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Verse Acts 26:26. _BEFORE WHOM ALSO I SPEAK FREELY_] This is a farther
judicious apology for himself and his discourse. As if he had said:
Conscious that the king understands all these subjects well,...
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FOR THE KING - King Agrippa.
KNOWETH - He had been many years in that region, and the fame of Jesus
and of Paul’s conversion were probably well known to him.
THESE THINGS - The things pertaining to t...
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CHAPTER 26
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1. The Address of the Apostle Paul (Acts 26:2).
2. The Interruption by Festus and the Appeal to the King (Acts 26:24).
3. The Verdict (Acts 26:30).
The opening words of the Apostle a...
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CHALLENGES AND REJOINDERS. That Paul was out of his senses was said of
him at Corinth (2 Corinthians 5:13); there is nothing in what he is
reported to have said on this occasion that would suggest it...
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THE DEFENCE OF A CHANGED MAN (Acts 26:1-11)...
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As Paul was making his defence, Festus cried out, "Paul, you are mad.
Much learning has turned you to madness." But Paul said, "I am not
mad, Festus, your Excellency, but I am uttering words of truth...
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KNOWETH. Greek. _epistamai._ App-132.
OF. conoerning. Greek. _peri_. App-104.
ALSO. SPEAK FREELY. I speak, using boldness also.
SPEAK. Greek. _laleo,_ as in verses: Acts 26:14; Acts 26:22; Acts
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Interruption by Festus. Appeal to Agrippa. Consultation and decision
24 _Festus said with a loud voice_ Probably what had last fallen from
Paul seemed to him little better than lunatic ravings. The G...
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_none of these things are hidden from him_ i.e. the history of the
life and works of Jesus, of His death and resurrection, of the
marvellous gifts of Pentecost, and the preaching of the Gospel since
J...
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ΛΑΝΘΆΝΕΙΝ ΓᾺΡ ΑΥ̓ΤΌΝ ΤΙ ΤΟΎΤΩΝ ΟΥ̓
ΠΕΊΘΟΜΑΙ ΟΥ̓ΔΈΝ, _for I am persuaded that none of these
things is hidden from him_, i.e. none of the history of the life and
works of Jesus, of His death and resurre...
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INTERRUPTION BY FESTUS. APPEAL TO AGRIPPA. CONSULTATION AND DECISION...
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_PAUL PROVED HIMSELF TO BE INNOCENT ACTS 26:24-32:_ Festus reacted by
saying that Paul was a mad man. Paul said he was not mad and that what
he preached was true and in harmony with scripture. Paul th...
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Paul's defense before King Agrippa. Acts 25:13 bActs 26:32.
Acts 25:13
Now when certain days were passed, Agrippa the king and Bernice
arrived at Caesarea, and saluted Festus....
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26, 27. In Agrippa Paul had a very different hearer. His Jewish
education enabled him to appreciate Paul's arguments, and to see
repeated, in that noble self-sacrifice which was an enigma to Festus,
t...
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For the king knoweth of these things, before whom also I speak
freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from
him; for this thing was not done in a corner.
For the king knowet...
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22 It is evident that the apostle did disclose secrets which cannot be
found in Moses and the prophets. One of these was the secret of the
resurrecction, made known to the Corinthians (1Co_15:15). Ano...
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DEFENCE BEFORE AGRIPPA
1-32. St. Paul before Agrippa. This speech, though in form a defence
to the Jews, is really intended by St. Luke to be St. Paul's defence
to the world—an apology for his whole...
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GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE
ACTS
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 26
PAUL SPEAKS TO KING AGRIPPA, 26:1-11
V1 Agrippa told Paul, ‘You may now speak for yourself.’ Paul
waved his hand. He said, V2 ‘King Agrippa,...
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I AM PERSUADED THAT NONE OF THESE THINGS ARE HIDDEN FROM HIM. — The
appeal to Agrippa’s knowledge is two-fold. He knew that Moses and
the prophets had spoken of the great Prophet and Deliverer whom th...
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ἐπίσταται γὰρ : here only with περί : in proof that
his words were words of soberness, and that he was basing his
statements on facts, St. Paul appeals to the knowledge of Agrippa, a
knowledge which h...
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CONVINCING HIS INQUISITORS
Acts 26:22
Paul was in his element. He was delivering to kings and governors the
testimony which it was the constant object of his life to give, when
suddenly he was stoppe...
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Agrippa intimated to Paul that he might speak, and the apostle spent a
moment in introductory words, and then uttered his great apologia, in
which a twofold purpose is evident, first, his own defense,...
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Agrippa's Response
Festus interrupted with a loud declaration that Paul had gone crazy
from too much learning. It seems Paul's failure to defend himself,
instead focussing on converting his judges, wa...
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For the king knoweth of these things, before whom also I speak freely:
for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him; for
this thing was not done in a (k) corner.
(k) Secretly and...
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And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul,
thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad. (25) But he
said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but I speak forth t...
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The closing Chapter s from 21 to the end of the book are devoted to an
episode full of interest and profit Paul's course from Jerusalem to
Rome. And here we find ourselves in an atmosphere considerabl...
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26._For the king hnoweth of these things. _He turneth himself unto
Agrippa, in whom there was more hope. And, first, he saith that he
knew the history of the things; but he calleth him straightway b...
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Paul's address to king Agrippa furnishes us with the most complete
picture of the entire position of the apostle, as he himself looked at
it when his long service and the light of the Holy Ghost illum...
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FOR THE KING KNOWETH OF THESE THINGS,.... Something of them, of the
sufferings and resurrection of the Messiah, and of his showing light
to Jews and Gentiles, as they are spoken of by Moses and the pr...
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For the king knoweth of these things, before whom also I speak freely:
for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him; for
this thing was not done in a corner.
Ver. 26. _For this th...
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_But he said_ Calmly, and with a perfect command of himself, not in
the least provoked by such an invidious imputation; _I am not mad,
most noble Festus_ A title properly belonging to a Roman propreto...
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FOR THE KING KNOWETH OF THESE THINGS, BEFORE WHOM ALSO I SPEAK FREELY;
FOR I AM PERSUADED THAT NONE OF THESE THINGS ARE HIDDEN FROM HIM; FOR
THIS THING WAS NOT DONE IN A CORNER....
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Paul's foremost wish:...
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At Agrippa's invitation to him to speak, Paul is fully prepared. He
expresses his happiness at being privileged to answer for himself to
the king, especially because he knew Agrippa to be an expert in...
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FOR THE KING, BEFORE WHOM I ALSO SPEAK FREELY, KNOWS THESE THINGS; FOR
I AM CONVINCED THAT NONE OF THESE THINGS ESCAPES HIS ATTENTION, SINCE
THIS THING WAS NOT DONE IN A CORNER.
1. Now Paul turns to...
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"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 thes...
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24-32 It becomes us, on all occasions, to speak the words of truth
and soberness, and then we need not be troubled at the unjust censures
of men. Active and laborious followers of the gospel often ha...
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Agrippa, being educated in Judea, could not but hear of the life and
doctrine, death and resurrection, of our Saviour; as also of the
miracles done by him, and by his disciples; for, as our Saviour sa...
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26, 27. In Agrippa Paul had a very different hearer. His Jewish
education enabled him to appreciate Paul's arguments, and to see
repeated, in that noble self-sacrifice which was an enigma to Festus,
t...
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Tertullian Ad Nationes Appendix
If he was in heaven, when would he not see what was doing in Italy?
For the Italian land is "not in a corner."[10]...
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Acts 26:26 For G1063 king G935 before G4314 whom G3739 also G2532
speak G2980 (G5719) freely G3955 ...
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“For the king knows of these things, to whom also I speak freely,
for I am persuaded that none of these things is hidden from him, for
this has not been done in a corner.”
Indeed, he asserts, King Agr...
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PAUL IS DECLARED TO HAVE DONE NOTHING WORTHY OF DEATH AND THUS TO HAVE
CONFORMED TO THE LAW, BUT KING HEROD AGRIPPA II CLOSES HIS HEART
AGAINST HIS WORDS (26:24-32)....
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Acts 26:26. FOR THE KING KNOWETH OF THESE THINGS, BEFORE WHOM ALSO I
SPEAK FREELY; FOR I AM PERSUADED THAT NONE of THESE THINGS ARE HIDDEN
FROM HIM; FOR THIS THING WAS NOT DONE IN A CORNER. ‘ The Jewi...
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FOR THE KING KNOWETH OF THESE THINGS
(επιστατα γαρ περ τουτων ο βασιλευς).
Επιστατα (present middle probably Ionic form of
εφιστημ) is a literary word and suits well here (cf. Acts
24:10).FREELY
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Acts 26:26
The Publicity of Christianity.
I. This statement, made in reference to a particular case, holds good
in regard to the whole doctrine and claim of Christianity. The juggler
has his secrets;...
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Acts 26
St. Paul's Defence before Agrippa.
Observe:
I. What is the central truth of the Christian system. It is a very
suggestive fact that Festus had got hold of the kernel of the whole
subject, as...
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Acts 26:1. _Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak
for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for
himself:_
I do not suppose Agrippa imagined that Paul would take...
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Three times we have in Holy Writ a graphic report of the conversion of
Paul. This may be accounted for partly from its being one of the most
remarkable events of early sacred history, Paul having had...
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CONTENTS: Paul's defense before Agrippa.
CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Paul, Agrippa, Satan, Festus, Bernice, Caesar.
CONCLUSION: When God's servant is given a chance to speak for himself,
it is well if h...
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Acts 26:1. _Then Paul stretched forth the hand,_ the usual signal to
gain attention; it indicates presence of mind in the speaker, and that
his auditory is large. Though the notice was short, the cour...
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YOU ARE MAD, PAUL! Notice it is Festus, a Gentile, who breaks in on
Paul and shouts that only a deranged brain could imagine such things,
Compare this outburst with the reaction of the Athenians (Acts...
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21-30. REPENT OF THEIR SINS AND TURN TO GOD. Compare Acts 3:19 and
note. Paul preached a NEW LIFE!!!...
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_This thing was not done in a corner._
THE PUBLICITY OF CHRISTIANITY
I. What? Christianity in--
1. Its history.
(1) Its preparatory stages--patriarchal, legal, prophetic--were all
enacted in the o...
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_Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for
thyself._
PAUL BEFORE AGRIPPA
Here is all that Christianity ever asked for: an opportunity to speak
for itself; and its answer is the one...
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_CRITICAL REMARKS_
Acts 26:24. AS HE THUS SPAKE FOR HIMSELF.—Lit., _he speaking these
things in his defence_—ταῦτα, these things, being the words
just uttered about the resurrection, rather than the e...
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EXPOSITION
ACTS 26:1
And for _then, _A.V.; _his _for _the, _A.V.; _made his _defense_ _for
_answered for himself, _A.V. AGRIPPA SAID. It was by the courtesy of
Festus that Agrippa thus took the chief...
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Let's open our Bibles to the twenty-sixth chapter of Acts.
Paul was rescued by Lysias, the captain of the Roman guard from the
mob that was attempting to beat him to death in Jerusalem on the
temple m...
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Acts 2:1; Acts 4:16; Acts 5:18; Acts 25:22; Acts 26:2;...
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For the king knoweth of these things — St. Paul having refuted
Festus, pursues his purpose, returning naturally, and as it were, step
by step, from Festus to Agrippa. To whom I speak with freedom — Th...