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5:2 We are now at the 9th month of the second year of the year of Darius (see Haggai 2:18 ) so we have moved on quite some time (about 17 years) from the initial return under Cyrus.
6:21 That some had to separate themselves from the filthiness of the heathen demonstrates that even though the return from Babylon was a fairly recent event some in the nation slipped back into the ways of the nations which was the very reason why Israel were taken captivity to Babylon. Herein is a powerful lesson for us. It is so easy to slip back into the ways of the world even if we can still remember our deliverance from 'Egypt'
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1. Then the prophets <5029>, Haggai <2292> the prophet <5029>, and Zechariah <2148> the son <1247> of Iddo <5714>, prophesied <5013>(8724) unto <5922> the Jews <3062> that were in Judah <3061> and Jerusalem <3390> in the name <8036> of the God <426> of Israel <3479>, even unto <5922> them.
2. Then <116> rose up <6966>(8754) Zerubbabel <2217> the son <1247> of Shealtiel <7598>, and Jeshua <3443> the son <1247> of Jozadak <3136>, and began <8271>(8745) to build <1124>(8749) the house <1005> of God <426> which is at Jerusalem <3390>: and with them <5974> were the prophets <5029> of God <426> helping <5583>(8683) them.
3. At the same time <2166> came <858>(8754) to them Tatnai <8674>, governor <6347> on this side <5675> the river <5103>, and Shetharboznai <8370>, and their companions <3675>, and said <560>(8750) thus <3652> unto them <5922>, Who <4479> hath commanded <7761>(8754) <2942> you to build <1124>(8749) this <1836> house <1005>, and to make up <3635>(8805) this <1836> wall <846>?
4. Then <116> said <560>(8754) we unto them after this manner <3660>, What <4479> are <581> the names <8036> of the men <1400> that make <1124>(8750) this <1836> building <1147>?
5. But the eye <5870> of their God <426> was <1934>(8754) upon <5922> the elders <7868>(8750) of the Jews <3062>, that they could not <3809> cause <989> <0> them <1994> to cease <989>(8754), till <5705> the matter <2941> came <1946>(8748) to Darius <1868>: and then <116> they returned answer <8421>(8681) by letter <5407> concerning <5922> this <1836> matter.
6. The copy <6573> of the letter <104> that Tatnai <8674>, governor <6347> on this side <5675> the river <5103>, and Shetharboznai <8370>, and his companions <3675> the Apharsachites <671>, which were on this side <5675> the river <5103>, sent <7972>(8754) unto <5922> Darius <1868> the king <4430>:
7. They sent <7972>(8754) a letter <6600> unto <5922> him, wherein <1459> was written <3790>(8752) thus <1836>; Unto Darius <1868> the king <4430>, all <3606> peace <8001>.
8. Be it known <1934>(8748) <3046>(8752) unto the king <4430>, that we went <236>(8754) into the province <4083> of Judea <3061>, to the house <1005> of the great <7229> God <426>, which is builded <1124>(8732) with great <1560> stones <69>, and timber <636> is laid <7761>(8727) in the walls <3797>, and this <1791> work <5673> goeth <5648>(8727) fast <629> on, and prospereth <6744>(8683) in their hands <3028>.
9. Then <116> asked <7593>(8754) we those <479> elders <7868>(8750), and said <560>(8754) unto them thus <3660>, Who <4479> commanded <7761>(8754) <2942> you to build <1124>(8749) this <1836> house <1005>, and to make up <3635>(8805) these <1836> walls <846>?
10. We asked <7593>(8754) their names <8036> also <638>, to certify <3046>(8682) thee, that we might write <3790>(8748) the names <8036> of the men <1400> that were the chief <7217> of them.
11. And thus <3660> they returned <8421>(8684) us answer <6600>, saying <560>(8749), We <586> are <1994> the servants <5649> of the God <426> of heaven <8065> and earth <772>, and build <1124>(8750) the house <1005> that was <1934>(8754) builded <1124>(8752) these <1836> many <7690> years <8140> ago <6928>, which a great <7229> king <4430> of Israel <3479> builded <1124>(8754) and set up <3635>(8806).
12. But <3861> after <4481> that our fathers <2> had provoked <7265> <0> the God <426> of heaven <8065> unto wrath <7265>(8684), he gave <3052>(8754) them <1994> into the hand <3028> of Nebuchadnezzar <5020> the king <4430> of Babylon <895>, the Chaldean <3679>, who destroyed <5642>(8754) this <1836> house <1005>, and carried <1541> <0> the people <5972> away <1541>(8684) into Babylon <895>.
13. But <1297> in the first <2298> year <8140> of Cyrus <3567> the king <4430> of Babylon <895> the same king <4430> Cyrus <3567> made <7761>(8754) a decree <2942> to build <1124>(8749) this <1836> house <1005> of God <426>.
14. And the vessels <3984> also <638> of <1768> gold <1722> and silver <3702> of the house <1005> of God <426>, which Nebuchadnezzar <5020> took <5312>(8684) out of <4481> the temple <1965> that was in Jerusalem <3390>, and brought <2987>(8684) them into the temple <1965> of Babylon <895>, those <1994> did Cyrus <3567> the king <4430> take <5312>(8684) out of <4481> the temple <1965> of Babylon <895>, and they were delivered <3052>(8753) unto one, whose name <8036> was Sheshbazzar <8340>, whom he had made <7761>(8754) governor <6347>;
15. And said <560>(8754) unto him, Take <5376>(8747) these <412> vessels <3984>, go <236>(8747), carry <5182>(8680) them <1994> into the temple <1965> that is in Jerusalem <3390>, and let the house <1005> of God <426> be builded <1124>(8731) in <5922> his place <870>.
16. Then <116> came <858>(8754) the same <1791> Sheshbazzar <8340>, and laid <3052>(8754) the foundation <787> of the house <1005> of God <426> which is in Jerusalem <3390>: and since <4481> that time <116> even until <5705> now <3705> hath it been in building <1124>(8732), and yet it is not <3809> finished <8000>(8752).
17. Now <3705> therefore, if <2006> it seem good <2869> to <5922> the king <4430>, let there be search <1240>(8721) made in the king's <4430> treasure <1596> house <1005>, which is there <8536> at Babylon <895>, whether <2006> it be <383> so, that a decree <2942> was made <7761>(8752) of <4481> Cyrus <3567> the king <4430> to build <1124>(8749) this <1791> house <1005> of God <426> at Jerusalem <3390>, and let the king <4430> send <7972>(8748) his pleasure <7470> to us concerning <5922> this matter <1836>.
1. Then <116> Darius <1868> the king <4430> made <7761>(8754) a decree <2942>, and search <1240>(8745) was made in the house <1005> of the rolls <5609>, where <8536> the treasures <1596> were laid up <5182>(8683) in Babylon <895>.
2. And there was found <7912>(8728) at Achmetha <307>, in the palace <1001> that is in the province <4083> of the Medes <4076>, a <2298> roll <4040>, and therein <1459> was a record <1799> thus <3652> written <3790>(8752):
3. In the first <2298> year <8140> of Cyrus <3567> the king <4430> the same Cyrus <3567> the king <4430> made <7761>(8754) a decree <2942> concerning the house <1005> of God <426> at Jerusalem <3390>, Let the house <1005> be builded <1124>(8731), the place <870> where they offered <1684>(8751) sacrifices <1685>, and let the foundations <787> thereof be strongly laid <5446>(8775); the height <7314> thereof threescore <8361> cubits <521>, and the breadth <6613> thereof threescore <8361> cubits <521>;
4. With three <8532> rows <5073> of great <1560> stones <69>, and a row <5073> of new <2323> timber <636>: and let the expenses <5313> be given <3052>(8725) out of <4481> the king's <4430> house <1005>:
5. And also <638> let the golden <1722> and silver <3702> vessels <3984> of the house <1005> of God <426>, which Nebuchadnezzar <5020> took forth <5312>(8684) out of <4481> the temple <1965> which is at Jerusalem <3390>, and brought <2987>(8684) unto Babylon <895>, be restored <8421>(8681), and brought again <1946>(8748) unto the temple <1965> which is at Jerusalem <3390>, every one to his place <870>, and place <5182>(8681) them in the house <1005> of God <426>.
6. Now <3705> therefore, Tatnai <8674>, governor <6347> beyond <5675> the river <5103>, Shetharboznai <8370>, and your companions <3675> the Apharsachites <671>, which are beyond <5675> the river <5103>, be ye <1934>(8754) far <7352> from <4481> thence <8536>:
7. Let the work <5673> of this <1791> house <1005> of God <426> alone <7662>(8747); let the governor <6347> of the Jews <3062> and the elders <7868>(8750) of the Jews <3062> build <1124>(8748) this <1791> house <1005> of God <426> in <5922> his place <870>.
8. Moreover <4481> I make <7761>(8752) a decree <2942> what <3964> ye shall do <5648>(8748) to <5974> the elders <7868>(8750) of these <479> Jews <3062> for the building <1124>(8749) of this <1791> house <1005> of God <426>: that of the king's <4430> goods <5232>, even of <1768> the tribute <4061> beyond <5675> the river <5103>, forthwith <629> expenses <5313> be <1934>(8748) given <3052>(8727) unto these <479> men <1400>, that they be not <3809> hindered <989>(8749).
9. And that which <4101> they have need of <2818>(8750), both young <1123> bullocks <8450>, and rams <1798>, and lambs <563>, for the burnt offerings <5928> of the God <426> of heaven <8065>, wheat <2591>, salt <4416>, wine <2562>, and oil <4887>, according to the appointment <3983> of the priests <3549> which are at Jerusalem <3390>, let it be <1934>(8748) given <3052>(8727) them day <3118> by day <3118> without <3809> fail <7960>:
10. That they may offer <1934>(8748) <7127>(8683) sacrifices of sweet savours <5208> unto the God <426> of heaven <8065>, and pray <6739>(8743) for the life <2417> of the king <4430>, and of his sons <1123>.
11. Also <4481> I have made <7761>(8752) a decree <2942>, that whosoever <3606> <606> shall alter <8133>(8681) this <1836> word <6600>, let timber <636> be pulled down <5256>(8725) from <4481> his house <1005>, and being set up <2211>(8752), let him be hanged <4223>(8725) thereon <5922>; and let his house <1005> be made <5648>(8725) a dunghill <5122> for <5922> this <1836>.
12. And the God <426> that hath caused his name <8036> to dwell <7932>(8745) there <8536> destroy <4049>(8741) all <3606> kings <4430> and people <5972>, that shall put <7972>(8748) to their hand <3028> to alter <8133>(8682) and to destroy <2255>(8742) this <1791> house <1005> of God <426> which is at Jerusalem <3390>. I <576> Darius <1868> have made <7761>(8754) a decree <2942>; let it be done <5648>(8725) with speed <629>.
13. Then <116> Tatnai <8674>, governor <6347> on this side <5675> the river <5103>, Shetharboznai <8370>, and their companions <3675>, according <6903> to that which Darius <1868> the king <4430> had sent <7972>(8754), so <3660> they did <5648>(8754) speedily <629>.
14. And the elders <7868>(8750) of the Jews <3062> builded <1124>(8750), and they prospered <6744>(8683) through the prophesying <5017> of Haggai <2292> the prophet <5029> and Zechariah <2148> the son <1247> of Iddo <5714>. And they builded <1124>(8754), and finished <3635>(8806) it, according <4481> to the commandment <2941> of the God <426> of Israel <3479>, and according to the commandment <2942> of Cyrus <3567>, and Darius <1868>, and Artaxerxes <783> king <4430> of Persia <6540>.
15. And this <1836> house <1005> was finished <3319>(8806) on <5705> the third <8532> day <3118> of the month <3393> Adar <144>, which was <1932> in the sixth <8353> year <8140> of the reign <4437> of Darius <1868> the king <4430>.
16. And the children <1123> of Israel <3479>, the priests <3549>, and the Levites <3879>, and the rest <7606> of the children <1123> of the captivity <1547>, kept <5648>(8754) the dedication <2597> of this <1836> house <1005> of God <426> with joy <2305>,
17. And offered <7127>(8684) at the dedication <2597> of this <1836> house <1005> of God <426> an hundred <3969> bullocks <8450>, two hundred <3969> rams <1798>, four <703> hundred <3969> lambs <563>; and for a sin offering <2402>(8675) <2409> for <5922> all <3606> Israel <3479>, twelve <8648> <6236> he <6841> goats <5796>, according to the number <4510> of the tribes <7625> of Israel <3479>.
18. And they set <6966>(8684) the priests <3549> in their divisions <6392>, and the Levites <3879> in their courses <4255>, for <5922> the service <5673> of God <426>, which is at Jerusalem <3390>; as it is written <3792> in the book <5609> of Moses <4873>.
19. And the children <1121> of the captivity <1473> kept <6213>(8799) the passover <6453> upon the fourteenth <702> <6240> day of the first <7223> month <2320>.
20. For the priests <3548> and the Levites <3881> were purified <2891>(8694) together <259>, all of them were pure <2889>, and killed <7819>(8799) the passover <6453> for all the children <1121> of the captivity <1473>, and for their brethren <251> the priests <3548>, and for themselves.
21. And the children <1121> of Israel <3478>, which were come again <7725>(8802) out of captivity <1473>, and all such as had separated <914>(8737) themselves unto them from the filthiness <2932> of the heathen <1471> of the land <776>, to seek <1875>(8800) the LORD <3068> God <430> of Israel <3478>, did eat <398>(8799),
22. And kept <6213>(8799) the feast <2282> of unleavened bread <4682> seven <7651> days <3117> with joy <8057>: for the LORD <3068> had made them joyful <8055>(8765), and turned <5437>(8689) the heart <3820> of the king <4428> of Assyria <804> unto them, to strengthen <2388>(8763) their hands <3027> in the work <4399> of the house <1004> of God <430>, the God <430> of Israel <3478>.
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7:14 The time of the Judges was a time when Israel, in her distress, called unto God - but now they do not even do that. But notice that God was looking for a cry 'from the heart'. As Israel became more rebellious their actions became more ritualistic. They were merely actions. Are there things we do in our worship which are just a formality?
Peter Forbes [Mountsorrel (UK)] Comment added in 2003 Reply to Peter
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1. When I would have healed <7495>(8800) Israel <3478>, then the iniquity <5771> of Ephraim <669> was discovered <1540>(8738), and the wickedness <7451> of Samaria <8111>: for they commit <6466>(8804) falsehood <8267>; and the thief <1590> cometh in <935>(8799), and the troop <1416> of robbers spoileth <6584>(8804) without <2351>.
2. And they consider <559>(8799) not in their hearts <3824> that I remember <2142>(8804) all their wickedness <7451>: now their own doings <4611> have beset them about <5437>(8804); they are before my face <6440>.
3. They make the king <4428> glad <8055>(8762) with their wickedness <7451>, and the princes <8269> with their lies <3585>.
4. They are all adulterers <5003>(8764), as an oven <8574> heated <1197>(8802) by the baker <644>(8802), who ceaseth <7673>(8799) from raising <5782>(8800) after he hath kneaded <3888>(8800) the dough <1217>, until it be leavened <2556>(8800).
5. In the day <3117> of our king <4428> the princes <8269> have made him sick <2470>(8689) with bottles <2534> of wine <3196>; he stretched out <4900>(8804) his hand <3027> with scorners <3945>(8802).
6. For they have made ready <7126>(8765) their heart <3820> like an oven <8574>, whiles they lie in wait <693>(8800): their baker <644>(8802) sleepeth <3463> all the night <3915>; in the morning <1242> it burneth <1197>(8802) as a flaming <3852> fire <784>.
7. They are all hot <2552>(8735) as an oven <8574>, and have devoured <398>(8804) their judges <8199>(8802); all their kings <4428> are fallen <5307>(8804): there is none among them that calleth <7121>(8802) unto me.
8. Ephraim <669>, he hath mixed <1101>(8704) himself among the people <5971>; Ephraim <669> is a cake <5692> not turned <2015>(8803).
9. Strangers <2114>(8801) have devoured <398>(8804) his strength <3581>, and he knoweth <3045>(8804) it not: yea, gray hairs <7872> are here and there <2236>(8804) upon him, yet he knoweth <3045>(8804) not.
10. And the pride <1347> of Israel <3478> testifieth <6030>(8804) to his face <6440>: and they do not return <7725>(8804) to the LORD <3068> their God <430>, nor seek <1245>(8765) him for all this.
11. Ephraim <669> also is like a silly <6601>(8802) dove <3123> without heart <3820>: they call <7121>(8804) to Egypt <4714>, they go <1980>(8804) to Assyria <804>.
12. When they shall go <3212>(8799), I will spread <6566>(8799) my net <7568> upon them; I will bring them down <3381>(8686) as the fowls <5775> of the heaven <8064>; I will chastise <3256>(8686) them, as their congregation <5712> hath heard <8088>.
13. Woe <188> unto them! for they have fled <5074>(8804) from me: destruction <7701> unto them! because they have transgressed <6586>(8804) against me: though I have redeemed <6299>(8799) them, yet they have spoken <1696>(8765) lies <3577> against me.
14. And they have not cried <2199>(8804) unto me with their heart <3820>, when they howled <3213>(8686) upon their beds <4904>: they assemble <1481>(8709) themselves for corn <1715> and wine <8492>, and they rebel <5493>(8799) against me.
15. Though I have bound <3256>(8765) and strengthened <2388>(8765) their arms <2220>, yet do they imagine <2803>(8762) mischief <7451> against me.
16. They return <7725>(8799), but not to the most High <5920>: they are like a deceitful <7423> bow <7198>: their princes <8269> shall fall <5307>(8799) by the sword <2719> for the rage <2195> of their tongue <3956>: this <2097> shall be their derision <3933> in the land <776> of Egypt <4714>.
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25:11 We saw in May that Paul was not interested in seeking his 'rights' so we must realise that the appeal to Caesar was not a matter of legal right to Paul. Rather it would afford him further preaching opportunities. If he had been released from Caesarea he would have been killed by the Jews upon his release and that would have been the end of his preaching.
26:8 The question 'why should it be thought a thing incredible that God should raise the dead' continues the point made in earlier chapters that Paul was more concerned with preaching the gospel than defending himself in a court of law.
Peter Forbes [Mountsorrel (UK)] Comment added in 2003 Reply to Peter
Notice in chapter 26 that Paul once again uses the story of his own conversion to try to persuade someone to follow Jesus. When we talk to people about Jesus do we do the same?
Rob de Jongh [Mountsorrel (UK)] Comment added in 2014 Reply to Rob
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1. Now <3767> when Festus <5347> was come <1910>(5631) into the province <1885>, after <3326> three <5140> days <2250> he ascended <305>(5627) from <575> Caesarea <2542> to <1519> Jerusalem <2414>.
2. Then <1161> the high priest <749> and <2532> the chief <4413> of the Jews <2453> informed him <1718>(5656) against <2596> Paul <3972>, and <2532> besought <3870>(5707) him <846>,
3. And desired <154>(5734) favour <5485> against <2596> him <846>, that <3704> he would send for <3343>(5667) him <846> to <1519> Jerusalem <2419>, laying <4160>(5723) wait <1747> in <2596> the way <3598> to kill <337>(5629) him <846>.
4. But <3303> <3767> Festus <5347> answered <611>(5662), that Paul <3972> should be kept <5083>(5745) at <1722> Caesarea <2542>, and <1161> that he himself <1438> would <3195>(5721) depart <1607>(5738) <1722> shortly <5034> thither.
5. Let them therefore <3767>, said <5346>(5748) he, which among <1722> you <5213> are able <1415>, go down with <4782>(5631) me, and accuse <2723>(5720) this <846> man <435>, if <1536> <0> there be <2076>(5748) any <1536> wickedness in <1722> him <5129>.
6. And <1161> when he had tarried <1304>(5660) among <1722> them <846> more <4119> than <2228> ten <1176> days <2250>, he went down <2597>(5631) unto <1519> Caesarea <2542>; and the next day <1887> sitting <2523>(5660) on <1909> the judgment seat <968> commanded <2753>(5656) Paul <3972> to be brought <71>(5683).
7. And <1161> when he <846> was come <3854>(5637), the Jews <2453> which came down <2597>(5761) from <575> Jerusalem <2414> stood round about <4026>(5627), and <2532> laid <5342>(5723) many <4183> and grievous <926> complaints <157> against <2596> Paul <3972>, which <3739> they could <2480>(5707) not <3756> prove <584>(5658).
8. While he answered <626>(5740) for himself <846>, Neither <3754> <3777> against <1519> the law <3551> of the Jews <2453>, neither <3777> against <1519> the temple <2411>, nor yet <3777> against <1519> Caesar <2541>, have I offended <264>(5627) any thing at all <5100>.
9. But <1161> Festus <5347>, willing <2309>(5723) to do <2698>(5641) the Jews <2453> a pleasure <5485>, answered <611>(5679) Paul <3972>, and said <2036>(5627), Wilt thou <2309>(5719) go up <305>(5631) to <1519> Jerusalem <2414>, and there <1563> be judged <2919>(5745) of <4012> these things <5130> before <1909> me <1700>?
10. Then <1161> said <2036>(5627) Paul <3972>, I stand <1510>(5748) <2476>(5761) at <1909> Caesar's <2541> judgment seat <968>, where <3757> I <3165> ought <1163>(5748) to be judged <2919>(5745): to the Jews <2453> have I done <91> <0> no <3762> wrong <91>(5656), as <5613> <2532> thou <4771> very well <2566> <2573> knowest <1921>(5719).
11. For <1063> if <1487> <3303> I be an offender <91>(5719), or <2532> have committed <4238>(5758) any thing <5100> worthy <514> of death <2288>, I refuse <3868>(5736) not <3756> to die <599>(5629): but <1161> if <1487> there be <2076>(5748) none <3762> of these things whereof these <3778> accuse <2723>(5719) me <3450>, no man <3762> may <1410>(5736) deliver <5483>(5664) me <3165> unto them <846>. I appeal unto <1941>(5731) Caesar <2541>.
12. Then <5119> Festus <5347>, when he had conferred <4814>(5660) with <3326> the council <4824>, answered <611>(5662), Hast thou appealed unto <1941>(5764) Caesar <2541>? unto <1909> Caesar <2541> shalt thou go <4198>(5695).
13. And <1161> after <1230>(5637) certain <5100> days <2250> king <935> Agrippa <67> and <2532> Bernice <959> came <2658>(5656) unto <1519> Caesarea <2542> to salute <782>(5697) Festus <5347>.
14. And <1161> when <5613> they had been <1304>(5707) there <1563> many <4119> days <2250>, Festus <5347> declared <394>(5639) Paul's <3972> cause <2596> unto the king <935>, saying <3004>(5723), There is <2076>(5748) a certain <5100> man <435> left <2641>(5772) in bonds <1198> by <5259> Felix <5344>:
15. About <4012> whom <3739>, when <1096> <0> I <3450> was <1096>(5637) at <1519> Jerusalem <2414>, the chief priests <749> and <2532> the elders <4245> of the Jews <2453> informed <1718>(5656) me, desiring <154>(5734) to have judgment <1349> against <2596> him <846>.
16. To <4314> whom <3739> I answered <611>(5662), <3754> It is <2076>(5748) not <3756> the manner <1485> of the Romans <4514> to deliver <5483>(5738) any <5100> man <444> to <1519> die <684>, before <4250> that <2228> he which is accused <2723>(5746) have <2192>(5722) the accusers <2725> face to face <2596> <4383>, and have <2983>(5630) licence <5117> to answer for himself <627> concerning <4012> the crime laid against him <1462>.
17. Therefore <3767>, when they <846> were come <4905>(5631) hither <1759>, without <4160>(5671) any <3367> delay <311> on the morrow <1836> I sat <2523>(5660) on <1909> the judgment seat <968>, and commanded <2753>(5656) the man <435> to be brought forth <71>(5683).
18. Against <4012> whom <3739> when the accusers <2725> stood up <2476>(5685), they brought <2018>(5707) none <3762> accusation <156> of such things as <3739> I <1473> supposed <5282>(5707):
19. But <1161> had <2192>(5707) certain <5100> questions <2213> against <4314> him <846> of <4012> their own <2398> superstition <1175>, and <2532> of <4012> one <5100> Jesus <2424>, which was dead <2348>(5761), whom <3739> Paul <3972> affirmed <5335>(5707) to be alive <2198>(5721).
20. And <1161> because I <1473> doubted <639>(5734) of <1519> such <5127> manner <4012> of questions <2214>, I asked <3004>(5707) him whether <1487> he would <1014>(5739) go <4198>(5738) to <1519> Jerusalem <2419>, and there <2546> be judged <2919>(5745) of <4012> these matters <5130>.
21. But <1161> when Paul <3972> had appealed <1941>(5671) to be reserved <5083>(5683) <846> unto <1519> the hearing <1233> of Augustus <4575>, I commanded <2753>(5656) him <848> to be kept <5083>(5745) till <2193> I might send <3992>(5661) him <846> to <4314> Caesar <2541>.
22. Then <1161> Agrippa <67> said <5346>(5713) unto <4314> Festus <5347>, I would <1014>(5711) also <2532> hear <191>(5658) the man <444> myself <846>. To morrow <839>, <1161> said <5346>(5748) he, thou shalt hear <191>(5695) him <846>.
23. And on the morrow <1887>, when <3767> Agrippa <67> was come <2064>(5631), and <2532> Bernice <959>, with <3326> great <4183> pomp <5325>, and <2532> was entered <1525>(5631) into <1519> the place of hearing <201>, with <4862> <5037> the chief captains <5506>, and <2532> principal <1851> men <435> of <5607>(5752) the city <4172> <2596>, at <2532> Festus <5347>' commandment <2753>(5660) Paul <3972> was brought forth <71>(5681).
24. And <2532> Festus <5347> said <5346>(5748), King <935> Agrippa <67>, and <2532> all <3956> men <435> which <3588> are here present <4840>(5752) with us <2254>, ye see <2334>(5719)(5720) this man <5126>, about <4012> whom <3739> all <3956> the multitude <4128> of the Jews <2453> have dealt <1793>(5627) with me <3427>, both <5037> at <1722> Jerusalem <2414>, and <2532> also here <1759>, crying <1916>(5723) that he ought <1163>(5750) not <3361> to live <2198>(5721) any longer <3371>.
25. But <1161> when I <1473> found <2638>(5642) that he had committed <4238>(5760) nothing <3367> worthy <514> of death <2288>, and <2532> <1161> that he himself <846> hath appealed <5127> to <1941>(5671) Augustus <4575>, I have determined <2919>(5656) to send <3992>(5721) him <846>.
26. Of <4012> whom <3739> I have <2192>(5719) no <3756> certain <804> thing <5100> to write <1125>(5658) unto my lord <2962>. Wherefore <1352> I have brought <4254> <0> him <846> forth <4254>(5627) before <1909> you <5216>, and <2532> specially <3122> before <1909> thee <4675>, O king <935> Agrippa <67>, that <3704>, after examination <351> had <1096>(5637), I might have <2192>(5632) somewhat <5100> to write <1125>(5658).
27. For <1063> it seemeth <1380>(5719) to me <3427> unreasonable <249> to send <3992>(5723) a prisoner <1198>, and <2532> not withal <3361> to signify <4591>(5658) the crimes <156> laid against <2596> him <846>.
1. Then <1161> Agrippa <67> said <5346>(5713) unto <4314> Paul <3972>, Thou <4671> art permitted <2010>(5743) to speak <3004>(5721) for <5228> thyself <4572>. Then <5119> Paul <3972> stretched forth <1614>(5660) the hand <5495>, and answered for himself <626>(5711):
2. I think <2233>(5766) myself <1683> happy <3107>, king <935> Agrippa <67>, because I shall <3195>(5723) answer for myself <626>(5738) this day <4594> before <1909> thee <4675> touching <4012> all the things <3956> whereof <3739> I am accused <1458>(5743) of <5259> the Jews <2453>:
3. Especially <3122> because I know <1492>(5761) thee <4571> to be <5607>(5752) expert <1109> <5037> in all <3956> customs <1485> and <2532> questions <2213> which are among <2596> the Jews <2453>: wherefore <1352> I beseech <1189>(5736) thee <4675> to hear <191>(5658) me <3450> patiently <3116>.
4. My <3450> manner <3303> <3767> of life <981> from <1537> my youth <3503>, which <3588> was <1096>(5637) at <575> the first <746> among <1722> mine <3450> own nation <1484> at <1722> Jerusalem <2414>, know <2467>(5758) all <3956> the Jews <2453>;
5. Which knew <4267>(5723) me <3165> from the beginning <509>, if <1437> they would <2309>(5725) testify <3140>(5721), that <3754> after <2596> the most straitest <196> sect <139> of our <2251> religion <2356> I lived <2198>(5656) a Pharisee <5330>.
6. And <2532> now <3568> I stand <2476>(5758) and am judged <2919>(5746) for <1909> the hope <1680> of the promise <1860> made <1096>(5637) of <5259> God <2316> unto <4314> our fathers <3962>:
7. Unto <1519> which <3739> promise our <2257> twelve tribes <1429>, instantly <1722> <1616> serving <3000>(5723) God day <2250> and <2532> night <3571>, hope <1679>(5719) to come <2658>(5658). For <4012> which <3739> hope's sake <1680>, king <935> Agrippa <67>, I am accused <1458>(5743) of <5259> the Jews <2453>.
8. Why <5101> should it be thought a thing <2919>(5743) incredible <571> with <3844> you <5213>, that <1487> God <2316> should raise <1453>(5719) the dead <3498>?
9. I <1473> verily <3303> <3767> thought <1380>(5656) with myself <1683>, that I ought <1163>(5750) to do <4238>(5658) many things <4183> contrary <1727> to <4314> the name <3686> of Jesus <2424> of Nazareth <3480>.
10. Which thing <3739> I <4160> <0> also <2532> did <4160>(5656) in <1722> Jerusalem <2414>: and <2532> many <4183> of the saints <40> did <2623> <0> I <1473> shut up <2623>(5656) in prison <5438>, having received <2983>(5631) authority <1849> from <3844> the chief priests <749>; and <5037> when they <846> were put to death <337>(5746), I gave <2702>(5656) my voice <5586> against them.
11. And <2532> I punished <5097>(5723) them <846> oft <4178> in <2596> every <3956> synagogue <4864>, and compelled <315>(5707) them to blaspheme <987>(5721); and <5037> being <1693> <0> exceedingly <4057> mad against <1693>(5740) them <846>, I persecuted <1377>(5707) them even <2532> unto <1519> <2193> strange <1854> cities <4172>.
12. <2532> Whereupon <1722> <3739> as I went <4198>(5740) to <1519> Damascus <1154> with <3326> authority <1849> and <2532> commission <2011> from <3844> the chief priests <749>,
13. At midday <2250> <3319>, O king <935>, I saw <1492>(5627) in <2596> the way <3598> a light <5457> from heaven <3771>, above <5228> the brightness <2987> of the sun <2246>, shining round about <4034>(5660) me <3165> and <2532> them which journeyed <4198>(5740) with <4862> me <1698>.
14. And <1161> when we <2257> were <2667> <0> all <3956> fallen <2667>(5631) to <1519> the earth <1093>, I heard <191>(5656) a voice <5456> speaking <2980>(5723) unto <4314> me <3165>, and <2532> saying <3004>(5723) in the Hebrew <1446> tongue <1258>, Saul <4549>, Saul <4549>, why <5101> persecutest thou <1377>(5719) me <3165>? it is hard <4642> for thee <4671> to kick <2979>(5721) against <4314> the pricks <2759>.
15. And <1161> I <1473> said <2036>(5627), Who <5101> art thou <1488>(5748), Lord <2962>? And <1161> he said <2036>(5627), I <1473> am <1510>(5748) Jesus <2424> whom <3739> thou <4771> persecutest <1377>(5719).
16. But <235> rise <450>(5628), and <2532> stand <2476>(5628) upon <1909> thy <4675> feet <4228>: for <1063> I have appeared <3700>(5681) unto thee <4671> for <1519> this purpose <5124>, to make <4400>(5664) thee <4571> a minister <5257> and <2532> a witness <3144> both <5037> of these things which <3739> thou hast seen <1492>(5627), and <5037> of those things in the which <3739> I will appear <3700>(5701) unto thee <4671>;
17. Delivering <1807>(5734) thee <4571> from <1537> the people <2992>, and <2532> from the Gentiles <1484>, unto <1519> whom <3739> now <3568> I send <649>(5719) thee <4571>,
18. To open <455>(5658) their <846> eyes <3788>, and to turn <1994>(5658) them from <575> darkness <4655> to <1519> light <5457>, and <2532> from the power <1849> of Satan <4567> unto <1909> God <2316>, that they <846> may receive <2983>(5629) forgiveness <859> of sins <266>, and <2532> inheritance <2819> among <1722> them which are sanctified <37>(5772) by faith <4102> that is in <1519> me <1691>.
19. Whereupon <3606>, O king <935> Agrippa <67>, I was <1096>(5633) not <3756> disobedient <545> unto the heavenly <3770> vision <3701>:
20. But <235> shewed <518>(5723)(5625) <518>(5707) first <4412> unto them of <1722> Damascus <1154>, and <2532> at Jerusalem <2414>, and <5037> throughout <1519> all <3956> the coasts <5561> of Judaea <2449>, and <2532> then to the Gentiles <1484>, that they should repent <3340>(5721) and <2532> turn <1994>(5721) to <1909> God <2316>, and do <4238>(5723) works <2041> meet <514> for repentance <3341>.
21. For <1752> these causes <5130> the Jews <2453> caught <4815>(5642) me <3165> in <1722> the temple <2411>, and went about <3987>(5711) to kill <1315>(5670) me.
22. Having <5177> <0> therefore <3767> obtained <5177>(5631) help <1947> of <3844> God <2316>, I continue <2476>(5758) unto <891> this <5026> day <2250>, witnessing <3140>(5746) both <5037> to small <3398> and <2532> great <3173>, saying <3004>(5723) none other things <3762> than <1622> those which <3739> <5037> the prophets <4396> and <2532> Moses <3475> did say <2980>(5656) should <3195>(5723) come <1096>(5738):
23. That <1487> Christ <5547> should suffer <3805>, and that <1487> he should be the first <4413> that <1537> should <3195>(5719) rise <386> from the dead <3498>, and should shew <2605>(5721) light <5457> unto the people <2992>, and <2532> to the Gentiles <1484>.
24. And <1161> as he <846> thus <5023> spake for himself <626>(5740), Festus <5347> said <5346>(5713) with a loud <3173> voice <5456>, Paul <3972>, thou art beside thyself <3105>(5736); much <4183> learning <1121> doth make <4062>(5719) thee <4571> mad <1519> <3130>.
25. But <1161> he said <5346>(5748), I am <3105> <0> not <3756> mad <3105>(5736), most noble <2903> Festus <5347>; but <235> speak forth <669>(5736) the words <4487> of truth <225> and <2532> soberness <4997>.
26. For <1063> the king <935> knoweth <1987>(5736) of <4012> these <5130> things, before <4314> whom <3739> also <2532> I speak <2980>(5719) freely <3955>(5740): for <1063> I am persuaded <3982>(5743) that <3756> none <5100> <3762> of these things <5130> are hidden <2990>(5721) from him <846>; for <1063> this thing <5124> was <2076>(5748) not <3756> done <4238>(5772) in <1722> a corner <1137>.
27. King <935> Agrippa <67>, believest thou <4100>(5719) the prophets <4396>? I know <1492>(5758) that <3754> thou believest <4100>(5719).
28. Then <1161> Agrippa <67> said <5346>(5713) unto <4314> Paul <3972>, Almost <1722> <3641> thou persuadest <3982>(5719) me <3165> to be <1096>(5635) a Christian <5546>.
29. And <1161> Paul <3972> said <2036>(5627), I would <302> <2172>(5665) to God <2316>, that not <3756> only <3440> thou <4571>, but <235> also <2532> all <3956> that hear <191>(5723) me <3450> this day <4594>, were <1096>(5635) both <2532> almost <1722> <3641>, and <2532> altogether <4183> such <5108> as <3697> <2504> I am <1510>(5748), except <3924> these <5130> bonds <1199>.
30. And <2532> when he had <2036> <0> thus <5023> spoken <2036>(5631), the king <935> rose up <450>(5627), and <2532> the governor <2232>, and <5037> Bernice <959>, and <2532> they that sat with <4775>(5740) them <846>:
31. And <2532> when they were gone aside <402>(5660), they talked <2980>(5707) between <4314> themselves <240>, saying <3004>(5723), <3754> This <3778> man <444> doeth <4238>(5719) nothing <3762> worthy <514> of death <2288> or <2228> of bonds <1199>.
32. Then <1161> said <5346>(5713) Agrippa <67> unto Festus <5347>, This <3778> man <444> might <1410>(5711) have been set at liberty <630>(5771), if <1508> <0> he had <1941> <0> not <1508> appealed unto <1941>(5716) Caesar <2541>.