Acts 26:7

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

5If they would admit it, they know that I have been a member of the Pharisees, the strictest sect of our religion. 6Now I am on trial because of my hope in the fulfillment of God’s promise made to our ancestors. In fact, that is why the twelve tribes of Israel zealously worship God night and day, and they share the same hope I have. Yet, Your Majesty, they accuse me for having this hope! 8Why does it seem incredible to any of you that God can raise the dead? 9“I used to believe that I ought to do everything I could to oppose the very name of Jesus the Nazarene.

Acts 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Untoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• twelve tribesδωδεκάφυλοςdōdekaphulon · twelve tribesG1429
• ·ἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• instantlyἐκτένειαekteneia · earnestnessG1616
• servingλατρεύωlatreuō · to ministerG3000
• dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• nightνύξnux · nightG3571
• hopeἐλπίζωelpizō · to hope/expectG1679
• to comeκαταντάωkatantaō · to come toG2658
• Forπερίperi · aboutG4012
• hope’s sakeἐλπίςelpis · hopeG1680
• kingβασιλεύςbasileus · kingG935
• AgrippaἈγρίππαςAgrippas · AgrippaG67
• I am accusedἐγκαλέωegkaleō · to accuseG1458
• ofὑπόhupo · by/under: byG5259
• the JewsἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453

Cross-references for Acts 26:7

• Ezra 6:17During the dedication ceremony for the Temple of God, 100 young bulls, 200 rams, and 400 male lambs were sacrificed. And 12 male goats were presented as a sin offering for the twelve tribes of Israel.
• Ezra 8:35Then the exiles who had come out of captivity sacrificed burnt offerings to the God of Israel. They presented twelve bulls for all the people of Israel, as well as ninety-six rams and seventy-seven male lambs. They also offered twelve male goats as a sin offering. All this was given as a burnt offering to the Lord.
• Matthew 19:28Jesus replied, “I assure you that when the world is made new and the Son of Man sits upon his glorious throne, you who have been my followers will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
• Luke 22:30to eat and drink at my table in my Kingdom. And you will sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
• James 1:1This letter is from James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ. I am writing to the “twelve tribes”—Jewish believers scattered abroad. Greetings!
• Revelation 7:4And I heard how many were marked with the seal of God—144,000 were sealed from all the tribes of Israel:
• Acts 20:31Watch out! Remember the three years I was with you—my constant watch and care over you night and day, and my many tears for you.
• Psalms 134:1Oh, praise the Lord, all you servants of the Lord, you who serve at night in the house of the Lord.
• Psalms 135:2you who serve in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God.
• Luke 2:36Anna, a prophet, was also there in the Temple. She was the daughter of Phanuel from the tribe of Asher, and she was very old. Her husband died when they had been married only seven years.
• 1 Thessalonians 3:10Night and day we pray earnestly for you, asking God to let us see you again to fill the gaps in your faith.
• 1 Timothy 5:5Now a true widow, a woman who is truly alone in this world, has placed her hope in God. She prays night and day, asking God for his help.
• Luke 2:25At that time there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon. He was righteous and devout and was eagerly waiting for the Messiah to come and rescue Israel. The Holy Spirit was upon him
• Luke 7:19and he sent them to the Lord to ask him, “Are you the Messiah we’ve been expecting, or should we keep looking for someone else?”
• Philippians 3:11so that one way or another I will experience the resurrection from the dead!
• Acts 26:6Now I am on trial because of my hope in the fulfillment of God’s promise made to our ancestors.

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

Topics related to Acts 26:7

• Court
• Defense
• Hope
• Immortality
• Jesus, the Christ
• Resurrection
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Agrippa I.
• Day and Night
• Above
• Agrippa II.
• Beside
• Corner
• Disobedient
• Herod Arippa II.

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