Focused Passage

Acts 26:19-23

Paul Before Agrippa: The Risen Christ Sends Light to Jews and Gentiles

Paul gives his defense before Agrippa, roots his faith in Israel’s resurrection hope, recounts his persecution and conversion, explains Christ’s commission to the Gentiles, proclaims prophetic fulfillment through the suffering and risen Messiah, and is again declared innocent of death-worthy charges.

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

20 First to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, then to everyone in the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I declared that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds worthy of their repentance.

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

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

23 that the Christ would suffer, and as the first to rise from the dead, would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 19

Original words

So then Ὅθεν G3606 Conjunction King βασιλεῦ G935 Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular Agrippa Ἀγρίππα G67 Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular I was ἐγενόμην G1096 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular not οὐκ G3756 Adverb disobedient ἀπειθὴς G545 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular to the τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular heavenly οὐρανίῳ G3770 Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular vision ὀπτασίᾳ G3701 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Verse 20

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- ἀλλὰ G235 Conjunction - τε G5037 Conjunction First πρῶτόν G4412 Adverb - Superlative to those τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Plural in ἐν G1722 Preposition Damascus Δαμασκῷ G1154 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction Jerusalem Ἱεροσολύμοις G2414 Noun - Dative Neuter Plural then τε G5037 Conjunction to everyone πᾶσάν G3956 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular in the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular region χώραν G5561 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular - τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular of Judea Ἰουδαίας G2449 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular and then καὶ G2532 Conjunction to the τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Plural Gentiles ἔθνεσιν G1484 Noun - Dative Neuter Plural I declared that ἀπήγγελλον G518 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular they should repent μετανοεῖν G3340 Verb - Present Infinitive Active and καὶ G2532 Conjunction turn ἐπιστρέφειν G1994 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active to ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular God Θεόν G2316 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular performing πράσσοντας G4238 Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural deeds ἔργα G2041 Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural worthy ἄξια G514 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural [of their] τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular repentance μετανοίας G3341 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 21

Original words

For this reason ἕνεκα G1752 Preposition . . . τούτων G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Plural the Jews Ἰουδαῖοι G2453 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural seized συλλαβόμενοι G4815 Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural me με G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular - ὄντα G1510 Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition the τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Singular temple [courts] ἱερῷ G2411 Noun - Dative Neuter Singular [and] tried ἐπειρῶντο G3987 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural to kill [me] διαχειρίσασθαι G1315 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle

BSB notes

  • Literally the temple
Verse 22

Original words

[But] οὖν G3767 Conjunction I have had τυχὼν G5177 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular vvv ἀπὸ G575 Preposition vvv τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular God’s Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular help Ἐπικουρίας G1947 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular - τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular to ἄχρι G891 Preposition this ταύτης G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular - τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular day ἡμέρας G2250 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular [and] I stand [here] ἕστηκα G2476 Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular to testify μαρτυρόμενος G3143 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular to small μικρῷ G3398 Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction great μεγάλῳ G3173 Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular alike τε G5037 Conjunction I am saying λέγων G3004 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular nothing οὐδὲν G3762 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular beyond ἐκτὸς G1622 Preposition what ὧν G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Plural - τε G5037 Conjunction the οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural prophets προφῆται G4396 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction Moses Μωϋσῆς G3475 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular said ἐλάλησαν G2980 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural would μελλόντων G3195 Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Neuter Plural happen γίνεσθαι G1096 Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive
Verse 23

Original words

that εἰ G1487 Conjunction the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Christ Χριστός G5547 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular would suffer παθητὸς G3805 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular [and as the] εἰ G1487 Conjunction first πρῶτος G4413 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular to rise ἀναστάσεως G386 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular from ἐξ G1537 Preposition [the] dead νεκρῶν G3498 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural would μέλλει G3195 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular proclaim καταγγέλλειν G2605 Verb - Present Infinitive Active light φῶς G5457 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular - τε G5037 Conjunction to τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular our people λαῷ G2992 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction to the τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Plural Gentiles ἔθνεσιν G1484 Noun - Dative Neuter Plural

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