Acts 26:30

30 So the King rose, and the Governor, and Bernice, and those who were sitting 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 answered, "In brief, you are doing your best to persuade me to become a Christian."

29 "My prayer to God, whether briefly or at length," replied Paul, "would be that not only you but all who are my hearers to-day, might become such as I am--except these chains."

30 So the King rose, and the Governor, and Bernice, and those who were sitting with them;

31 and, having withdrawn, they talked to one another and said, "This man is doing nothing for which he deserves death or imprisonment."

32 And Agrippa said to Festus, "He might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed to Caesar."