Acts 26:21

Acts 26:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and went about to kill me.
• New International Version (NIV)That is why some Jews seized me in the temple courts and tried to kill me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple and tried to kill me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For these reasons the Jews seized me in the temple and tried to kill me.

Context of Acts 26:21

19“Therefore, O King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision. 20Rather, I kept declaring—first to those in Damascus, and then Jerusalem and throughout all the region of Judea, and also the Gentiles—that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds consistent with that repentance. “For this reason some Judeans seized me in the Temple and tried to put me to death. 22Since I have had God’s help, to this day I have stood here testifying to both small and great. I am saying nothing but what the Prophets and Moses said was going to happen— 23that the Messiah was to suffer and that, being first to rise from the dead, He would proclaim light both to our people and to the nations.”

Acts 26:21 word by word

ἕνεκα τούτων με Ἰουδαῖοι συλλαβόμενοι ὄντα ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ ἐπειρῶντο διαχειρίσασθαι.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Forἕνεκαheneka heneken heineken · because ofG1752
• these causesοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• the JewsἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453
• caughtσυλλαμβάνωsullambanō · to seize/conceive/helpG4815
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the templeἱερόνhieron · templeG2411
• and went aboutπειράωpeiraō · to tryG3987
• to killδιαχειρίζωdiacheirizomai · to killG1315

Cross-references for Acts 26:21

• Acts 21:30The whole city was stirred up, and the people rushed together. They grabbed Paul and dragged him out of the Temple, and the gates were shut at once.
• Acts 22:22Up to this statement they listened to him. Then they raised their voices, saying, “Away from the earth with this fellow! For he’s not fit to live!”
• Acts 23:12When it was day, the Judean leaders formed a conspiracy. They bound themselves by an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.
• Acts 25:3asking a favor—to have Paul sent to Jerusalem, planning an ambush to kill him on the road.

Commentaries on Acts 26:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21For these causes the Jews - went about to kill me - These causes may be reduced to four heads: - He had maintained the resurrection of the dead. The resurrection of Christ, whom they had crucified and slain. That this Jesus was the promised Messiah. 4. He had offered salvation to the Gentiles as well as to the Jews. He does not mention the accusation of having defiled the temple, nor of disloyalty to the Roman government; probably, because his adversaries…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21Caught me in the temple - Acts 21:30. And went about … - Endeavored to put me to death.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-23Verses 12-23 Paul was made a Christian by Divine power; by a revelation of Christ both to him and in him; when in the full career of his sin. He was made a minister by Divine authority: the same Jesus who appeared to him in that glorious light, ordered him to preach the gospel to the Gentiles. A world that sits in darkness must be enlightened; those must be brought to know the things that belong to their everlasting peace, who are yet ignorant of them. A…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. 19-2119-21. Whereupon, O King Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision--This musical and elevated strain, which carries the reader along with it, and doubtless did the hearers, bespeaks the lofty region of thought and feeling to which the apostle had risen while rehearsing his Master's communications to him from heaven.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 26:21

• Converts
• Court
• Defense
• Testimony
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

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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