Verse
KJV
King James Version
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
Then
Agrippa said unto
Paul, Thou
art
permitted
to speak for thyself
. Then Paul stretched forth
the
hand ,
and answered
for
himself
:
Agrippa said to
Paul, “You
have
permission
to speak for yourself
. ”
Then Paul stretched out
his
hand and began
his
defense
:
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 :
“
King Agrippa, I consider
myself fortunate
to
stand
before you
today
to
defend
myself
against
all the accusations
of the Jews ,
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 since
you
are
acquainted
with
all the
Jewish
customs and controversies.
I beg
you,
therefore,
to listen
to
me patiently.
My
manner
of
life
from my youth, which
was
at
the
first
among mine
own nation
at
Jerusalem ,
know
all
the
Jews;
Surely
all
the
Jews
know
how
I
have
lived
from the
earliest
days
of
my youth, among my
own people
and
in
Jerusalem .
Which
knew
me from
the
beginning
, if they would
testify
, that after
the most
straitest
sect of our religion I
lived
a
Pharisee
.
They
have
known
me for
a
long
time
and
can
testify
, if they are
willing
, that I
lived
as
a
Pharisee,
adhering
to
the strictest
sect of our religion.
And now I stand and
am
judged
for
the
hope
of the promise made
of
God ,
unto
our fathers :
And now I stand on
trial
because
of my
hope
in
the promise that
God made
to
our fathers ,
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.
the
promise our twelve tribes are
hoping
to
realize
as
they
earnestly
serve
God day and night. It
is
because
of
this
hope
, O
king, that
I am accused by
the Jews.
Why should
it be
thought
a
thing
incredible with
you,
that God should
raise
the dead?
Why would
any
of
you
consider
it incredible that God raises
the dead?
I
verily
thought
with
myself
, that I ought to do many
things
contrary
to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
So
then
, I
too
was
convinced
that I ought to do all
I
could
to oppose
the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
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
that
is
what
I did in Jerusalem .
With
authority
from
the
chief
priests
I
put
many of the saints in prison, and when they were condemned
to death, I cast
my vote
against them.
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.
I frequently
had
them punished
in the
synagogues
, and I
tried
to make
them
blaspheme .
In
my
raging
fury
against them, I even went
to
foreign
cities to
persecute
them
.
Whereupon
as
I went
to Damascus with authority and commission from
the chief priests ,
In
this
pursuit
I was
on
my
way
to Damascus with the
authority and commission of
the chief priests .
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
.
About
noon
, O king, as
I was
on
the road,
I
saw
a light from heaven, brighter
than
the sun, shining around
me and my
companions
.
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
.
We all fell
to the ground
, and
I heard a voice say
to
me in Hebrew, ‘
Saul, Saul, why do
you
persecute
Me? It is hard for you
to kick against the goads
. ’
And
I
said,
Who art
thou
, Lord? And
he
said,
I am Jesus whom thou
persecutest
.
‘
Who are
You
, Lord? ’
I asked.
‘I
am Jesus ,
whom you
are
persecuting,’
the
Lord
replied
.
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 get
up
and stand on
your
feet .
For I have appeared to you
to
appoint
you
as
a servant
and as
a witness of what
you
have
seen from
Me
and what
I will show
you.
Delivering
thee
from the
people ,
and from the Gentiles ,
unto
whom
now
I send
thee,
I
will
rescue
you
from your
own
people and from the Gentiles .
I am
sending
you
to
them
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, so
that
they
may
turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to
God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an
inheritance among those
sanctified by faith in Me. ’
Whereupon
, O
king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto
the heavenly vision :
So
then
, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to
the heavenly vision .
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.
First to
those
in
Damascus and Jerusalem, then
to
everyone
in
the region
of Judea
, and then to the Gentiles, I
declared
that they should repent and turn to God, performing
deeds
worthy
of
their
repentance.
For these
causes
the Jews caught
me in the temple ,
and went
about
to kill me.
For this
reason
the Jews seized
me in the temple courts
and tried
to kill me.
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
:
But
I have
had
God’s
help
to
this day, and
I
stand
here
to testify
to
small and great alike.
I
am
saying nothing
beyond
what
the prophets and Moses said
would
happen
:
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.
that the
Christ would
suffer, and as
the first to
rise from the dead, would
proclaim
light to
our
people and to the Gentiles. ”
And
as
he
thus
spake
for
himself
, Festus said
with
a loud voice, Paul
, thou
art
beside
thyself;
much
learning doth
make
thee
mad.
At
this
stage
of
Paul’s
defense
, Festus exclaimed
in
a loud voice, “You
are
insane
, Paul!
Your
great
learning is
driving
you
to
madness!”
But he
said
, I am not mad
, most noble
Festus; but
speak
forth
the
words of truth and soberness
.
But Paul
answered
, “
I am not insane
, most excellent
Festus; I
am
speaking
words of truth and sobriety
.
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 knows
about
these matters
, and
I can
speak freely to
him.
I am confident
that none of this has
escaped
his
notice,
because
it
was not done in a corner.
King Agrippa, believest
thou
the prophets? I know that
thou
believest
.
King Agrippa, do
you
believe
the prophets? I know you
do
. ”
Then Agrippa said unto
Paul, Almost
thou
persuadest
me to be
a Christian .
Then Agrippa said to
Paul, “Can
you
persuade
me in
such
a
short
time
to become
a Christian ?”
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
.
“Short
time
or
long,”
Paul replied
, “
I wish
to God that not only you
but all who
hear me this day may
become
what
I am, except for
these chains
. ”
And
when
he
had
thus
spoken,
the king rose
up,
and the governor, and
Bernice ,
and they
that
sat
with them :
Then
the king and the governor rose
, along
with
Bernice and those
seated
with them .
And
when
they
were
gone
aside
, they talked
between
themselves,
saying
, This man doeth
nothing worthy of death or of
bonds
.
On
their
way
out
, they said
to
one
another
, “
This man has
done
nothing worthy of death or imprisonment
. ”
Then
said
Agrippa unto
Festus, This man might
have been set
at
liberty,
if he had not appealed unto
Caesar.
And
Agrippa said
to
Festus, “
This man could
have been released
if he had not appealed to
Caesar. ”
Scripture text: King James Version and Berean Standard Bible. UK publication rights are administered by the Crown's patentee; public domain in most other jurisdictions.; Public domain; source text distributed by BSB Publishing, LLC..