DAY 27 FOR A GOAL OF READING THE BOOK OF ACTS IN 30 DAYS

AC-25:17  Therefore, when they were come hither, without any

delay

on the morrow I sat on the judgment seat, and commanded the man

to

be brought forth.

AC-25:18  Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought

none

accusation of such things as I supposed:

AC-25:19  But had certain questions against him of their own

superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul

affirmed

to be alive.

AC-25:20  And because I doubted of such manner of questions, I

asked

[him] whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of

these

matters.

AC-25:21  But when Paul had appealed to be reserved unto the

hearing

of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I might send him to

Caesar.

AC-25:22  Then Agrippa said unto Festus, I would also hear the

man

myself. To morrow, said he, thou shalt hear him.

AC-25:23  And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice,

with great pomp, and was entered into the place of hearing, with

the

chief captains, and principal men of the city, at Festus'

commandment Paul was brought forth.

AC-25:24  And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men which are

here

present with us, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of

the Jews have dealt with me, both at Jerusalem, and [also] here,

crying that he ought not to live any longer.

AC-25:25  But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy

of

death, and that he himself hath appealed to Augustus, I have

determined to send him.

AC-25:26  Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord.

Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and specially

before

thee, O king Agrippa, that, after examination had, I might have

somewhat to write.

AC-25:27  For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner,

and

not withal to signify the crimes [laid] against him.

*AC-26:1  Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to

speak

for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for

himself:

AC-26:2  I think myself happy, king Agrippa, because I shall

answer

for myself this day before thee touching all the things whereof

I am

accused of the Jews:

AC-26:3  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.

AC-26:4  My manner of life from my youth, which was at the first

among mine own nation at Jerusalem, know all the Jews;

AC-26:5  Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify,

that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a

Pharisee.

AC-26:6  And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the

promise

made of God unto our fathers:

AC-26:7  Unto which [promise] our twelve tribes, instantly

serving

[God] day and night, hope to come. For which hope's sake, king

Agrippa, I am accused of the Jews.

AC-26:8  Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you,

that

God should raise the dead?

AC-26:9  I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many

things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

AC-26:10  Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the

saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from

the

chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice

against [them].

AC-26:11  And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and

compelled

[them] to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I

persecuted [them] even unto strange cities.

AC-26:12  Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and

commission from the chief priests,

AC-26:13  At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from

heaven,

above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them

which journeyed with me.

AC-26:14  And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a

voice

speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul,

why

persecutest thou me? [it is] hard for thee to kick against the

pricks.

AC-26:15  And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus

whom thou persecutest.

AC-26:16  But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared

unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness

both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in

the which I will appear unto thee;

AC-26:17  Delivering thee from the people, and [from] the

Gentiles,

unto whom now I send thee,

AC-26:18  To open their eyes, [and] to turn [them] from darkness

to

light, and [from] the power of Satan unto God, that they may

receive

forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are

sanctified

by faith that is in me.

AC-26:19  Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto

the

heavenly vision:

AC-26:20  But showed first unto them of Damascus, and at

Jerusalem,

and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and [then] to the

Gentiles,

that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for

repentance. 

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