¹ Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself:

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:

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.

⁴ My manner of life from my youth, which was at the first among mine own nation at Jerusalem, know all the Jews;

⁵ Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.

⁶ And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God, unto our fathers:

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.

⁸ Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead?

⁹ I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

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.

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.

¹² Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,

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.

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.

¹⁵ And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.

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;

¹⁷ Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,

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.

¹⁹ Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision:

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.

²¹ For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and went about to kill me.

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:

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.

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.

²⁵ But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but speak forth the words of truth and soberness.

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.

²⁷ King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest.

²⁸ Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.

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.

³⁰ And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them:

³¹ And when they were gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds.

³² Then said Agrippa unto Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Caesar.

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¹ Then ^G1161 Agrippa ^G67 said ^G5346 unto ^G4314 Paul, ^G3972 Thou ^G4671 art permitted ^G2010 to speak ^G3004 for ^G5228 thyself. ^G4572 Then ^G5119 Paul ^G3972 stretched forth ^G1614 the hand, ^G5495 and answered for himself: ^G626

² I think ^G2233 myself ^G1683 happy, ^G3107 king ^G935 Agrippa, ^G67 because I shall ^G3195 answer for myself ^G626 this day ^G4594 before ^G1909 thee ^G4675 touching ^G4012 all the things ^G3956 whereof ^G3739 I am accused ^G1458 of ^G5259 the Jews: ^G2453

³ Especially ^G3122 because I know ^G1492 thee ^G4571 to be ^G5607 expert ^{G1109 G5037} in all ^G3956 customs ^G1485 and ^G2532 questions ^G2213 which are among ^G2596 the Jews: ^G2453 wherefore ^G1352 I beseech ^G1189 thee ^G4675 to hear ^G191 me ^G3450 patiently. ^G3116

⁴ My ^G3450 manner ^{G3303 G3767} of life ^G981 from ^G1537 my youth, ^G3503 which ^G3588 was ^G1096 at ^G575 the first ^G746 among ^G1722 mine ^G3450 own nation ^G1484 at ^G1722 Jerusalem, ^G2414 know ^G2467 all ^G3956 the Jews; ^G2453

⁵ Which knew ^G4267 me ^G3165 from the beginning, ^G509 if ^G1437 they would ^G2309 testify, ^G3140 that ^G3754 after ^G2596 the most straitest ^G196 sect ^G139 of our ^G2251 religion ^G2356 I lived ^G2198 a Pharisee. ^G5330

⁶ And ^G2532 now ^G3568 I stand ^G2476 and am judged ^G2919 for ^G1909 the hope ^G1680 of the promise ^G1860 made ^G1096 of ^G5259 God ^G2316 unto ^G4314 our fathers: ^G3962

⁷ Unto ^G1519 which ^G3739 promise our ^G2257 twelve tribes, ^G1429 instantly ^{G1722 G1616} serving ^G3000 God day ^G2250 and ^G2532 night, ^G3571 hope ^G1679 to come. ^G2658 For ^G4012 which ^G3739 hope's sake, ^G1680 king ^G935 Agrippa, ^G67 I am accused ^G1458 of ^G5259 the Jews. ^G2453

⁸ Why ^G5101 should it be thought a thing ^G2919 incredible ^G571 with ^G3844 you, ^G5213 that ^G1487 God ^G2316 should raise ^G1453 the dead? ^G3498

⁹ I ^G1473 verily ^{G3303 G3767} thought ^G1380 with myself, ^G1683 that I ought ^G1163 to do ^G4238 many things ^G4183 contrary ^G1727 to ^G4314 the name ^G3686 of Jesus ^G2424 of Nazareth. ^G3480

¹⁰ Which thing ^G3739 I ^G4160 also ^G2532 did ^G4160 in ^G1722 Jerusalem: ^G2414 and ^G2532 many ^G4183 of the saints ^G40 did ^G2623 I ^G1473 shut up ^G2623 in prison, ^G5438 having received ^G2983 authority ^G1849 from ^G3844 the chief priests; ^G749 and ^G5037 when they ^G846 were put to death, ^G337 I gave ^G2702 my voice ^G5586 against them.

¹¹ And ^G2532 I punished ^G5097 them ^G846 oft ^G4178 in ^G2596 every ^G3956 synagogue, ^G4864 and compelled ^G315 them to blaspheme; ^G987 and ^G5037 being ^G1693 exceedingly ^G4057 mad against ^G1693 them, ^G846 I persecuted ^G1377 them even ^G2532 unto ^{G1519 G2193} strange ^G1854 cities. ^G4172

^{12 G2532} Whereupon ^{G1722 G3739} as I went ^G4198 to ^G1519 Damascus ^G1154 with ^G3326 authority ^G1849 and ^G2532 commission ^G2011 from ^G3844 the chief priests, ^G749

¹³ At midday, ^{G2250 G3319} O king, ^G935 I saw ^G1492 in ^G2596 the way ^G3598 a light ^G5457 from heaven, ^G3771 above ^G5228 the brightness ^G2987 of the sun, ^G2246 shining round about ^G4034 me ^G3165 and ^G2532 them which journeyed ^G4198 with ^G4862 me. ^G1698

¹⁴ And ^G1161 when we ^G2257 were ^G2667 all ^G3956 fallen ^G2667 to ^G1519 the earth, ^G1093 I heard ^G191 a voice ^G5456 speaking ^G2980 unto ^G4314 me, ^G3165 and ^G2532 saying ^G3004 in the Hebrew ^G1446 tongue, ^G1258 Saul, ^G4549 Saul, ^G4549 why ^G5101 persecutest thou ^G1377 me? ^G3165 it is hard ^G4642 for thee ^G4671 to kick ^G2979 against ^G4314 the pricks. ^G2759

¹⁵ And ^G1161 I ^G1473 said, ^G2036 Who ^G5101 art thou, ^G1488 Lord? ^G2962 And ^G1161 he said, ^G2036 I ^G1473 am ^G1510 Jesus ^G2424 whom ^G3739 thou ^G4771 persecutest. ^G1377

¹⁶ But ^G235 rise, ^G450 and ^G2532 stand ^G2476 upon ^G1909 thy ^G4675 feet: ^G4228 for ^G1063 I have appeared ^G3700 unto thee ^G4671 for ^G1519 this purpose, ^G5124 to make ^G4400 thee ^G4571 a minister ^G5257 and ^G2532 a witness ^G3144 both ^G5037 of these things which ^G3739 thou hast seen, ^G1492 and ^G5037 of those things in the which ^G3739 I will appear ^G3700 unto thee; ^G4671

¹⁷ Delivering ^G1807 thee ^G4571 from ^G1537 the people, ^G2992 and ^G2532 from the Gentiles, ^G1484 unto ^G1519 whom ^G3739 now ^G3568 I send ^G649 thee, ^G4571

¹⁸ To open ^G455 their ^G846 eyes, ^G3788 and to turn ^G1994 them from ^G575 darkness ^G4655 to ^G1519 light, ^G5457 and ^G2532 from the power ^G1849 of Satan ^G4567 unto ^G1909 God, ^G2316 that they ^G846 may receive ^G2983 forgiveness ^G859 of sins, ^G266 and ^G2532 inheritance ^G2819 among ^G1722 them which are sanctified ^G37 by faith ^G4102 that is in ^G1519 me. ^G1691

¹⁹ Whereupon, ^G3606 O king ^G935 Agrippa, ^G67 I was ^G1096 not ^G3756 disobedient ^G545 unto the heavenly ^G3770 vision: ^G3701

²⁰ But ^G235 shewed ^{G518 G518} first ^G4412 unto them of ^G1722 Damascus, ^G1154 and ^G2532 at Jerusalem, ^G2414 and ^G5037 throughout ^G1519 all ^G3956 the coasts ^G5561 of Judaea, ^G2449 and ^G2532 then to the Gentiles, ^G1484 that they should repent ^G3340 and ^G2532 turn ^G1994 to ^G1909 God, ^G2316 and do ^G4238 works ^G2041 meet ^G514 for repentance. ^G3341

²¹ For ^G1752 these causes ^G5130 the Jews ^G2453 caught ^G4815 me ^G3165 in ^G1722 the temple, ^G2411 and went about ^G3987 to kill ^G1315 me.

²² Having ^G5177 therefore ^G3767 obtained ^G5177 help ^G1947 of ^G3844 God, ^G2316 I continue ^G2476 unto ^G891 this ^G5026 day, ^G2250 witnessing ^G3140 both ^G5037 to small ^G3398 and ^G2532 great, ^G3173 saying ^G3004 none other things ^G3762 than ^G1622 those which ^{G3739 G5037} the prophets ^G4396 and ^G2532 Moses ^G3475 did say ^G2980 should ^G3195 come: ^G1096

²³ That ^G1487 Christ ^G5547 should suffer, ^G3805 and that ^G1487 he should be the first ^G4413 that should rise ^G386 from ^G1537 the dead, ^G3498 and should ^G3195 shew ^G2605 light ^G5457 unto the people, ^G2992 and ^G2532 to the Gentiles. ^G1484

²⁴ And ^G1161 as he ^G846 thus ^G5023 spake for himself, ^G626 Festus ^G5347 said ^G5346 with a loud ^G3173 voice, ^G5456 Paul, ^G3972 thou art beside thyself; ^G3105 much ^G4183 learning ^G1121 doth make ^G4062 thee ^G4571 mad. ^{G1519 G3130}

²⁵ But ^G1161 he said, ^G5346 I am ^G3105 not ^G3756 mad, ^G3105 most noble ^G2903 Festus; ^G5347 but ^G235 speak forth ^G669 the words ^G4487 of truth ^G225 and ^G2532 soberness. ^G4997

²⁶ For ^G1063 the king ^G935 knoweth ^G1987 of ^G4012 these ^G5130 things, before ^G4314 whom ^G3739 also ^G2532 I speak ^G2980 freely: ^G3955 for ^G1063 I am persuaded ^G3982 that ^G3756 none ^{G5100 G3762} of these things ^G5130 are hidden ^G2990 from him; ^G846 for ^G1063 this thing ^G5124 was ^G2076 not ^G3756 done ^G4238 in ^G1722 a corner. ^G1137

²⁷ King ^G935 Agrippa, ^G67 believest thou ^G4100 the prophets? ^G4396 I know ^G1492 that ^G3754 thou believest. ^G4100

²⁸ Then ^G1161 Agrippa ^G67 said ^G5346 unto ^G4314 Paul, ^G3972 Almost ^{G1722 G3641} thou persuadest ^G3982 me ^G3165 to be ^G1096 a Christian. ^G5546

²⁹ And ^G1161 Paul ^G3972 said, ^G2036 I would ^{G302 G2172} to God, ^G2316 that not ^G3756 only ^G3440 thou, ^G4571 but ^G235 also ^G2532 all ^G3956 that hear ^G191 me ^G3450 this day, ^G4594 were ^G1096 both ^G2532 almost, ^{G1722 G3641} and ^G2532 altogether ^{G1722 G4183} such ^G5108 as ^{G3697 G2504} I am, ^G1510 except ^G3924 these ^G5130 bonds. ^G1199

³⁰ And ^G2532 when he ^G846 had ^G2036 thus ^G5023 spoken, ^G2036 the king ^G935 rose up, ^G450 and ^G2532 the governor, ^G2232 and ^G5037 Bernice, ^G959 and ^G2532 they that sat with ^G4775 them: ^G846

³¹ And ^G2532 when they were gone aside, ^G402 they talked ^G2980 between ^G4314 themselves, ^G240 saying, ^{G3004 G3754} This ^G3778 man ^G444 doeth ^G4238 nothing ^G3762 worthy ^G514 of death ^G2288 or ^G2228 of bonds. ^G1199

³² Then ^G1161 said ^G5346 Agrippa ^G67 unto Festus, ^G5347 This ^G3778 man ^G444 might ^G1410 have been set at liberty, ^G630 if ^G1508 he had ^G1941 not ^G1508 appealed unto ^G1941 Caesar. ^G2541

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¹ And Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth his hand, and made his defence:

² 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:

³ especially because thou art expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.

⁴ 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;

⁵ 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.

⁶ And now I stand `here' to be judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers;

⁷ 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!

⁸ Why is it judged incredible with you, if God doth raise the dead?

⁹ I verily thought with myself that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

¹⁰ 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.

¹¹ 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.

¹² Whereupon as I journeyed to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests,

¹³ 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.

¹⁴ 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.

¹⁵ And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.

¹⁶ 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;

¹⁷ delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom I send thee,

¹⁸ 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.

¹⁹ Wherefore, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision:

²⁰ 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.

²¹ For this cause the Jews seized me in the temple, and assayed to kill me.

²² 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;

²³ 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.

²⁴ And as he thus made his defense, Festus saith with a loud voice, Paul, thou art mad; thy much learning is turning thee mad.

²⁵ But Paul saith, I am not mad, most excellent Festus; but speak forth words of truth and soberness.

²⁶ 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.

²⁷ King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest.

²⁸ And Agrippa `said' unto Paul, With but little persuasion thou wouldest fain make me a Christian.

²⁹ 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.

³⁰ And the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them:

³¹ and when they had withdrawn, they spake one to another, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds.

³² And Agrippa said unto Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Caesar.

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¹ And Agrippa said unto Paul, `It is permitted to thee to speak for thyself;' then Paul having stretched forth the hand, was making a defence:

² `Concerning all things of which I am accused by Jews, king Agrippa, I have thought myself happy, being about to make a defence before thee to-day,

³ especially knowing thee to be acquainted with all things -- both customs and questions -- among Jews; wherefore, I beseech thee, patiently to hear me.

⁴ `The manner of my life then, indeed, from youth -- which from the beginning was among my nation, in Jerusalem -- know do all the Jews,

⁵ knowing me before from the first, (if they may be willing to testify,) that after the most exact sect of our worship, I lived a Pharisee;

⁶ and now for the hope of the promise made to the fathers by God, I have stood judged,

⁷ to which our twelve tribes, intently night and day serving, do hope to come, concerning which hope I am accused, king Agrippa, by the Jews;

⁸ why is it judged incredible with you, if God doth raise the dead?

⁹ `I, indeed, therefore, thought with myself, that against the name of Jesus of Nazareth it behoved `me' many things to do,

¹⁰ which also I did in Jerusalem, and many of the saints I in prison did shut up, from the chief priests having received the authority; they also being put to death, I gave my vote against them,

¹¹ and in every synagogue, often punishing them, I was constraining `them' to speak evil, being also exceedingly mad against them, I was also persecuting `them' even unto strange cities.

¹² `In which things, also, going on to Damascus -- with authority and commission from the chief priests --

¹³ at mid-day, I saw in the way, O king, out of heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me a light -- and those going on with me;

¹⁴ and we all having fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew dialect, Saul, Saul, why me dost thou persecute? hard for thee against pricks to kick!

¹⁵ `And I said, Who art thou, Lord? and he said, I am Jesus whom thou dost persecute;

¹⁶ but rise, and stand upon thy feet, for for this I appeared to thee, to appoint thee an officer and a witness both of the things thou didst see, and of the things `in which' I will appear to thee,

¹⁷ delivering thee from the people, and the nations, to whom now I send thee,

¹⁸ to open their eyes, to turn `them' from darkness to light, and `from' the authority of the Adversary unto God, for their receiving forgiveness of sins, and a lot among those having been sanctified, by faith that `is' toward me.

¹⁹ `Whereupon, king Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,

²⁰ but to those in Damascus first, and to those in Jerusalem, to all the region also of Judea, and to the nations, I was preaching to reform, and to turn back unto God, doing works worthy of reformation;

²¹ because of these things the Jews -- having caught me in the temple -- were endeavouring to kill `me'.

²² `Having obtained, therefore, help from God, till this day, I have stood witnessing both to small and to great, saying nothing besides the things that both the prophets and Moses spake of as about to come,

²³ that the Christ is to suffer, whether first by a rising from the dead, he is about to proclaim light to the people and to the nations.'

²⁴ And, he thus making a defence, Festus with a loud voice said, `Thou art mad, Paul; much learning doth turn thee mad;'

²⁵ and he saith, `I am not mad, most noble Festus, but of truth and soberness the sayings I speak forth;

²⁶ for the king doth know concerning these things, before whom also I speak boldly, for none of these things, I am persuaded, are hidden from him; for this thing hath not been done in a corner;

²⁷ thou dost believe, king Agrippa, the prophets? I have known that thou dost believe!'

²⁸ And Agrippa said unto Paul, `In a little thou dost persuade me to become a Christian!'

²⁹ and Paul said, `I would have wished to God, both in a little, and in much, not only thee, but also all those hearing me to-day, to become such as I also am -- except these bonds.'

³⁰ And, he having spoken these things, the king rose up, and the governor, Bernice also, and those sitting with them,

³¹ and having withdrawn, they were speaking unto one another, saying -- `This man doth nothing worthy of death or of bonds;'

³² and Agrippa said to Festus, `This man might have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.'

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¹ And Agrippa said to Paul, It is permitted thee to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretching out his hand answered in his defence:

² I count myself happy, king Agrippa, in having to answer to-day before thee concerning all of which I am accused by the Jews,

³ especially because thou art acquainted with all the customs and questions which are among the Jews; wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.

⁴ My manner of life then from my youth, which from its commencement was passed among my nation in Jerusalem, know all the Jews,

⁵ who knew me before from the outset [of my life], if they would bear witness, that according to the strictest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.

⁶ And now I stand to be judged because of the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers,

⁷ to which our whole twelve tribes serving incessantly day and night hope to arrive; about which hope, O king, I am accused of [the] Jews.

⁸ Why should it be judged a thing incredible in your sight if God raises the dead?

⁹ *I* indeed myself thought that I ought to do much against the name of Jesus the Nazaraean.

¹⁰ Which also I did in Jerusalem, and myself shut up in prisons many of the saints, having received the authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death I gave my vote.

¹¹ And often punishing them in all the synagogues, I compelled them to blaspheme. And, being exceedingly furious against them, I persecuted them even to cities out [of our own land].

¹² And when, [engaged] in this, I was journeying to Damascus, with authority and power from the chief priests,

¹³ at mid-day, on the way, I saw, O king, a light above the brightness of the sun, shining from heaven round about me and those who were journeying with me.

¹⁴ And, when we were all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? [it is] hard for thee to kick against goads.

¹⁵ And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, *I* am Jesus whom *thou* persecutest:

¹⁶ but rise up and stand on thy feet; for, for this purpose have I appeared to thee, to appoint thee to be a servant and a witness both of what thou hast seen, and of what I shall appear to thee in,

¹⁷ taking thee out from among the people, and the nations, to whom *I* send thee,

¹⁸ 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 inheritance among them that are sanctified by faith in me.

¹⁹ Whereupon, king Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision;

²⁰ but have, first to those both in Damascus and Jerusalem, and to all the region of Judaea, and to the nations, announced that they should repent and turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance.

²¹ On account of these things the Jews, having seized me in the temple, attempted to lay hands on and destroy me.

²² Having therefore met with [the] help which is from God, I have stood firm unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying nothing else than those things which both the prophets and Moses have said should happen,

²³ [namely,] whether Christ should suffer; whether he first, through resurrection of [the] dead, should announce light both to the people and to the nations.

²⁴ And as he answered for his defence with these things, Festus says with a loud voice, Thou art mad, Paul; much learning turns thee to madness.

²⁵ But Paul said, I am not mad, most excellent Festus, but utter words of truth and soberness;

²⁶ for the king is informed about these things, to whom also I speak with all freedom. For I am persuaded that of these things nothing is hidden from him; for this was not done in a corner.

²⁷ King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest.

²⁸ And Agrippa [said] to Paul, In a little thou persuadest me to become a Christian.

²⁹ And Paul [said], I would to God, both in little and in much, that not only thou, but all who have heard me this day, should become such as *I* also am, except these bonds.

³⁰ And the king stood up, and the governor and Bernice, and those who sat with them,

³¹ and having gone apart, they spoke to one another saying, This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds.

³² And Agrippa said to Festus, This man might have been let go if he had not appealed to Caesar.

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¹ Agrippa said to Paul, "You may speak for yourself." Then Paul stretched out his hand, and made his defense.

² "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,

³ especially because you are expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews. Therefore I beg you to hear me patiently.

⁴ "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;

⁵ having known me from the first, if they are willing to testify, that after the strictest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.

⁶ Now I stand here to be judged for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers,

⁷ which our twelve tribes, earnestly serving night and day, hope to attain. Concerning this hope I am accused by the Jews, King Agrippa!

⁸ Why is it judged incredible with you, if God does raise the dead?

⁹ "I myself most assuredly thought that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

¹⁰ 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.

¹¹ 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.

¹² "Whereupon as I traveled to Damascus with the authority and commission from the chief priests,

¹³ 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.

¹⁴ 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.'

¹⁵ "I said, 'Who are you, Lord?' "He said, 'I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.

¹⁶ 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;

¹⁷ delivering you from the people, and from the Gentiles, to whom I send you,

¹⁸ 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.'

¹⁹ "Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,

²⁰ 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.

²¹ For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple, and tried to kill me.

²² 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,

²³ 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."

²⁴ As he thus made his defense, Festus said with a loud voice, "Paul, you are crazy! Your great learning is driving you insane!"

²⁵ But he said, "I am not crazy, most excellent Festus, but boldly declare words of truth and reasonableness.

²⁶ 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.

²⁷ King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you believe."

²⁸ Agrippa said to Paul, "With a little persuasion are you trying to make me a Christian?"

²⁹ 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."

³⁰ The king rose up with the governor, and Bernice, and those who sat with them.

³¹ When they had withdrawn, they spoke one to another, saying, "This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds."

³² Agrippa said to Festus, "This man might have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar."

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¹ And Agrippa said to Paul, You may put your cause before us. Then Paul, stretching out his hand, made his answer, saying:

² In my opinion I am happy, King Agrippa, to be able to give my answer before you today to all these things which the Jews say against me:

³ The more so, because you are expert in all questions to do with the Jews and their ways: so I make my request to you to give me a hearing to the end.

⁴ All the Jews have knowledge of my way of life from my early years, as it was from the start among my nation, and at Jerusalem;

⁵ And they are able to say, if they would give witness, that I was living as a Pharisee, in that division of our religion which is most regular in the keeping of the law.

⁶ And now I am here to be judged because of the hope given by God's word to our fathers;

⁷ For the effecting of which our twelve tribes have been working and waiting night and day with all their hearts. And in connection with this hope I am attacked by the Jews, O king!

⁸ Why, in your opinion, is it outside belief for God to make the dead come to life again?

⁹ For I, truly, was of the opinion that it was right for me to do a number of things against the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

¹⁰ And this I did in Jerusalem: and numbers of the saints I put in prison, having had authority given to me from the chief priests, and when they were put to death, I gave my decision against them.

¹¹ And I gave them punishment frequently, in all the Synagogues, forcing them to say things against God; and burning with passion against them, I went after them even into far-away towns.

¹² Then, when I was journeying to Damascus with the authority and orders of the chief priests,

¹³ In the middle of the day, on the road I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining round me and those who were journeying with me.

¹⁴ And when we had all gone down on the earth, a voice came to me, saying in the Hebrew language, Saul, Saul, why are you attacking me so cruelly? It is hard for you to go against the impulse which is driving you.

¹⁵ And I said, Who are you, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus, whom you are attacking.

¹⁶ But get up on your feet: for I have come to you for this purpose, to make you a servant and a witness of the things in which you have seen me, and of those in which you will see me;

¹⁷ And I will keep you safe from the people, and from the Gentiles, to whom I send you,

¹⁸ To make their eyes open, turning them from the dark to the light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may have forgiveness of sins and a heritage among those who are made holy by faith in me.

¹⁹ So, then, King Agrippa, I did not go against the vision from heaven;

²⁰ But I went about, first to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, and through all the country of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, preaching a change of heart, so that they, being turned to God, might give, in their works, the fruits of a changed heart.

²¹ For this reason, the Jews took me in the Temple, and made an attempt to put me to death.

²² And so, by God's help, I am here today, witnessing to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said would come about;

²³ That the Christ would go through pain, and being the first to come back from the dead, would give light to the people and to the Gentiles.

²⁴ And when he made his answer in these words, Festus said in a loud voice, Paul, you are off your head; your great learning has made you unbalanced.

²⁵ Then Paul said, I am not off my head, most noble Festus, but my words are true and wise.

²⁶ For the king has knowledge of these things, to whom I am talking freely; being certain that all this is common knowledge to him; for it has not been done in secret.

²⁷ King Agrippa, have you faith in the prophets? I am certain that you have.

²⁸ And Agrippa said to Paul, A little more and you will be making me a Christian.

²⁹ And Paul said, It is my prayer to God that, in little or great measure, not only you, but all those hearing me today might be even as I am, but for these chains.

³⁰ And the king and the ruler and Bernice and those who were seated with them got up;

³¹ And when they had gone away they said to one another, This man has done nothing which might give cause for death or prison.

³² And Agrippa said to Festus, This man might have been made free, if he had not put his cause before Caesar.