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Agrippa said to
Paul, "You
may
speak for yourself
. "
Then Paul stretched out
his
hand, and made
his
defense.
Then
Agrippa said unto
Paul, Thou
art
permitted
to
speak for thyself
. Then Paul stretched forth
the
hand, and answered
for
himself:
"
I think myself happy, King Agrippa, that
I am
to
make
my
defense
before
you
this day concerning
all the things that
I am accused by
the Jews ,
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 :
especially because you
are
expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews .
Therefore
I beg
you
to hear me patiently.
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.
"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;
My manner
of life from my youth, which was at
the first
among mine
own nation at Jerusalem ,
know
all
the
Jews
;
having
known
me from the first
, if they are
willing
to
testify, that after the strictest
sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.
Which
knew
me from the beginning
, if they would
testify, that after the most
straitest
sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.
Now I stand here
to
be
judged for the hope of the promise made by
God to
our fathers ,
And
now I stand and
am
judged for the hope of the promise made of
God ,
unto
our fathers :
which our twelve tribes, earnestly
serving night
and
day, hope to attain
. Concerning
this
hope
I am accused by
the Jews ,
King
Agrippa!
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 .
Why is
it judged
incredible with you, if
God does
raise the dead?
Why should
it be
thought
a
thing
incredible with you, that
God should
raise the dead?
"
I myself
most
assuredly
thought 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
"
Whereupon as I traveled
to Damascus with the
authority and commission from the chief priests,
Whereupon as I went
to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,
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.
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.
When we had
all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying
to
me in the Hebrew language
, '
Saul, Saul, why are
you
persecuting
me? It is hard for you
to kick against the goads
. '
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
.
"
I said, '
Who are
you
, Lord? '
"
He said, '
I am Jesus ,
whom you
are
persecuting
.
And
I said, Who art
thou
, Lord? And
he said, I am Jesus whom thou
persecutest
.
But arise
, and stand on
your
feet ,
for I have appeared to
you
for this purpose :
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
;
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
;
delivering you
from the people, and from the Gentiles, to
whom I send you
,
Delivering thee
from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto
whom now
I send thee
,
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. '
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.
"Therefore
, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to
the heavenly vision ,
Whereupon
, O
king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto
the heavenly vision :
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.
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.
For this
reason
the Jews seized
me in the temple, and tried
to kill me.
For these
causes
the Jews caught
me in the temple, and went
about
to kill me.
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 said
would
happen,
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:
how
the
Christ must
suffer, and how,
by
the resurrection
of
the dead, he
would
be
first
to
proclaim
light both
to
these
people and to the Gentiles. "
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.
As he thus made
his
defense
, Festus said with a loud voice, "
Paul, you
are
crazy!
Your
great
learning is
driving
you
insane!"
And
as he thus spake
for
himself
, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou
art
beside
thyself;
much
learning doth
make
thee
mad.
But he said, "
I am not crazy
, most excellent
Festus ,
but boldly
declare
words of truth and reasonableness
.
But he said, I am not mad
, most noble
Festus ;
but speak
forth
the
words of truth and soberness
.
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.
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.
King Agrippa, do
you
believe
the prophets? I know that you
believe
. "
King Agrippa, believest
thou
the prophets? I know that thou
believest
.
Agrippa said to
Paul, "With
a
little
persuasion
are
you
trying
to
make
me a Christian ?"
Then
Agrippa said unto
Paul, Almost
thou
persuadest
me to
be
a Christian .
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. "
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.
The king rose up with
the governor, and Bernice, and those
who
sat with them .
And
when
he
had
thus
spoken,
the king rose up ,
and
the governor, and Bernice, and they
that
sat with them :
When they had
withdrawn
, they spoke
one
to
another
, saying, "
This man does
nothing worthy of death or of bonds. "
And
when they were
gone
aside
, they talked
between
themselves
, saying, This man doeth
nothing worthy of death or of bonds.
Agrippa
said to
Festus, "
This man might have been set free
if he had not appealed to
Caesar. "
Then
said Agrippa
unto
Festus, This man might have been set at
liberty,
if he had not appealed unto
Caesar.
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