Acts 26

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

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

“I think myself happy, King Agrippa, that I am to make my defense before you today concerning all the things that I am accused by the Jews,

I think myself happy, king Agrippa, that I am to make my defence before thee this day touching all the things whereof I am accused by 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 thou art 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 then from my youth up, which was from the beginning among mine own nation and 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.

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.

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

And now I stand here to be 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, earnestly serving God night and day, hope to attain. And concerning this hope I am accused by the Jews, O king!

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

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

“I myself most certainly 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.

I also did this 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.

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.

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 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.

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

Whereupon as I journeyed to Damascus with the authority and commission of 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 on the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them that 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 saying unto me in the Hebrew language, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the goad.

“I said, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ “He said, ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.

And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord 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 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;

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 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, 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.

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

Wherefore, 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 declared both to them of Damascus first, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the country of Judæa, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance.

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

For this cause the Jews seized me in the temple, and assayed 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 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;

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.”

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.

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 made his defence, Festus saith with a loud voice, Paul, thou art mad; thy much learning is turning thee mad.

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

But Paul saith, I am not mad, most excellent Festus; but speak forth 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, 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.

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?”

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

Paul said, “I pray to God, that whether with little or with much, not only you, but also all that hear me today, might become such as I am, except for these bonds.”

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.

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

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

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

and when they had withdrawn, they spake one to another, 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.”

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