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| Acts 26:1 | Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself: | And Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth his hand, and made his defence: | Agrippa said to Paul, "You may speak for yourself." Then Paul stretched out his hand, and made his defense. |
| Acts 26:2 | I 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: | I think myself happy, king Agrippa, that I am to make my defense before thee this day touching all the things whereof I am accused by the Jews: | "I think myself happy, King Agrippa, that I am to make my defense before you this day concerning all the things whereof I am accused by the Jews, |
| Acts 26:3 | Especially 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. | especially because thou art expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently. | especially because you are expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews. Therefore I beg you to hear me patiently. |
| Acts 26:4 | My manner of life from my youth, which was at the first among mine own nation at Jerusalem, know all the Jews; | My manner of life then from my youth up, which was from the beginning among mine own nation and at Jerusalem, know all the Jews; | "Indeed, all the Jews know my way of life from my youth up, which was from the beginning among my own nation and at Jerusalem; |
| Acts 26:5 | Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee. | having knowledge of me from the first, if they be willing to testify, that after the straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee. | having known me from the first, if they are willing to testify, that after the strictest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee. |
| Acts 26:6 | And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers: | And now I stand [here] to be judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers; | Now I stand here to be judged for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers, |
| Acts 26:7 | 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. | unto which [promise] our twelve tribes, earnestly serving [God] night and day, hope to attain. And concerning this hope I am accused by the Jews, O king! | which our twelve tribes, earnestly serving night and day, hope to attain. Concerning this hope I am accused by the Jews, King Agrippa! |
| Acts 26:8 | Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead? | Why is it judged incredible with you, if God doth raise the dead? | Why is it judged incredible with you, if God does raise the dead? |
| Acts 26:9 | I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth. | I verily thought with myself that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth. | "I most assuredly thought with myself that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth. |
| Acts 26:10 | Which 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. | And this I also did in Jerusalem: and I both shut up many of the saints in prisons, having received authority from the chief priests, and when they were put to death I gave my vote against them. | This I also did in Jerusalem. I both shut up many of the saints in prisons, having received authority from the chief priests, and when they were put to death I gave my vote against them. |
| Acts 26:11 | And 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. | And punishing them oftentimes in all the synagogues, I strove to make them blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto foreign cities. | Punishing them often in all the synagogues, I tried to make them blaspheme. Being exceedingly enraged against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities. |
| Acts 26:12 | Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests, | Whereupon as I journeyed to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests, | "Whereupon as I journeyed to Damascus with the authority and commission from the chief priests, |
| Acts 26:13 | At 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. | at midday, O king, I saw on the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them that journeyed with me. | at noon, O King, I saw on the way a light from the sky, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those who traveled with me. |
| Acts 26:14 | And 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. | And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying unto me in the Hebrew language, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the goad. | When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? It is hard for you to kick against the goad.' |
| Acts 26:15 | And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest. | And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest. | I said, 'Who are you, Lord?' He said, 'I am Jesus, whom you persecute. |
| Acts 26:16 | But 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; | But arise, and stand upon thy feet: for to this end have I appeared unto thee, to appoint thee a minister and a witness both of the things wherein thou hast seen me, and of the things wherein I will appear unto thee; | But arise, and stand on your feet, for to this end have I appeared to you, to appoint you a servant and a witness both of the things which you have seen, and of the things which I will reveal to you; |
| Acts 26:17 | Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee, | delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom I send thee, | delivering you from the people, and from the Gentiles, to whom I send you, |
| Acts 26:18 | To 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. | to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among them that are sanctified by faith in me. | to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in me.' |
| Acts 26:19 | Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision: | Wherefore, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision: | "Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision, |
| Acts 26:20 | But 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. | but declared both to them of Damascus first and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the country of Judaea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance. | but declared first to them of Damascus, at Jerusalem, and throughout all the country of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance. |
| Acts 26:21 | For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and went about to kill me. | For this cause the Jews seized me in the temple, and assayed to kill me. | For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple, and tried to kill me. |
| Acts 26:22 | Having 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: | Having therefore obtained the help that is from God, I stand unto this day testifying both to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses did say should come; | Having therefore obtained the help that is from God, I stand to this day testifying both to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses did say should come, |
| Acts 26:23 | That 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. | how that the Christ must suffer, [and] how that he first by the resurrection of the dead should proclaim light both to the people and to the Gentiles. | how the Christ must suffer, and how he first by the resurrection of the dead should proclaim light both to these people and to the Gentiles." |
| Acts 26:24 | And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad. | And as he thus made his defense, Festus saith with a loud voice, Paul, thou art mad; thy much learning is turning thee mad. | As he thus made his defense, Festus said with a loud voice, "Paul, you are crazy! Your great learning is driving you insane!" |
| Acts 26:25 | But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but speak forth the words of truth and soberness. | But Paul saith, I am not mad, most excellent Festus; but speak forth words of truth and soberness. | But he said, "I am not crazy, most excellent Festus, but speak forth words of truth and soberness. |
| Acts 26:26 | For 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. | For the king knoweth of these things, unto whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things is hidden from him; for this hath not been done in a corner. | For the king knows of these things, to whom also I speak freely. For I am persuaded that none of these things is hidden from him, for this has not been done in a corner. |
| Acts 26:27 | King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest. | King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest. | King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you believe." |
| Acts 26:28 | Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian. | And Agrippa [said] unto Paul, With but little persuasion thou wouldest fain make me a Christian. | Agrippa said to Paul, "With a little persuasion are you trying to make me a Christian?" |
| Acts 26:29 | And 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. | And Paul [said], I would to God, that whether with little or with much, not thou only, but also all that hear me this day, might become such as I am, except these bonds. | Paul said, "I pray to God, that whether with little or with much, not only you, but also all that hear me this day, might become such as I am, except for these bonds." |
| Acts 26:30 | And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them: | And the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them: | The king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and those who sat with them. |
| Acts 26:31 | And when they were gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds. | and when they had withdrawn, they spake one to another, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds. | When they had withdrawn, they spoke one to another, saying, "This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds." |
| Acts 26:32 | Then said Agrippa unto Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Caesar. | And Agrippa said unto Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Caesar. | Agrippa said to Festus, "This man might have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar." |
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