Acts 26:19

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So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision.

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  • Exod 4:13-14 : 13 But Moses said, 'Pardon me, Lord. Please send someone else.' 14 Then the LORD's anger burned against Moses, and He said, 'What about your brother, Aaron the Levite? I know he can speak well. Even now he is on his way to meet you, and he will be glad to see you.'
  • Isa 50:5 : 5 The Sovereign LORD has opened my ear, and I was not rebellious; I did not turn away.
  • Jer 20:9 : 9 But if I say, 'I will not mention Him or speak any more in His name,' His word is in my heart like a fire, a fire shut up in my bones. I am weary of holding it in; indeed, I cannot.
  • Ezek 2:7-8 : 7 You shall speak my words to them, whether they listen or refuse to listen, for they are rebellious. 8 But you, son of man, listen to what I say to you. Do not be rebellious like this rebellious house. Open your mouth and eat what I am giving you.
  • Ezek 3:14 : 14 The Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness and anger of spirit, with the strong hand of the LORD upon me.
  • Jonah 1:3 : 3 But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa, found a ship going to Tarshish, paid the fare, and boarded it to go with them to Tarshish, away from the Lord.
  • Acts 26:2 : 2 I consider myself fortunate, King Agrippa, that today I am able to make my defense before you concerning all the accusations brought against me by the Jews.
  • Acts 26:26-27 : 26 The king knows about these matters, and I am speaking to him openly. I am convinced that none of this has escaped his notice, for this was not done in a hidden or obscure place. 27 King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you believe.
  • Gal 1:16 : 16 to reveal His Son in me, so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with flesh and blood,

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    12 In this pursuit, I was traveling to Damascus with the authority and commission from the chief priests.

    13 At midday, O King, while I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those traveling with me.

    14 When we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice speaking to me in Hebrew, saying, 'Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.'

    15 I asked, 'Who are you, Lord?' And the Lord replied, 'I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.'

    16 But rise and stand on your feet; for this purpose I have appeared to you: to appoint you as a servant and a witness of what you have seen and of what I will show you.

    17 I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them,

    18 to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.

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    20 Instead, I preached first to those in Damascus and in Jerusalem, and then to all the region of Judea and to the Gentiles, that they should repent, turn to God, and demonstrate their repentance by their deeds.

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

    22 But I have had God’s help to this day, and I stand here to testify to both small and great, saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen:

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    25 Paul replied, 'I am not insane, most excellent Festus. What I am saying is true and reasonable.'

    26 The king knows about these matters, and I am speaking to him openly. I am convinced that none of this has escaped his notice, for this was not done in a hidden or obscure place.

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

    28 Then Agrippa said to Paul, 'In such a short time, are you trying to persuade me to become a Christian?'

    29 Paul replied, 'I pray to God that whether in a short or long time, not only you but all who are listening to me today might become as I am—except for these chains.'

    30 The king, the governor, Bernice, and those sitting with them got up and left.

    31 As they were leaving, they began to discuss among themselves, saying, 'This man has done nothing deserving death or imprisonment.'

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

  • Acts 22:6-11
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    6 But as I was traveling and approaching Damascus, about noon, a bright light from heaven suddenly flashed around me.

    7 I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’

    8 I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ He said to me, ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, the one you are persecuting.’

    9 Now those who were with me saw the light, but they did not understand the voice of the one who was speaking to me.

    10 I asked, ‘What should I do, Lord?’ The Lord told me, ‘Get up and go into Damascus. There you will be told everything that has been assigned for you to do.’

    11 Since I could not see because of the brightness of that light, I was led by the hand by those who were with me and went into Damascus.

  • Acts 26:1-3
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    73%

    1 Agrippa said to Paul, "You are permitted to speak for yourself." Then Paul stretched out his hand and began his defense.

    2 I consider myself fortunate, King Agrippa, that today I am able to make my defense before you concerning all the accusations brought against me by the Jews.

    3 Especially because you are so familiar with all the customs and controversies among the Jews. I therefore ask you to listen to me patiently.

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    17 After I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance.

    18 I saw Him saying to me, 'Hurry and leave Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about Me.'

    19 But I said, 'Lord, they themselves know that I used to imprison and beat those who believed in You in the synagogues.

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    26 I have nothing definite to write to His Majesty about him. Therefore, I have brought him before all of you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that, after conducting an investigation, I may have something to write.

    27 For it seems unreasonable to me to send a prisoner without also specifying the charges against him.

  • 16 to reveal His Son in me, so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with flesh and blood,

  • Acts 26:6-7
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    6 And now I stand here on trial because of the hope in the promise God made to our ancestors.

    7 This is the promise that our twelve tribes hope to attain as they earnestly serve God night and day. It is for this hope, King Agrippa, that I am accused by the Jews.

  • 21 Then He said to me, 'Go, because I am sending you far away to the Gentiles.'

  • 19 But when the Jews objected, I felt compelled to appeal to Caesar—not because I had any accusation to bring against my own people.

  • 13 He came to me, stood by, and said, 'Brother Saul, regain your sight!' At that moment, I looked up and could see him.

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    23 So the next day, Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp and entered the audience hall with the military officers and the prominent men of the city. At the command of Festus, Paul was brought in.

    24 Festus said, 'King Agrippa and all who are present with us, you see this man about whom the entire Jewish population has petitioned me, both in Jerusalem and here, shouting that he ought not to live any longer.'

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    20 Or let these men here state what wrongdoing they found in me when I stood before the Sanhedrin.

    21 Unless it was for this one statement I made while standing among them: 'It is concerning the resurrection of the dead that I am being judged before you today.'

  • 17 If then God gave them the same gift that He gave to us after we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to stand in God's way?

  • 14 But I admit this to you: I worship the God of our ancestors according to the Way, which they call a sect. I believe everything that is in the Law and written in the Prophets.

  • 13 After several days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice arrived in Caesarea to pay their respects to Festus.

  • 18 I will not dare to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obey God by what I have said and done.

  • 12 For I did not receive it from a man, nor was I taught it, but it came through a revelation of Jesus Christ.

  • 22 'And now, behold, I am bound by the Spirit to go to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there.'

  • 9 One night the Lord said to Paul in a vision, 'Do not be afraid, but keep on speaking and do not be silent.'

  • 3 As he was traveling and nearing Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.