Acts 26:17-27

17 ¹rescuing you ²from the Jewish people and from the Gentiles, to whom I am sending you,

18 to ³open their eyes so that they may turn from ⁴darkness to light and from the dominion of ⁵Satan to God, that they may receive ⁶forgiveness of sins and an ⁷inheritance among those who have been sanctified by ⁸faith in Me.'

19 "So, King Agrippa, I did not prove disobedient to the heavenly vision,

20 but kept declaring both ⁹to those of Damascus first, and also ¹⁰at Jerusalem and then throughout all the region of Judea, and even ¹¹to the Gentiles, that they should ¹²repent and turn to God, performing deeds ¹³appropriate to repentance.

21 "For this reason some Jews ¹⁴seized me in the temple and tried ¹⁵to put me to death.

22 "So, having obtained help from God, I stand to this day ¹⁶testifying both to small and great, stating nothing but what ¹⁷the Prophets and Moses said was going to take place;

23 ¹⁸that the Christ was to suffer, and that ¹⁹by reason of His resurrection from the dead He would be the first to proclaim ²⁰light both to the Jewish people and to the Gentiles."

24 While Paul was saying this in his defense, Festus said in a loud voice, "Paul, you are out of your mind! Your great ²¹learning is driving you mad."

25 But Paul said, "I am not out of my mind, ²²most excellent Festus, but I utter words of sober truth.

26 "For the king ²³knows about these matters, and I speak to him also with confidence, since I am persuaded that none * of these things escape his notice; for this has not been done in a corner.

27 "King Agrippa, do you believe the Prophets? I know that you do."

Cross References

• 1. Jeremiah 1:8, 19
• 2. 1 Chronicles 16:35; Acts 9:15
• 3. Isaiah 35:5; Isaiah 42:7, 16; Ephesians 5:8; Colossians 1:13; 1 Peter 2:9
• 4. John 1:5; Ephesians 5:8; Colossians 1:12; 1 Thessalonians 5:5; 1 Peter 2:9
• 5. Matthew 4:10
• 6. Luke 24:47; Acts 2:38
• 7. Acts 20:32
• 8. Acts 20:21
• 9. Acts 9:19f
• 10. Acts 9:26-29; Acts 22:17-20
• 11. Acts 9:15; Acts 13:46
• 12. Acts 3:19
• 13. Matthew 3:8; Luke 3:8
• 14. Acts 21:27, 30
• 15. Acts 21:31
• 16. Luke 16:28
• 17. Acts 10:43; Acts 24:14
• 18. Matthew 26:24; Acts 3:18
• 19. 1 Corinthians 15:20, 23; Colossians 1:18; Revelation 1:5
• 20. Isaiah 42:6; Isaiah 49:6; Luke 2:32; 2 Corinthians 4:4
• 21. John 7:15; 2 Timothy 3:15
• 22. Acts 23:26; Acts 24:3
• 23. Acts 26:3

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "whether"
• [b]. I.e. the Messiah
• [c]. Lit "subject to suffering"
• [d]. Lit "whether"
• [e]. Lit "The many letters"
• [f]. Lit "turning you to madness"
• [g]. Lit "of truth and rationality"
• [h]. Or "understands"
• [i]. I.e. a hidden or secret place
• [j]. Lit "believe"