Acts 26:6

Acts 26:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers:
• English Standard Version (ESV)And now I stand here on trial because of my hope in the promise made by God to our fathers,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Now I am on trial because of my hope in the fulfillment of God’s promise made to our ancestors.

Context of Acts 26:6

4“The Jewish people all know the way I have lived ever since I was a child, from the beginning of my life in my own country, and also in Jerusalem. 5They have known me for a long time and can testify, if they are willing, that I conformed to the strictest sect of our religion, living as a Pharisee. And now it is because of my hope in what God has promised our ancestors that I am on trial today. 7This 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. 8Why should any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead?

Acts 26:6 word by word

καὶ νῦν ἐπ᾽ ἐλπίδι τῆς εἰς τοὺς πατέρας ἡμῶν ἐπαγγελίας γενομένης ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ ἕστηκα κρινόμενος,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• nowνῦνnun · nowG3568
• I standἵστημιhistēmi · to standG2476
• and am judgedκρίνωkrinō · to judgeG2919
• forἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the hopeἐλπίςelpis · hopeG1680
• of the promiseὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• of the promiseἐπαγγελίαepaggelia · promiseG1860
• madeγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• ofὑπόhupo · by/under: byG5259
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• our fathersπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962

Cross-references for Acts 26:6

• Acts 26:8Why should any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead?
• Acts 23:6Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, “My brothers, I am a Pharisee, descended from Pharisees. I stand on trial because of the hope of the resurrection of the dead.”
• Acts 24:15and I have the same hope in God as these men themselves have, that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked.
• Acts 28:20For this reason I have asked to see you and talk with you. It is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain.”
• Acts 3:24“Indeed, beginning with Samuel, all the prophets who have spoken have foretold these days.
• Acts 13:32“We tell you the good news: What God promised our ancestors
• Genesis 3:15And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”
• Genesis 12:3I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”
• Genesis 22:18and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me.”
• Genesis 26:4I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed,
• Genesis 49:10The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until he to whom it belongs shall come and the obedience of the nations shall be his.
• Deuteronomy 18:15The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your fellow Israelites. You must listen to him.
• 2 Samuel 7:12When your days are over and you rest with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, your own flesh and blood, and I will establish his kingdom.
• Job 19:25I know that my redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand on the earth.
• Psalms 2:6“I have installed my king on Zion, my holy mountain.”
• Psalms 40:6Sacrifice and offering you did not desire— but my ears you have opened— burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not require.

Commentaries on Acts 26:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6For the hope of the promise - This does not appear to mean, the hope of the Messiah, as some have imagined, but the hope of the resurrection of the dead, to which the apostle referred in Acts 23:6; (note), where he says to the Jewish council, (from which the Roman governor took him), of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question: see the notes there. And here he says, I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise, etc., and to…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6And now I stand - I stand before the tribunal. I am arraigned. And am judged - Am tried with reference to being judged. I am undergoing a trial on the point in which all my nation are agreed. For the hope - On account of the hope; or because, in common with my countrymen, I had entertained this hope, and now believe in its fulfillment. Of the promise … - See the references in the margin. It is not quite certain whether Paul refers here to the promise of…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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Commentaries on Acts 26

• 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