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 word, "to become a Christian," is repeated.
Except these bonds. An exquisite touch of Christian courtesy.
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...
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...
CHAPTER 26 __ 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...
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...
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...
THE DEFENCE OF A CHANGED MAN (Acts 26:1-11)...
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...
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...
_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...
INTERRUPTION BY FESTUS. APPEAL TO AGRIPPA. CONSULTATION AND DECISION...
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...
_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...
ΕΎΞΑΊΜΗΝ _aor._ opt. _med. (dep.) от_ ΕΫΧΟΜΑΙ (G2172) желать, молиться. Потендиальный opt. используется для завершения невыраженного _conj._ 4 типа, которое указывает, что произойдет в случае выполнен...
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,...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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,...
_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)_...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
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...
Paul's foremost wish:...
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...
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...
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...
"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...
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...
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...
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...
Acts 26:29 And G1161 Paul G3972 said G2036 (G5627) would G2172 (G5665) G302 God G2316 not...
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)....
‘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...
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...
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...
BOTH Literally, both in a little and in much....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
21-30. REPENT OF THEIR SINS AND TURN TO GOD. Compare Acts 3:19 and note. Paul preached a NEW LIFE!!!...
_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...
_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...
_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...
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
_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...
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...
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...
1 Corinthians 4:8; 1 Corinthians 7:7; 2 Corinthians 11:1; 2 Kings 5:3;...
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 —...