New American Standard Bible 2020

Acts 26

Paul’s Defense before Agrippa

1NowδὲdeG1161AgrippaἈγρίππαςAgrippasG67saidἔφη·ephēG5346to PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972, “You are permittedἐπιτρέπεταίepitrepetaiG2010to speakλέγειν.legeinG3004for yourselfG4572.”ThenτότεtoteG5119PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972extendedἐκτείναςekteinasG1614his handχεῖραcheiraG5495and proceededto makeG626his defenseἀπελογεῖτο·apelogeitoG626:

2“RegardingπερὶperiG4012allG3956the thingsG3956of whichὧνhōnG3739I am accusedἐγκαλοῦμαιegkaloumaiG1458by the JewsἸουδαίων,IoudaiōnG2453,KingβασιλεῦbasileuG935AgrippaἈγρίππα,AgrippaG67,I considerἥγημαιhēgēmaiG2233myselfG1683fortunateμακάριονmakarionG3107that I amG3195aboutG3195toG3195makeG626my defenseἀπολογεῖσθαι·apologeisthaiG626beforeἐπὶepiG1909you todayσήμερονsēmeronG4594,

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

4“SoG3767thenοὖνounG3767,allπάντεςpantesG3956JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453knowG3609my wayG981ofG981lifeG981sinceἐκekG1537myyouthνεότητοςneotētosG3503,which from the beginningἀρχῆςarchēsG746was spentγενομένηνgenomenēnG1096amongG1722my ownnationἔθνειethneiG1484and in 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 am standingἕστηκαhestēkaG2476trialκρινόμενος,krinomenosG2919for the hopeἐλπίδιelpidiG1680ofthe promiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860madeγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096by GodθεοῦtheouG2316to our fathersπατέραςpaterasG3962;

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

8WhyτίtiG5101is it consideredκρίνεταιkrinetaiG2919incredibleἄπιστονapistonG571amongπαρ᾽par᾽G3844you peopleifεἰeiG1487GodθεὸςtheosG2316raisesἐγείρει;¶egeireiG1453the deadνεκροὺςnekrousG3498?

9“SoοὖνounG3767I thoughtἔδοξαedoxaG1380to myselfG1683that I hadδεῖνdeinG1163to actπρᾶξαι,praxaiG4238in strongπολλὰpollaG4183oppositionἐναντίαenantiaG1727tothe nameὄνομαonomaG3686of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424of NazarethΝαζωραίουNazōraiouG3480.

10And thisG3739isjustG2532whatG3739IdidἐποίησαepoiēsaG4160in JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414;notG2532 G5037onlyG2532 G5037did I lockκατέκλεισαkatekleisaG2623upG2623manyπολλούςpollousG4183of thesaintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40in prisonsφυλακαῖςphulakaisG5438, afterreceivingλαβών,labōnG2983authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849from the chiefἀρχιερέωνarchiereōnG749priestsG749,butG5037I alsoG5037castG2702my voteψῆφον·psēphonG5586againstG2702them when they were being putG337toG337deathG337.

11Andas I punishedτιμωρῶνtimōrōnG5097them oftenπολλάκιςpollakisG4178in allπάσαςpasasG3956the synagoguesσυναγωγὰςsunagōgasG4864,I tried to forceἠνάγκαζονēnagkazonG315them to blasphemeβλασφημεῖν,blasphēmeinG987; and since I wasextremelyπερισσῶςperissōsG4057enragedG1693atG1693them, I kept pursuingἐδίωκονediōkonG1377themevenἕωςhe'ōsG2193 G2532toforeignἔξωexōG1854citiesπόλεις.poleisG4172.

12“WhileἐνenG1722soοἷςhoisG3739engaged,as 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,shiningG4034aroundG4034me 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 getG450upG450andstandστῆθιstēthiG2476on your feetπόδαςpodasG4228;for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778purposeI have appearedG3708to you, toappointπροχειρίσασθαίprocheirisasthaiG4400you as aservantὑπηρέτηνhupēretēnG5257anda witnessμάρτυραmarturaG3144not onlyτεteG5037to the things in whichὧνhōnG3739you have seenG3708Me, 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 lightφῶςphōsG5457, and from thepowerἐξουσίαςexousiasG1849ofSatanσατανᾶsatanaG4567to Godθεόν,theonG2316,that they may receiveλαβεῖνlabeinG2983forgivenessἄφεσινaphesinG859of sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266and aninheritanceκλῆρονklēronG2819amongἐνenG1722thoseG3588who have been sanctifiedἡγιασμένοιςhēgiasmenoisG37byfaithπίστειpisteiG4102in Me.’

19“ForG3606thatG3606reasonG3606,KingβασιλεῦbasileuG935AgrippaἈγρίππα,AgrippaG67,I did not proveἐγενόμηνegenomēnG1096disobedientἀπειθὴςapeithēsG545to the heavenlyοὐρανίῳouraniōG3770visionὀπτασίᾳ,optasiaG3701,

20but continuallyproclaimedἀπήγγελλονapēngellonG518to thoseG3588in DamascusΔαμασκῷDamaskōG1154firstπρῶτόνprōtonG4413, andin JerusalemἹεροσολύμοις,Hi'erosolumoisG2414, and thenallπᾶσάνpasanG3956the regionχώρανchōranG5561of JudeaἸουδαίας,IoudaiasG2449, and evento the GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484, that they are torepentμετανοεῖνmetanoeinG3340and turnἐπιστρέφεινepistrepheinG1994to GodθεὸνtheonG2316,performingπράσσοντας.prassontasG4238deedsἔργαergaG2041consistentἄξιαaxiaG514with repentanceμετανοίαςmetanoiasG3341.

21For theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778reasonsἕνεκαhenekaG1752someJewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453seizedσυλλαβόμενοιsullabomenoiG4815me in the templeG2413and triedἐπειρῶντοepeirōntoG3987to murderδιαχειρίσασθαι.diacheirisasthaiG1315me.

22SoοὖνounG3767,having obtainedτυχὼνtuchōnG5177helpἐπικουρίαςepikouriasG1947from GodθεοῦtheouG2316,I standἕστηκαhestēkaG2476to thisταύτηςtautēsG3778dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250testifyingμαρτυρόμενοςmarturomenosG3143bothG5037to smallμικρῷmikrōG3398and greatμεγάλῳ,megalōG3173,statingλέγωνlegōnG3004nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762but whatὧνhōnG3739the ProphetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396and MosesΜωϋσῆς,MōusēsG3475saidἐλάλησανelalēsanG2980wasG3195goingG3195toG3195takeG1096placeG1096,

23as towhetherεἰeiG1487theChristχριστός,christosG5547wasto sufferπαθητὸςpathētosG3805, andwhetherεἰeiG1487, asfirstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413from the resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386of the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,He wouldμέλλειmelleiG3195proclaimκαταγγέλλεινkatangelleinG2605lightφῶςphōsG5457bothτεteG5037to the JewishpeopleλαῷlaōG2992and to the Gentilesἔθνεσιν.¶ethnesinG1484.”

24WhilePaul was statingG626theseG3778thingsΤαῦταTautaG3778inG626his defenseἀπολογουμένουapologoumenouG626,FestusΦῆστοςPhēstosG5347saidφησιν·phēsinG5346in a loudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456, “PaulΠαῦλε·PauleG3972,you areG3105outG3105ofG3105your mindG3105! YourgreatπολλάpollaG4183learningγράμματαgrammataG1121isdrivingπεριτρέπει.peritrepeiG4062you insaneμανίανmanianG3130.”

25But PaulΠαῦλος·PaulosG3972saidφησινphēsinG5346, “I amG3105not insaneμαίνομαίmainomaiG3105,mostκράτιστεkratisteG2903excellentG2903FestusΦῆστε,PhēsteG5347;onG235theG235contraryG235,I am speakingG669outG669withtruthfulἀληθείαςalētheiasG225and rationalσωφροσύνηςsōphrosunēsG4997wordsῥήματαrhēmataG4487.

26For the kingβασιλεύς,basileusG935knowsἐπίσταταιepistataiG1987aboutπερὶperiG4012theseG3778matters, and I alsoκαὶkaiG2532speakλαλῶ·lalōG2980to him with confidenceπαρρησιαζόμενοςparrēsiazomenosG3955,sinceG1063I am persuadedπείθομαιpeithomaiG3982that noneοὐθέν·outhenG3756 G3762of theseG3778thingsG3778escapeG2990his noticeG2990;for thisG3778has not beenἐστινestinG1510doneπεπραγμένονpepragmenonG4238in acornerγωνίᾳgōniaG1137.

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

28AgrippaἈγρίππαςAgrippasG67repliedto PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972, “In a shortὀλίγῳoligōG3641time you are going topersuadeπείθειςpeitheisG3982me tomakeποιῆσαι.poiēsaiG4160aChristianΧριστιανὸνChristianonG5546of myself.”

29And PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972said, “I wouldG2172wishG2172to GodθεῷtheōG2316that evenG2532in a shortὀλίγῳoligōG3641orG2532longμεγάλῳmegalōG3173timenot onlyG3440you, but alsoG2532allπάνταςpantasG3956who hearἀκούοντάςakouontasG191me thisG4594dayσήμερονsēmeronG4594would becomeγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096suchτοιούτουςtoioutousG5108as I myselfἐγώegōG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510,exceptπαρεκτὸςparektosG3924for theseτούτων.¶toutōnG3778chainsδεσμῶνdesmōnG1199.”

30The kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935stoodG450upG450and the governorἡγεμὼνhēgemōnG2232and BerniceΒερνίκηBernikēG959,and thoseG3588who were sittingσυγκαθήμενοιsugkathēmenoiG4775with them,

31and when they had goneG402outG402, they begantalkingἐλάλουνelalounG2980to oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240,sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004, “Thisοὗτος.houtosG3778manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444is not doingπράσσειprasseiG4238anythingοὐδὲνoudenG3762deservingG514deathθανάτουthanatouG2288orἢēG2228imprisonmentδεσμῶνdesmōnG1199.”

32And AgrippaἈγρίππαςAgrippasG67saidἔφη·ephēG5346to FestusΦήστῳPhēstōG5347, “Thisοὗτος,houtosG3778manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444couldἐδύνατοedunatoG1410have beenG1096setG630freeG630ifεἰeiG1487he had notappealedἐπεκέκλητοepekeklētoG1941toG1941CaesarΚαίσαρα.¶KaisaraG2541.”

Paul’s Defense before Agrippa

Commentaries on Acts 26