Acts 26:7

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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.

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  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Unto which promise our twelve tribes, instantly serving God day and night, hope to come. For which hope's sake, king Agrippa, I am cused of the Jews.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    To which promise our twelve tribes, earnestly serving God day and night, hope to attain. For this hope's sake, King Agrippa, I am accused by the Jews.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    unto{G1519} which{G3739} [promise] our{G2257} twelve tribes,{G1722} earnestly{G1616} serving{G3000} [God] night{G3571} and{G2532} day,{G2250} hope{G1679} to attain.{G2658} And concerning{G4012} this{G3739} hope{G1680} I am accused{G1458} by{G5259} the Jews,{G2453} O {G67} king!{G935}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Unto{G1519} which{G3739} promise our{G2257} twelve tribes{G1429}, instantly{G1722}{G1616} serving{G3000}{(G5723)} God day{G2250} and{G2532} night{G3571}, hope{G1679}{(G5719)} to come{G2658}{(G5658)}. For{G4012} which{G3739} hope's sake{G1680}, king{G935} Agrippa{G67}, I am accused{G1458}{(G5743)} of{G5259} the Jews{G2453}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    vnto which promes oure.xii. tribes instantly servynge God daye and nyght hope to come. For which hopes sake kynge Agrippa am I accused of the Iewes.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    vnto the which (promes) oure twolue trybes hope to come, seruynge God instatly daye and nighte. For the which hopes sake (O kynge Agrippa) I am accused of the Iewes.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Whereunto our twelue tribes instantly seruing God day and night, hope to come: for the which hopes sake, O King Agrippa, I am accused of the Iewes.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Unto which promise, our twelue tribes instantly seruyng God day & nyght, hope to come. For which hopes sake, kyng Agrippa, I am accused of the Iewes.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

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

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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!

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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!

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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!

  • World English Bible (2000)

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

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    a promise that our twelve tribes hope to attain as they earnestly serve God night and day. Concerning this hope the Jews are accusing me, Your Majesty!

Referenced Verses

  • Jas 1:1 : 1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes scattered among the nations: Greetings.
  • Luke 22:30 : 30 so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
  • 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.
  • Phil 3:11 : 11 and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection from the dead.
  • 1 Thess 3:10 : 10 Night and day we pray earnestly that we may see your face and complete what is lacking in your faith.
  • 1 Tim 5:5 : 5 The widow who is truly alone and desolate has placed her hope in God and continues in prayers and petitions night and day.
  • Ezra 6:17 : 17 They offered for the dedication of this house of God one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and twelve male goats as a sin offering for all Israel, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.
  • Matt 19:28 : 28 Jesus said to them, "Truly I tell you, in the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
  • Luke 2:25 : 25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
  • Luke 2:36-38 : 36 There was also a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was well along in years, having lived with her husband seven years after her marriage, 37 and then as a widow until she was eighty-four. She never left the temple but worshiped night and day with fasting and prayer. 38 At that very moment, she came up and began to give thanks to the Lord and to speak about the child to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.
  • Luke 7:19-20 : 19 He sent them to the Lord to ask, 'Are You the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?' 20 When the men came to Jesus, they said, 'John the Baptist has sent us to You to ask, "Are You the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?"'
  • Ezra 8:35 : 35 The exiles who had returned from captivity offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel: twelve bulls for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, and twelve male goats as a sin offering. All this was a burnt offering to the LORD.
  • Ps 134:1-2 : 1 A Song of Ascents: Look, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD, who stand in the house of the LORD during the night. 2 Lift up your hands in holiness and bless the LORD.
  • Ps 135:2 : 2 You who stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God!
  • Acts 20:31 : 31 Therefore, be watchful, remembering that for three years I never stopped admonishing each one of you with tears, night and day.
  • Rev 7:4-8 : 4 And I heard the number of those who were sealed: one hundred forty-four thousand, sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel: 5 From the tribe of Judah, twelve thousand were sealed; from the tribe of Reuben, twelve thousand; from the tribe of Gad, twelve thousand; 6 from the tribe of Asher, twelve thousand; from the tribe of Naphtali, twelve thousand; from the tribe of Manasseh, twelve thousand; 7 from the tribe of Simeon, twelve thousand; from the tribe of Levi, twelve thousand; from the tribe of Issachar, twelve thousand; 8 from the tribe of Zebulun, twelve thousand; from the tribe of Joseph, twelve thousand; from the tribe of Benjamin, twelve thousand were sealed.

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    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.

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    18 When the accusers stood up, they did not charge him with any of the crimes I had expected.

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    12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, and faithful in prayer.

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    7 Surely, man goes about as a shadow; surely, they make an uproar over nothing; he heaps up wealth, not knowing who will gather it.

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    2 In the hope of eternal life, which the God who does not lie promised before the beginning of time.

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    19 For what is our hope, our joy, or the crown in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when He comes? Is it not indeed you?

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    24 For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already see?

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    8 Paul defended himself, saying, 'I have committed no offense against the law of the Jews, the temple, or Caesar.'

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    1 Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense before you.

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    13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

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    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.'

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    8 O Hope of Israel, its Savior in times of distress, why are You like a stranger in the land, like a traveler who stays only for a night?

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    19 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,

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

  • Acts 3:13
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    13 The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His servant Jesus, whom you handed over and denied before Pilate, though he had decided to release Him.

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    13 while we await the blessed hope and the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.

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