Acts 26
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1Then Agrippa [Hero like] said unto Sha’ul [desired], youi are permitted to speak for yourself. Then Sha’ul [desired] stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself:
2I think myself happy, king Agrippa [Hero like], because I shall answer for myself this day before youi touching all the things whereof I am accused of the Y’hudim (Judeans) [praised of Yah]:
3Especially [because I know] youi to be expert in all customs and questions which are among the Y’hudim (Judeans) [praised of Yah]: wherefore I beseech (to call upon; appeal; beg) youi to hear me patiently.
4My manner of life from my youth, which was at the first among my own nation at Yerushalayim [Foundation of Peace], know all the Y’hudim (Judeans) [praised of Yah];
5Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee [separatist].
6And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God-The Father unto our fathers:
7Unto which [promise] our twelve tribes, instantly serving [God-The Father] day and night, hope to come. For which hope’s sake, king Agrippa [Hero like], I am accused of the Y’hudim (Judeans) [praised of Yah].
8Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God-The Father should raise the dead?
9I truly thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Yeshua [God is Salvation] of Natzeret [one separated].
10Which thing I also did in Yerushalayim [Foundation of Peace]: 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].
11And 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.
12Whereupon as I went to Dammesek (Damascus) [silent is the sackcloth weaver] with authority and commission from the chief priests,
13At 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.
14And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the ‘Evri’ot [Hebrew] tongue, Sha’ul [desired], Sha’ul [desired], why persecute youi me? [it is] hard for youi to kick against the pricks.
15And I said, Who are youi, Lord - Kurios? And he said, I am Yeshua [God is Salvation] whom youi persecute.
16But rise, and stand upon youri feet: for I have appeared unto youi for this purpose, to make youi a minister and a witness both of these things which youi have seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto youi;
17Delivering youi from the people, and [from] the Goyim [Gentiles], unto whom now I send youi,
18To open their eyes, [and] to turn [them] from darkness to light, and [from] the power of Satan [the adversary] unto God-The Father, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
19Whereupon, O king Agrippa [Hero like], I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision:
20But showed first unto them of Dammesek (Damascus) [silent is the sackcloth weaver], and at Yerushalayim [Foundation of Peace], and throughout all the coasts of Y’hudah [praised], and [then] to the Goyim [Gentiles], that they should repent and turn to God-The Father, and do works meet for repentance.
21For these causes the Y’hudim (Judeans) [praised of Yah] caught me in the temple, and went about to kill [me].
22Having therefore obtained help of God-The Father, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moshe [He Who Draws Out Of The Waters] did say should come:
23That Moshiach [Messiah] should suffer (allow, to let, permit), [and] that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should show light unto the people, and to the Goyim [Gentiles].
24And as he thus spoke for himself, Festus [festival] said with a loud voice, Sha’ul [desired], youi are beside yourself; much learning does make youi mad.
25But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus [festival]; but speak forth the words of tand soberness.
26For the king knows of these things, before whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him; for this thing was not done in a corner.
27King Agrippa [Hero like], believe youi the prophets? I know that youi believe.
28Then Agrippa [Hero like] said unto Sha’ul [desired], Almost youi persuade me to be a Christian [Messianic - Follower of Messiah].
29And Sha’ul [desired] said, I would to God-The Father, that not only youi, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.
30And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice [bring victory], and they that sat with them:
31And when they were gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds.
32Then said Agrippa [Hero like] unto Festus [festival], This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Caesar [venerable].
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