Acts 26

1 Agrippa then to/with the/this/who Paul to assert to permit you (about *N(k)O*) you to say then the/this/who Paul to stretch out the/this/who hand to defend oneself

So Agrippa said to Paul, “You may speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand and made his defense.

2 about all which to accuse by/under: by Jew king Agrippa to govern I/we blessed upon/to/against you to ensue today to defend oneself

“I regard myself as happy, King Agrippa, to make my case before you today against all the accusations of the Jews;

3 especially expert in to be you all the/this/who according to Jew (custom *NK(o)*) and/both and a question/dispute therefore to pray (you *k*) patiently to hear me

especially, because you are an expert in all the Jewish customs and questions. So I ask you to hear me patiently.

4 the/this/who on the other hand therefore/then lifestyle me the/this/who out from youth the/this/who away from beginning to be in/on/among the/this/who Gentiles me in/on/among (and/both *no*) Jerusalem to know all the/this/who Jew

Truly, all the Jews know how I lived from my youth in my own nation and at Jerusalem.

5 to know/choose me from above/again if to will/desire to testify that/since: that according to the/this/who strictest sect the/this/who I/we religion to live Pharisee

They knew me from the beginning and they should admit that I lived as a Pharisee, the strictest party of our religion.

6 and now upon/to/against hope the/this/who (toward *N(k)O*) the/this/who father me promise to be by/under: by the/this/who God to stand to judge

Now I stand here to be judged because of my certain hope in the promise made by God to our fathers.

7 toward which the/this/who twelve tribes me in/on/among earnestness night and day to minister to hope/expect to come to about which hope to accuse (Agrippa *K*) by/under: by (the/this/who *k*) Jew king

For this is the promise that our twelve tribes sought to receive as they earnestly worshiped God night and day. It is for this certain hope, King Agrippa, that the Jews accuse me.

8 which? unbelieving to judge from/with/beside you if: surely the/this/who God dead to arise

Why should any of you think it is unbelievable that God raises the dead?

9 I/we on the other hand therefore/then to think I/we to/with the/this/who name Jesus the/this/who Nazareth be necessary much hostile to do/require

Now indeed, I myself thought that I should do many things against the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

10 which and to do/make: do in/on/among Jerusalem and much (and/both *no*) the/this/who holy: saint I/we (in/on/among *no*) prison/watch: prison to lock up the/this/who from/with/beside the/this/who high-priest authority to take to kill and/both it/s/he to vote against stone: vote

I did these in Jerusalem. I locked up many of the saints in prison by the authority I received from the chief priests, and when they were killed, I cast my vote against them.

11 and according to all the/this/who synagogue often to punish it/s/he to compel to blaspheme excessively and/both be enraged it/s/he to pursue until and toward the/this/who out/outside(r) city

I punished them many times in all the synagogues and I tried to force them to blaspheme. I was furiously enraged against them and I persecuted them even to foreign cities.

12 in/on/among which (and *k*) to travel toward the/this/who Damascus with/after authority and commission the/this/who (from/with/beside *k*) the/this/who high-priest

While I was doing this, I went to Damascus with authority and orders from the chief priests;

13 day midst according to the/this/who road to perceive: see king from heaven above/for the/this/who brightness the/this/who sun to shine around me light and the/this/who with I/we to travel

and on the way there, at midday, King, I saw a light from heaven that was brighter than the sun and it shone around both me and the men who were traveling with me.

14 all (and/both *N(k)O*) to fall down me toward the/this/who earth: soil to hear voice/sound: voice (to say *N(k)O*) to/with me (and to say *k*) the/this/who Hebrew language Saul Saul which? me to pursue hard you to/with sting to kick

When we all fell to the ground, I heard a voice speaking to me that said in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? It is hard for you to kick a goad.'

15 I/we then to say which? to be lord: God the/this/who then (lord: God *no*) to say I/we to be Jesus which you to pursue

Then I said, 'Who are you, Lord?' The Lord replied, 'I am Jesus whom you persecute.

16 but to arise and to stand upon/to/against the/this/who foot you toward this/he/she/it for to appear you to appoint you servant and witness which and/both to perceive: see (me *NO*) which and/both to appear you

Now get up and stand on your feet; because for this purpose I appeared to you, to appoint you to be a servant and a witness concerning the things that you know about me now and the things that I will show to you later;

17 to take out/select you out from the/this/who a people and (out from *no*) the/this/who Gentiles toward which (I/we *N(K)O*) to send you

and I will rescue you from the people and from the Gentiles to whom I am sending you,

18 to open eye it/s/he the/this/who (to turn *NK(o)*) away from darkness toward light and the/this/who authority the/this/who Satan upon/to/against the/this/who God the/this/who to take it/s/he forgiveness sin and lot in/on/among the/this/who to sanctify faith the/this/who toward I/we

to open their eyes and to turn them from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive from God the forgiveness of sins and the inheritance that I give to them who are sanctified by faith in me.'

19 whence king Agrippa no to be disobedient the/this/who heavenly vision

Therefore, King Agrippa, I did not disobey the heavenly vision;

20 but the/this/who in/on/among Damascus first (and/both *no*) and Jerusalem (toward *k*) all and/both the/this/who country the/this/who Judea and the/this/who Gentiles (to announce *N(k)O*) to repent and to turn upon/to/against the/this/who God worthy the/this/who repentance work to do/require

but, to those in Damascus first, and then at Jerusalem, and throughout all the country of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, I gave them the message that that they should repent and turn to God, doing deeds worthy of repentance.

21 because of this/he/she/it me (the/this/who *k*) Jew to seize/conceive/help (to be *n*) in/on/among the/this/who temple to try to kill

For this cause the Jews arrested me in the temple and tried to kill me.

22 help therefore/then to obtain/happen the/this/who (away from *N(k)O*) the/this/who God until the/this/who day this/he/she/it to stand (to testify *N(k)O*) small and/both and great none outside/except to say which and/both the/this/who prophet to speak to ensue to be and Moses

God has helped me until now, so I stand and testify to the common people and to the great ones about nothing more than what the prophets and Moses said would happen—

23 if: surely suffering the/this/who Christ if: surely first out from resurrection dead light to ensue to proclaim the/this/who (and/both *no*) a people and the/this/who Gentiles

that Christ must suffer and that by being the first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light to our own people and to the Gentiles.”

24 this/he/she/it then it/s/he to defend oneself the/this/who Festus great the/this/who voice/sound: voice (to assert *N(k)O*) to rave Paul the/this/who much you something written toward insanity to drive insane

As Paul completed his defense, Festus said with a loud voice, “Paul, you are insane; your great learning makes you insane.”

25 the/this/who then (Paul *no*) no to rave to assert excellent Festus but truth and mental soundness declaration to declare

But Paul said, “I am not insane, most excellent Festus, but what I am declaring is true and rational.

26 to know/understand for about this/he/she/it the/this/who king to/with which and to preach boldly to speak be hidden for it/s/he one this/he/she/it no to persuade none no for to be in/on/among corner to do/require this/he/she/it

For the king knows about these things; and so, I speak freely to him, for I am persuaded that none of this is hidden from him; for this has not been done in a corner.

27 to trust (in) king Agrippa the/this/who prophet to know that/since: that to trust (in)

Do you believe the prophets, King Agrippa? I know that you believe.”

28 the/this/who then Agrippa to/with the/this/who Paul (to assert *k*) in/on/among little/few me to persuade Christian (to do/make: do *N(k)O*)

Agrippa said to Paul, “In a short time would you persuade me and make me a Christian?”

29 the/this/who then Paul (to say *k*) to pray/wish for if the/this/who God and in/on/among little/few and in/on/among (great *N(k)O*) no alone you but and all the/this/who to hear me today to be such as this what sort? and I/we to be except the/this/who chain this/he/she/it

Paul said, “I pray to God, that whether in a short or long time, not you only, but also all that hear me today, would be like me, but without these prison chains.”

30 (and this/he/she/it to say it/s/he *K*) to arise (and/both *no*) the/this/who king and the/this/who ruler the/this/who and/both Bernice and the/this/who to sit with it/s/he

Then the king stood up, and the governor, and Bernice also, and those who were sitting with them;

31 and to leave to speak to/with one another to say that/since: that none death or chain worthy (one *NO*) to do/require the/this/who a human this/he/she/it

when they left the hall, they talked to one another and said, “This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds.”

32 Agrippa then the/this/who Festus to assert to release: release be able the/this/who a human this/he/she/it if: not not to call (on)/name Caesar

Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been freed if he had not appealed to Caesar.”