Acts 26
Study sheet, King James Version, with the original-language words this chapter turns on.
The text
1Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself:
2I think myself happy, king Agrippa, because I shall answer for myself this day before thee touching all the things whereof I am accused of the Jews:
3Especially because I know thee to be expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.
4My manner of life from my youth, which was at the first among mine own nation at Jerusalem, know all the Jews;
5Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.
6And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers:
7Unto 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.
8Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead?
9I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
10Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them.
11And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities.
12Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,
13At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me.
14And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
15And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.
16But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee;
17Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,
18To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
19Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision:
20But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.
21For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and went about to kill me.
22Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come:
23That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should shew light unto the people, and to the Gentiles.
24And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad.
25But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but speak forth the words of truth and soberness.
26For the king knoweth of these things, before whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him; for this thing was not done in a corner.
27King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest.
28Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.
29And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.
30And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them:
31And when they were gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds.
32Then said Agrippa unto Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Caesar.
Words in this chapter
Definitions are Strong's own wording from his Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Counts are how often each word appears in this chapter, from the tagged text.
- ὁhoG358879× in this chapter
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
- καίkaíG253232× in this chapter
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
- σύsýG477116× in this chapter
thou
- τέtéG503715× in this chapter
both or also (properly, as correlation of G2532 (καί))
- μέméG316514× in this chapter
me
- ἐνenG172213× in this chapter
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
- ἐγώegṓG147311× in this chapter
I, me
- εἰςeisG151911× in this chapter
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
- ὅςhósG373911× in this chapter
the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
- οὗτοςhoûtosG377811× in this chapter
the he (she or it), i.e. this or that (often with article repeated)
- αὐτόςautósG8469× in this chapter
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438 (ἑαυτοῦ)) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
- δέdéG11618× in this chapter
but, and, etc.
- πᾶςpâsG39567× in this chapter
all, any, every, the whole
- πρόςprósG43147× in this chapter
a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e. pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e. near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e. whither or for which it is predicated)
- ἈγρίππαςAgríppasG677× in this chapter
wild-horse tamer; Agrippas, one of the Herods
- βασιλεύςbasileúsG9357× in this chapter
a sovereign (abstractly, relatively, or figuratively)
- εἰμίeimíG15106× in this chapter
I exist (used only when emphatic)
- θεόςtheósG23166× in this chapter
figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very
- ΠαῦλοςPaûlosG39726× in this chapter
(little; but remotely from a derivative of G3973 (παύω), meaning the same); Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle
- γίνομαιgínomaiG10965× in this chapter
to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
- ἐπίepíG19095× in this chapter
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
- ἸουδαῖοςIoudaîosG24535× in this chapter
Judæan, i.e. belonging to Jehudah
- λέγωlégōG30045× in this chapter
properly, to "lay" forth, i.e. (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas G2036 (ἔπω) and G5346 (φημί) generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while G4483 (ῥέω) is properly to break silence merely, and G2980 (λαλέω) means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean
- οὐouG37565× in this chapter
the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb; no or not
- φημίphēmíG53465× in this chapter
to show or make known one's thoughts, i.e. speak or say
- γάρgárG10634× in this chapter
properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
- ἔθνοςéthnosG14844× in this chapter
a race (as of the same habit), i.e. a tribe; specially, a foreign (non-Jewish) one (usually, by implication, pagan)
- εἰeiG14874× in this chapter
if, whether, that, etc.
- ἐκekG15374× in this chapter
literal or figurative; direct or remote)
- ἔπωépōG20364× in this chapter
to speak or say (by word or writing)
- ἀλλάalláG2354× in this chapter
properly, other things, i.e. (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations)
- κατάkatáG25964× in this chapter
(prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined)
- περίperíG40124× in this chapter
properly, through (all over), i.e. around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period)
- πράσσωprássōG42384× in this chapter
to "practise", i.e. perform repeatedly or habitually (thus differing from G4160 (ποιέω), which properly refers to a single act); by implication, to execute, accomplish, etc.; specially, to collect (dues), fare (personally)
- διώκωdiṓkōG13773× in this chapter
compare the base of G1169 (δειλός) and G1249 (διάκονος)); to pursue (literally or figuratively); by implication, to persecute
- ἐξουσίαexousíaG18493× in this chapter
privilege, i.e. (subjectively) force, capacity, competency, freedom, or (objectively) mastery (concretely, magistrate, superhuman, potentate, token of control), delegated influence
- ἀκούωakoúōG1913× in this chapter
to hear (in various senses)
- ἡμέραhēméraG22503× in this chapter
day, i.e. (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the Jews as inclusive of the parts of both extremes); figuratively, a period (always defined more or less clearly by the context)
- ἹεροσόλυμαHierosólymaG24143× in this chapter
Hierosolyma (i.e. Jerushalaim), the capitol of Palestine
- ἵστημιhístēmiG24763× in this chapter
to stand (transitively or intransitively), used in various applications (literally or figuratively)