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Verse Acts 26:2. _I THINK MYSELF HAPPY_] As if he had said, This is a
peculiarly fortunate circumstance in my favour, that I am called to
make my defense before a judge so intelligent, and so well ac...
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I THINK MYSELF HAPPY - I esteem it a favor and a privilege to be
permitted to make my defense before one acquainted with Jewish customs
and opinions. His defense, on former occasions, had been before...
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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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PAUL SPEAKS BEFORE AGRIPPA. It is Agrippa the vassal king, not Festus
the representative of the sovereign power, who calls on Paul to speak,
and to whom Paul addresses himself throughout, even after t...
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THE DEFENCE OF A CHANGED MAN (Acts 26:1-11)...
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Agrippa said to Paul, "You have permission to speak on your own
behalf." Then Paul stretched out his hand and began his defence. "With
regard to the charges made against me by the Jews, King Agrippa,...
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THINK. Greek. _hegeomai._ This word has two meanings, "to lead" (Acts
15:22) and "hold, or reckon", as here and in nineteen subsequent
passages.
HAPPY. Greek. _makarios._ Occurs fifty times. Always tr...
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_I think myself happy_ Because Agrippa was sure to understand much of
the feeling imported into the case which would be entirely obscure to
a Roman magistrate. Paul would thus be able to make his posi...
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Acts 26:1-23. PAUL’S DEFENCE BEFORE AGRIPPA...
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ἭΓΗΜΑΙ ἘΜΑΥΤῸΝ ΜΑΚΆΡΙΟΝ, _I think myself
happy_. Because Agrippa was sure to understand much of the feeling
imported into the case which would be entirely obscure to a Roman
magistrate. Paul would thu...
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_PAUL HUMBLY ADDRESSED AGRIPPA ACTS 26:1-11:_ Agrippa gave Paul
permission to speak for himself. As Paul began his defense he
stretched forth his hand. This action was designed to gain their
attention...
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ΏΝ _gen. pl._ rel. _pron. от_ ΌΣ (G3739).
ΈΓΚΑΛΟΫ́ΜΑΙ _praes. ind. pass. от_ ΈΓΛΑΚΈΩ
(G1458) обвинять, выдвигать обвинения
против кого-л. (BAGD). _Praes._ указывает на
развивающееся действие или
пов...
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f.
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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See notes on verse 1...
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I THINK MYSELF HAPPY, KING AGRIPPA, BECAUSE I SHALL ANSWER FOR MYSELF
THIS DAY BEFORE THEE TOUCHING ALL THE THINGS WHEREOF I AM ACCUSED OF
THE JEWS:
I think myself happy, king Agrippa, because I s...
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1 King Agrippa was a notable figure throughout the closing period of
Jewish national life. He was the last prince of the Herodian line.
Unlike the Roman governors, who were frequently replaced and mos...
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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 THINK MYSELF HAPPY, KING AGRIPPA. — We note the characteristic
union of frankness and courtesy. He will not flatter a prince whose
character, he must have known, did not deserve praise, but he
recog...
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ἐπὶ σοῦ, _cf._ Acts 24:19. ἐγκαλοῦμαι, see on
Acts 19:38. ὑπὸ Ἰουδ.: “by Jews” simply (_cf._ Acts
25:10), and therefore he is glad to address one acquainted with Jewish
customs, but see on...
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PAUL PERMITTED TO SPEAK FOR HIMSELF
Acts 26:1
Though Paul's defense before Agrippa is in substance the same as that
from the castle stairs at Jerusalem, it differs in the extended
description of the...
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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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Paul Tells Agrippa About his Early Life
Though Festus had the full authority of Rome behind him, it was
Agrippa who told Paul he was permitted to speak. Paul stretched out
his hand and began by sayin...
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(1) I think myself happy, king Agrippa, because I shall answer for
myself this day before thee touching all the things whereof I am
accused of the Jews:
(1) To have a skilful judge is a great and sin...
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Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself.
Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself:[212] (2)
I think myself happy, king Agrippa, because I shall answer...
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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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2.We have declared to what end Paul was brought before that assembly,
to wit, that Festus might write unto Caesar as he should be counseled
by Agrippa and the rest. Therefore, he doth not use any pl...
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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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I THINK MYSELF HAPPY, KING AGRIPPA,.... This was an handsome and
artificial way of introducing his defense, and of gaining the
affection and attention of the king, and yet was not a mere
compliment; f...
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_Then Agrippa said unto Paul_ Agrippa was the most honourable person
in the assembly, having the title of king bestowed upon him, though
otherwise not superior to Festus, as only having the power of o...
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It is pleasant to proclaim the gospel to intelligent hearers,
especially such as are well acquainted with the Bible. True religion
does not fear, but courts investigation. It accords with the word, an...
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I THINK MYSELF HAPPY, KING AGRIPPA, BECAUSE I SHALL ANSWER FOR MYSELF
THIS DAY BEFORE THEE TOUCHING ALL THE THINGS WHEREOF I AM ACCUSED OF
THE JEWS,...
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THE HEARING BEFORE AGRIPPA.
Paul's introduction to his speech:...
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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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I THINK MYSELF HAPPY, KING AGRIPPA, BECAUSE TODAY I SHALL ANSWER FOR
MYSELF BEFORE YOU CONCERNING ALL THE THINGS OF WHICH I AM ACCUSED BY
THE JEWS.
1. Paul addresses his remarks to King Agrippa.
2....
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"I think myself happy, king Agrippa, that. am to make my defense
before thee this day touching all the things whereof. am accused by
the Jews"I think myself happy" "I think myself fortunate" (Wey). No...
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1-11 Christianity teaches us to give a reason of the hope that is in
us, and also to give honour to whom honour is due, without flattery or
fear of man. Agrippa was well versed in the Scriptures of t...
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I THINK MYSELF HAPPY; Paul thought it to be his advantage to speak
before Agrippa, who could not be unacquainted with the law or the
prophets, by which St. Paul would have his case determined. BEFORE...
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Acts 26:2 think G2233 (G5766) myself G1683 happy G3107 King G935
Agrippa G67 today G4594 shall G3195 ...
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“I think myself happy, king Agrippa, that I am to make my defence
before you this day touching all the things of which I am accused by
the Jews, especially because you are expert in all customs and
qu...
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_Paul's Defence of Christianity before King Agrippa, his Sister, and
the Procurator Festus,_ 1-23.
This famous _apologia_ of St. Paul consists of four divisions. The
first, Acts 26:2-3, consists of a...
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_First Division of Paul's ‘Apologia'Introductory Address to King
Agrippa,_ 2, 3.
Acts 26:2. I THINK MYSELF HAPPY, KING AGRIPPA, BECAUSE I SHALL ANSWER
FOR MYSELF THIS DAY BEFORE THEE TOUCHING ALL THE...
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I THINK MYSELF HAPPY
(ηγημα εμαυτον μακαριον). See on Matthew 5:3 for
μακαριος. Blass notes that Paul, like Tertullus, begins with
_captatio benevolentiae_, but _absque adulatione_. He says only wha...
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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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I CONSIDER MYSELF FORTUNATE. Agrippa was a Jew, one who had been
brought up in the Jewish religion. He claimed to live by the Jewish
Law and traditions, and he was the legal guardian of the temple.
Th...
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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 26:1. AGRIPPA SAID UNTO PAUL.—On this occasion Agrippa, not
Festus, presided over the tribunal. The “stretching forth” of the
hand was the gesture of an orator preparing himsel...
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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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Happy [μ α κ α ρ ι ο ν]. See on blessed, Matthew 5:3.
Answer [α π ο λ ο γ ε ι σ θ α ι]. See on 1 Peter 3:15....
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King Agrippa — There is a peculiar force in thus addressing a person
by name. Agrippa felt this....