Standard Version (ESV)to which our twelve tribes hope to attain, as they earnestly worship night and day. And for this hope I am accused by Jews, O king!
- New King James Version (NKJV)To this promise our twelve tribes, earnestly serving God night and day, hope to attain. For this hope’s sake, King Agrippa, I am accused by the Jews.
Context of Acts 26:7
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. 6And now I am standing trial for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers; the promise to which our twelve tribes hope to attain, as they earnestly serve God night and day. For this hope, O king, I am being accused by Jews. 8Why is it considered incredible among you people if God raises the dead? 9“So I thought to myself that I had to act in strong opposition to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
Read all of Acts 26Acts 26:7 word by word
εἰς ἣν τὸ δωδεκάφυλον ἡμῶν ἐν ἐκτενείᾳ νύκτα καὶ ἡμέραν λατρεῦον ἐλπίζει καταντῆσαι, περὶ ἧς ἐλπίδος ἐγκαλοῦμαι ὑπὸ Ἰουδαίων, βασιλεῦ,Read the interlinear
- to whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- our twelveδωδεκάφυλοςdōdekaphulon · twelve tribesG1429
- hopeἐλπίζωelpizō · to hope/expectG1679
- to attainκαταντάωkatantaō · to come toG2658
- as they earnestlyἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- as they earnestlyἐκτένειαekteneia · earnestnessG1616
- serveλατρεύωlatreuō · to ministerG3000
- nightνύξnux · nightG3571
- and dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
- hopeἐλπίςelpis · hopeG1680
- O kingβασιλεύςbasileus · kingG935
- accusedἐγκαλέωegkaleō · to accuseG1458
- by JewsἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453
Cross-references for Acts 26:7
- Ezra 6:17They offered for the dedication of this temple of God a hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and as a sin offering for all Israel twelve male goats, corresponding to the number of the tribes of Israel.
- Ezra 8:35The exiles who had come from the captivity offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel: twelve bulls for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, twelve male goats for a sin offering, all as a burnt offering to the Lord.
- Matthew 19:28And Jesus said to them, “Truly I say to you, that you who have followed Me, in the regeneration when the Son of Man will sit on His glorious throne, you also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
- Luke 22:30that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom, and you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
- James 1:1James, a bond-servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes who are dispersed abroad: Greetings.
- Revelation 7:4And I heard the number of those who were sealed: 144,000, sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel:
- Acts 20:31Therefore, be on the alert, remembering that night and day for a period of three years I did not cease to admonish each one with tears.
- Psalms 134:1Behold, bless the Lord, all you servants of the Lord, Who serve by night in the house of the Lord!
- Psalms 135:2You who stand in the house of the Lord, In the courtyards of the house of our God!
- Luke 2:36And there was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in years and had lived with her husband for seven years after her marriage,
- 1 Thessalonians 3:10as we keep praying most earnestly night and day that we may see your faces, and may complete what is lacking in your faith?
- 1 Timothy 5:5Now she who is actually a widow and has been left alone has set her hope on God, and she continues in requests and prayers night and day.
- Luke 2:25And there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout, looking forward to the consolation of Israel; and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
- Luke 7:19And after summoning two of his disciples, John sent them to the Lord, saying, “Are You the Coming One, or are we to look for another?”
- Philippians 3:11if somehow I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.
- Acts 26:6And now I am standing trial for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers;
Commentaries on Acts 26:7
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Unto which promise - To the fulfillment of which promise they hope to come; that is, they hope and believe that the promise will be fulfilled, and that they will partake of its benefits. Our twelve tribes - This was the name by which the Jews were designated. The ancient Jewish nation had hoped to come to that promise; it had been the hope and expectation of the nation. Long before the coming of the Messiah, ten of the twelve tribes had been carried…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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- 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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