1 Agrippa said to Paul, "You have permission to speak for yourself." Then Paul stretched out his hand and made his defense:
2 "I think myself fortunate that it is before you, King Agrippa, I am to make my defense today against all the accusations of the Jews,
3 because you are especially familiar with all customs and controversies of the Jews; therefore I beg you to listen to me patiently.
4 "My manner of life from my youth, spent from the beginning among my own nation and at Jerusalem, is known by all the Jews.
5 They have known for a long time, if they are willing to testify, that according to the strictest party of our religion I have lived as a Pharisee.
6 And now I stand here on trial for hope in the promise made by God to our fathers,
7 to which our twelve tribes hope to attain, as they earnestly worship night and day. And for this hope I am accused by Jews, O king!
8 Why is it thought incredible by any of you that God raises the dead?
9 "I myself was convinced that I ought to do many things in opposing the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
10 And I did so in Jerusalem; I not only shut up many of the saints in prison, by authority from the chief priests, but when they were put to death I cast my vote against them.
11 And I punished them often in all the synagogues and tried to make them blaspheme; and in raging fury against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.
12 "Thus I journeyed to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests.
13 At midday, O king, I saw on the way a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining round me and those who journeyed with me.
14 And when we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, `Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? It hurts you to kick against the goads.'
15 And I said, `Who are you, Lord?' And the Lord said, `I am Jesus whom you are persecuting.
16 But rise and stand upon your feet; for I have appeared to you for this purpose, to appoint you to serve and bear witness to the things in which you have seen me and to those in which I will appear to you,
17 delivering you from the people and from the Gentiles -- to whom I send you
18 to open their eyes, 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 place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'
19 "Wherefore, O King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,
20 but declared first to those at Damascus, then at Jerusalem and throughout all the country of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God and perform deeds worthy of their repentance.
21 For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple and tried to kill me.
22 To this day I have had the help that comes from God, and so I stand here testifying both to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said would come to pass:
23 that the Christ must suffer, and that, by being the first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light both to the people and to the Gentiles."
24 And as he thus made his defense, Festus said with a loud voice, "Paul, you are mad; your great learning is turning you mad."
25 But Paul said, "I am not mad, most excellent Festus, but I am speaking the sober truth.
26 For the king knows about these things, and to him I speak freely; for I am persuaded that none of these things has escaped his notice, for this was not done in a corner.
27 King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you believe."
28 And Agrippa said to Paul, "In a short time you think to make me a Christian!"
29 And Paul said, "Whether short or long, I would to God that not only you but also all who hear me this day might become such as I am -- except for these chains."
30 Then the king rose, and the governor and Berni'ce and those who were sitting with them;
31 and when they had withdrawn, they said to one another, "This man is doing nothing to deserve death or imprisonment."
32 And Agrippa said to Festus, "This man could have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar."
Versículos relacionados com Acts, 26:
Acts of the Apostles 26 reports Paul's speech before King Agrippa, in which he defends his preaching of the gospel and his conversion to Christianity. Paul talks about how he previously pursued Christians, but now he believes that Jesus is the Messiah and must be followed. He also mentions the resurrection of the dead and the importance of preaching the message of salvation to all. Based on these themes, the five related verses are:
Romans 10:9: "If with your mouth confesses Jesus as Lord, and in your heart you believe that God has risen him from the dead, you will be saved." This verse talks about the importance of Jesus' confession as Lord and belief in his resurrection for salvation. This is in accordance with Paul's speech in Acts 26, in which he preaches about the resurrection and the importance of following Jesus.
1 Corinthians 15:14: "And if Christ has not risen, our preaching is vain, and your faith is also vain." In this verse, Paul emphasizes the importance of Christ's resurrection to the Christian faith. In his speech in Acts 26, Paul mentions the resurrection as one of the reasons he believes in Jesus.
2 Timothy 4:2: "Preaches the Word, urges in time and out of time, admonish, rebukes, exhorts, with long time and teaching." Paul encourages Timothy to preach the word on all occasions. This is in accordance with Paul's speech in Acts 26, in which he talks about how he always preached the message of salvation to all.
1 Thessalonians 5:5-6: "For all you are sons of light and children of the day; we are not of the night or darkness. We do not sleep, for as the others, but we watch and be sober." In this verse, Paul talks about the importance of remaining vigilant and sober as children of light. This is related to Paul's speech in Acts 26, in which he talks about how he was transformed by the light of Jesus.
Philippians 3:8-9: "And in fact, I also have for loss all things, for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus, my Lord; by which I have the loss of all these things, and I consider them as slag, so that it may You can win Christ, and be found in Him. " Paul talks about how he considers everything as a loss compared to the knowledge of Christ. This is related to Paul's speech in Acts 26, in which he talks about how his life changed when He met Jesus.
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