Acts 26:19
`Whereupon, king Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,
`Whereupon, king Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,
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12`In which things, also, going on to Damascus -- with authority and commission from the chief priests --
13at 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;
14and 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;
16but 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,
17delivering thee from the people, and the nations, to whom now I send thee,
18to 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.
20but 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;
21because 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,
25and he saith, `I am not mad, most noble Festus, but of truth and soberness the sayings I speak forth;
26for 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;
27thou dost believe, king Agrippa, the prophets? I have known that thou dost believe!'
28And Agrippa said unto Paul, `In a little thou dost persuade me to become a Christian!'
29and 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.'
30And, he having spoken these things, the king rose up, and the governor, Bernice also, and those sitting with them,
31and having withdrawn, they were speaking unto one another, saying -- `This man doth nothing worthy of death or of bonds;'
32and Agrippa said to Festus, `This man might have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.'
6and it came to pass, in my going on and coming nigh to Damascus, about noon, suddenly out of the heaven there shone a great light round about me,
7I fell also to the ground, and I heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why me dost thou persecute?
8`And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? and he said unto me, I am Jesus the Nazarene whom thou dost persecute --
9and they who are with me the light did see, and became afraid, and the voice they heard not of him who is speaking to me --
10and I said, What shall I do, Lord? and the Lord said unto me, Having risen, go on to Damascus, and there it shall be told thee concerning all things that have been appointed for thee to do.
11`And when I did not see from the glory of that light, being led by the hand by those who are with me, I came to Damascus,
1And 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,
3especially knowing thee to be acquainted with all things -- both customs and questions -- among Jews; wherefore, I beseech thee, patiently to hear me.
17`And it came to pass when I returned to Jerusalem, and while I was praying in the temple, I came into a trance,
18and I saw him saying to me, Haste and go forth in haste out of Jerusalem, because they will not receive thy testimony concerning me;
19and I said, Lord, they -- they know that I was imprisoning and was scourging in every synagogue those believing on thee;
26concerning whom I have no certain thing to write to `my' lord, wherefore I brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, king Agrippa, that the examination having been made, I may have something to write;
27for it doth seem to me irrational, sending a prisoner, not also to signify the charges against him.'
16to reveal His Son in me, that I might proclaim him good news among the nations, immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood,
6and now for the hope of the promise made to the fathers by God, I have stood judged,
7to which our twelve tribes, intently night and day serving, do hope to come, concerning which hope I am accused, king Agrippa, by the Jews;
21and he said unto me, Go, because to nations far off I will send thee.'
19and the Jews having spoken against `it', I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar -- not as having anything to accuse my nation of;
13having come unto me and stood by `me', said to me, Saul, brother, look up; and I the same hour did look up to him;
23on the morrow, therefore -- on the coming of Agrippa and Bernice with much display, and they having entered into the audience chamber, with the chief captains also, and the principal men of the city, and Festus having ordered -- Paul was brought forth.
24And Festus said, `King Agrippa, and all men who are present with us, ye see this one, about whom all the multitude of the Jews did deal with me, both in Jerusalem and here, crying out, He ought not to live any longer;
20or let these same say if they found any unrighteousness in me in my standing before the sanhedrim,
21except concerning this one voice, in which I cried, standing among them -- Concerning a rising again of the dead I am judged to-day by you.'
17if then the equal gift God did give to them as also to us, having believed upon the Lord Jesus Christ, I -- how was I able to withstand God?'
14`And I confess this to thee, that, according to the way that they call a sect, so serve I the God of the fathers, believing all things that in the law and the prophets have been written,
13And certain days having passed, Agrippa the king, and Bernice, came down to Caesarea saluting Festus,
18for I will not dare to speak anything of the things that Christ did not work through me, to obedience of nations, by word and deed,
12for neither did I from man receive it, nor was I taught `it', but through a revelation of Jesus Christ,
22`And now, lo, I -- bound in the Spirit -- go on to Jerusalem, the things that shall befall me in it not knowing,
9And the Lord said through a vision in the night to Paul, `Be not afraid, but be speaking and thou mayest be not silent;
3And in the going, he came nigh to Damascus, and suddenly there shone round about him a light from the heaven,