Acts 26:26

"For the king knoweth of these things, unto whom also. speak freely: for. am persuaded that none of these things is hidden from him; for this hath not been done in. corner"For the king knoweth of these things" Notice how Paul quickly backs up his claim of "telling the truth" with evidence. "Agrippa was close enough to the matters Paul has been talking about to have knowledge of them. By personal experience he could testify to the truthfulness of Paul's presentation of the Old Testament, and the things about Jesus" (Reese p. 884). "Unto whom also. speak freely" "That is why. speak with such confidence in his presence" (Knox). "And. speak to him also with confidence" (NASV). "He could speak thus confidently of Agrippa's knowledge and of his belief, because he knew his past history. He knew that the name of Jesus and his apostles had been household words in the family of Agrippa for generations" (McGarvey p. 257). "None of these things is hidden from him; for this hath not been done in. corner" The life and death of Jesus, and the preaching of the resurrected Christ by the apostles all had been done in public. In fact many of these events had taken place in densely populated areas. The crucifixion of Jesus had taken place during Passover season, right outside the city of Jerusalem. "The remark was intended for Festus, to let him know that his ignorance of the matter was no proof of its obscurity" (McGarvey p. 257). The reality of Paul's comment is really appreciated when one realizes how many secular writers of the time mention Jesus and those who called themselves "Christians".