1 Then Agrippa said to Paul, "You may now speak on your own behalf." So Paul stretched out his hand and began his defense.
2 "I count myself fortunate, King Agrippa, that I am to defend myself before you today against all the charges made against me by the Jews,
3 especially since you are an expert in all the Jewish customs and controversies. And therefore I beg you to listen patiently.
4 My manner of living from my youth, a life spent from the beginning among my people and in Jerusalem, all (the) Jews know.
5 They have known about me from the start, if they are willing to testify, that I have lived my life as a Pharisee, the strictest party of our religion.
6 But now I am standing trial because of my hope in the promise made by God to our ancestors.
7 Our twelve tribes hope to attain to that promise as they fervently worship God day and night; and on account of this hope I am accused by Jews, O king.
8 Why is it thought unbelievable among you that God raises the dead?
9 I myself once thought that I had to do many things against the name of Jesus the Nazorean,
10 and I did so in Jerusalem. I imprisoned many of the holy ones with the authorization I received from the chief priests, and when they were to be put to death I cast my vote against them.
11 Many times, in synagogue after synagogue, I punished them in an attempt to force them to blaspheme; I was so enraged against them that I pursued them even to foreign cities.
12 "On one such occasion I was traveling to Damascus with the authorization and commission of the chief priests.
13 At midday, along the way, O king, I saw a light from the sky, brighter than the sun, shining around me and my traveling companions.
14 We all fell to the ground and I heard a voice saying to me in Hebrew, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goad.'
15 And I said, 'Who are you, sir?' And the Lord replied, 'I am Jesus whom you are persecuting.
16 Get up now, and stand on your feet. I have appeared to you for this purpose, to appoint you as a servant and witness of what you have seen (of me) and what you will be shown.
17 I shall deliver you from this 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, so that they may obtain forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who have been consecrated by faith in me.'
19 "And so, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision.
20 On the contrary, first to those in Damascus and in Jerusalem and throughout the whole country of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I preached the need to repent and turn to God, and to do works giving evidence of repentance.
21 That is why the Jews seized me (when I was) in the temple and tried to kill me.
22 But I have enjoyed God's help to this very day, and so I stand here testifying to small and great alike, saying nothing different from what the prophets and Moses foretold,
23 that the Messiah must suffer and that, as the first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light both to our people and to the Gentiles."
24 While Paul was so speaking in his defense, Festus said in a loud voice, "You are mad, Paul; much learning is driving you mad."
25 But Paul replied, "I am not mad, most excellent Festus; I am speaking words of truth and reason.
26 The king knows about these matters and to him I speak boldly, for I cannot believe that (any) of this has escaped his notice; this was not done in a corner.
27 King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know you believe."
28 Then Agrippa said to Paul, "You will soon persuade me to play the Christian."
29 Paul replied, "I would pray to God that sooner or later not only you but all who listen to me today might become as I am except for these chains."
30 Then the king rose, and with him the governor and Bernice and the others who sat with them.
31 And after they had withdrawn they said to one another, "This man is doing nothing (at all) that deserves 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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