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Verse Acts 26:29. _I WOULD TO GOD_, c.] Ευξαιμην αν τῳ
Θεῳ, και εν ολιγῳ και εν πολλῳ - So fully
am I persuaded of the infinite excellence of Christianity, and so
truly happy am I in possession o...
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I WOULD TO GOD - I pray to God; I earnestly desire it of God. This
shows:
(1) Paul’s intense desire that Agrippa, and all who heard him, might
be saved.
(2) His steady and constant belief that none...
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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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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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THE DEFENCE OF A CHANGED MAN (Acts 26:1-11)...
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WOULD. could wish. Greek. _euchomai._ App-134.
ALSO ALL. all also.
ALMOST, AND ALTOGETHER. Literally in (Greek. _en)_ little and in
(Greek. _en)_ great. Figure of speech _Synceceiosis._ App-6. He ta...
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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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_both almost, and altogether_ The literal rendering of the Greek is
given by the _Rev. Ver._"whether with little or with much," and it is
difficult to see how the sense of the A. V. can be extracted f...
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INTERRUPTION BY FESTUS. APPEAL TO AGRIPPA. CONSULTATION AND DECISION...
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εῖπεν omitted with אAB. Not represented in _Vulg_.
ΜΕΓΆΛΨ for πολλῷ with אAB. _Vulg_. ‘magno.’
29. ΚΑῚ ἘΝ ὈΛΊΓΩΙ ΚΑῚ ἘΝ ΜΕΓΆΛΩΙ, _whether
with little or with much_. The Apostle takes up the jeer of t...
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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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DISCOURSE: 1814
THE ALMOST, AND THE REAL, CHRISTIAN COMPARED
Acts 26:28. _Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to
be a Christian. And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou,...
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AND PAUL SAID, I WOULD TO GOD, &C.— "When I consider this apostle
(says that great enemy of Christianity himself—Lord Shaftesbury,) as
appearing either before the _witty Athenians,_ or the _Roman cour...
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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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29. Paul's reply, for propriety of wording and magnanimity of
sentiment, is not excelled in all the records of extemporaneous
response: (29) "_And Paul said, I could pray to God, that not only
you, bu...
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And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that
hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am,
except these bonds.
And Paul [said] (This bracketed word should b...
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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 WOULD TO GOD THAT NOT ONLY THOU... — It is clear that here also
the English “almost” must be abandoned, and that we must take the
words _in a little or in a great_ (_measure_)_,_ or, _with little
la...
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εὐξαίμην ἄν : on the optative with ἄν, Burton, p. 80,
Blass, _Gram._, p. 202, Viteau, _Le Grec du N.T._, p. 40 (1893); with
dative only here in N.T. καὶ ἐν ὀλ. καὶ ἐν μεγ.:
“whether with little or wit...
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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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And Paul said, (l) I would to God, that not only thou, but also all
that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am,
except these bonds.
(l) I would to God that not only almost,...
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_Except these chains. That is, I heartily wish all men in the same
condition as myself, not only to be prisoners as I am, but to be
Christians, as I am. (Witham)_...
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Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a
Christian. (29) And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but
also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether s...
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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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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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AND PAUL SAID, I WOULD TO GOD,.... This prayer of the apostle's shows
his affection for the souls of men, and his great desire for their
conversion, and also his sense of the power and grace of God, a...
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And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that
hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am,
except these bonds.
Ver. 29. _I would that all_] Charity is no ch...
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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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I WOULD TO GOD; I earnestly desire.
AS I AM; real Christians.
THESE BONDS; the chains with which he was bound. However wickedly true
Christians may be treated by others, they do not wish, so far as...
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Paul's foremost wish:...
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AND PAUL SAID, I WOULD TO GOD THAT NOT ONLY THOU, BUT ALSO ALL THAT
HEAR ME THIS DAY WERE BOTH ALMOST AND ALTOGETHER SUCH AS I AM, EXCEPT
THESE BONDS.
Paul had spoken in all simplicity and truthfulnes...
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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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AND PAUL SAID, " I WOULD TO GOD THAT NOT ONLY YOU, BUT ALSO ALL WHO
HEAR ME TODAY, MIGHT BECOME BOTH ALMOST AND ALTOGETHER SUCH AS I AM,
EXCEPT FOR THESE CHAINS. "
1. Paul responds by saying that he...
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"And Paul said,. would to God, that whether with little or with much,
not thou only, but also all that hear me this day, might become such
as. am, except these bonds" "Whether with little or with much...
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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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Paul, knowing how little it would avail any to be almost a Christian,
wisheth their perfection in that profession, that they might not, with
the Laodiceans, be neither hot nor cold, REVELATION 3:16; n...
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29. Paul's reply, for propriety of wording and magnanimity of
sentiment, is not excelled in all the records of extemporaneous
response: (29) "_ And Paul said, I could pray to God, that not only
you, b...
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Acts 26:29 And G1161 Paul G3972 said G2036 (G5627) would G2172 (G5665)
G302 God G2316 not...
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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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‘And Paul said, “I would to God, that whether with little or with
much, not you only, but also all who hear me this day, might become
such as I am, except for these bonds.” '
Paul's reply was from th...
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Acts 26:29. AND PAUL SAID, I WOULD TO GOD, THAT NOT ONLY THOU, BUT
ALSO ALL THAT HEAR ME THIS DAY, WERE BOTH ALMOST AND ALTOGETHER SUCH
AS I AM, EXCEPT THESE BONDS. There is a slight difference in the...
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I WOULD TO GOD
(ευξαιμην αν τω θεω). Conclusion of fourth-class
condition (optative with αν), undetermined with less likelihood, the
so-called potential optative (Robertson, _Grammar_, p. 1021). Po...
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BOTH
Literally, both in a little and in much....
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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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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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DO YOU BELIEVE THE PROPHETS? Agrippa did believe the prophets, as all
Jews did. Therefore he would not appraise the idea of the prophecies
being fulfilled as mad and irrational. DO YOU THINK YOU WILL...
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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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_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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_King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets?_
PAUL BEFORE AGRIPPA
1. Agrippa may know the prophets, and still not know Him of whom the
prophets testify. An acquaintance with Christ’s forerunners or a...
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_And Paul said, I would to God that not only thou … were both almost
and altogether such as I am, except these bonds._
PAUL’S PRAYER BEFORE AGRIPPA
I. His decision intimated in the words--“such as I...
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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
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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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1 Corinthians 4:8; 1 Corinthians 7:7; 2 Corinthians 11:1; 2 Kings 5:3;...
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Almost and altogether [ε ν ο λ ι γ ω κ α ι ε ν μ ε γ α
λ ω]. 30 Lit., in little and in great; i e., with little or with
great pains.
Were [γ ε ν ε σ θ α ι]. Better, as Rev., might become.
Agrippa's w...
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I would to God — Agrippa had spoke of being a Christian, as a thing
wholly in his own power. Paul gently corrects this mistake;
intimating, it is the gift and the work of God; that all that hear me
—...