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Acts 26:3

1 Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand and began his defense:

2 “King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate to stand before you today to defend myself against all the accusations of the Jews,

especially since you are acquainted with all the Jewish customs and controversies. I beg you, therefore, to listen to me patiently.

4 Surely all the Jews know how I have lived from the earliest days of my youth, among my own people and in Jerusalem.

5 They have known me for a long time and can testify, if they are willing, that I lived as a Pharisee, adhering to the strictest sect of our religion.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
especially since you are acquainted with all the Jewish customs and controversies. I beg you, therefore, to listen to me patiently.
KJV
Especially because I know thee to be expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.
WEB
especially because you are expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews. Therefore I beg you to hear me patiently.
ASV
especially because thou art expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.
DARBY
especially because thou art acquainted with all the customs and questions which are among the Jews; wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.
BLB
you being especially acquainted with all the customs and also controversies of the Jews. Therefore I implore [you] to hear me patiently.
ÅB
for du kjenner best alle skikker og spørsmål iblant jødene; derfor ber jeg deg at du vil høre tålmodig på meg.
OTB
særlig siden du er vel kjent med alle jødiske skikker og spørsmål. Derfor ber jeg deg om å høre tålmodig på meg.
B1930
for du kjenner best alle skikker og spørsmål iblandt jødene; derfor ber jeg dig at du vil høre tålmodig på mig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Acts 6:14

    For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”

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  • Acts 26:26

    For the king knows about these matters, and I can speak freely to him. I am confident that none of this has escaped his notice, because it was not done in a corner.

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  • Acts 24:4

    But in order not to burden you any further, I beg your indulgence to hear us briefly.

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  • Acts 28:17

    After three days, he called together the leaders of the Jews. When they had gathered, he said to them, “Brothers, although I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, I was taken prisoner in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans.

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  • 1 Corinthians 13:2

    If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have absolute faith so as to move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

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  • Acts 26:7

    the promise our twelve tribes are hoping to realize as they earnestly serve God day and night. It is because of this hope, O king, that I am accused by the Jews.

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  • Acts 24:10

    When the governor motioned for Paul to speak, he began his response: “Knowing that you have been a judge over this nation for many years, I gladly make my defense.

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  • Deuteronomy 17:18

    When he is seated on his royal throne, he must write for himself a copy of this instruction on a scroll in the presence of the Levitical priests.

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