ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 26:14 THE HEBREW LANGUAGE most likely refers to Aramaic (see esv footnote). TO KICK AGAINST THE GOADS is a proverbial statement the Romans probably knew. It means that one cannot ultimately resist God’s will. Goads were sharp sticks used to prod oxen. If the oxen kicked in resistan... [ Continue Reading ]
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 26:20 A witness by Paul THROUGHOUT ALL THE REGION OF JUDEA is not recorded elsewhere in Acts 1:1. It must have occurred right after his conversion when he was in Jerusalem (Acts 9:28; compare v. Acts 26:31). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var imag [ Continue Reading ]
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 26:22 The inclusiveness of Paul’s witness was both social (SMALL AND GREAT) and racial (OUR PEOPLE AND... THE GENTILES). The suffering of Jesus was the fulfillment of OT PROPHETS. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 26:27 I KNOW THAT YOU BELIEVE. Agrippa had a reputation as a faithful Jew. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 26:28 IN A SHORT TIME WOULD YOU PERSUADE ME TO BE A CHRISTIAN? Realizing that PAUL was urging him to respond to the gospel, AGRIPPA put him off. Paul then responded to Agrippa using Agrippa’s own words: SHORT OR LONG, he wanted everyone to trust Christ. The translation of v. Acts 2... [ Continue Reading ]