Acts 26:30

30 Then the king got up, and with him the governor and Bernice and those who had been seated with them;

Acts 26:30 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 26:30

And when he had thus spoken
These words are omitted in the Alexandrian copy, the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Ethiopic versions:

the king rose up;
from the judgment seat; that is, King Agrippa:

and the governor;
the Roman governor, Festus:

and Bernice:
the sister of King Agrippa:

and they that sat with them;
either in council, or to hear; the chief captains, and principal inhabitants of Caesarea.

Acts 26:30 In-Context

28 Agrippa said to Paul, "Are you so quickly persuading me to become a Christian?"
29 Paul replied, "Whether quickly or not, I pray to God that not only you but also all who are listening to me today might become such as I am—except for these chains."
30 Then the king got up, and with him the governor and Bernice and those who had been seated with them;
31 and as they were leaving, they said to one another, "This man is doing nothing to deserve death or imprisonment."
32 Agrippa said to Festus, "This man could have been set free if he had not appealed to the emperor."
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