Acts
Acts 26 ©
1 Paul in the presence of Agrippa declareth his life from his childhood, his wonderful conversion, and call to the apostleship, and his preaching of Christ according to the scripture doctrine. 24 Festus chargeth him with madness; his modest reply, and address to Agrippa, who confesseth himself almost a Christian. 30 The whole company pronounce him innocent.
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:
And now I stand and am judged hfor the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers:
kWhy should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead?
And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.
uBut rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, vto 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;
xTo open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and yfrom the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive zforgiveness of sins, and ainheritance among them which are bsanctified by faith that is in me.
Whereupon, O king Agrippa, cI was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision:
dBut shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and ethroughout all the coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, fthat they should repent and turn to God, and do works *meet for repentance.
Having therefore hobtained help of God, I continue unto this day, iwitnessing both to small and great, saying jnone other things than those which kthe prophets and Moses did say should come:
lThat Christ should suffer, and that he should be mthe first that should rise from the dead, and should nshew light unto the people, and to the Gentiles.
But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but speak forth the words of truth and soberness.
For pthe 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.
Then Agrippa said unto Paul, rAlmost thou persuadest me to be a sChristian.
And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and the governor, and vBernice, and they that sat with them: