Acts 26:2-29 ESV

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Acts 26:12-21

Obedient to His Heavenly Vision Acts 26:12-21 Nowhere else is there such deliverance from the glare and cross-lights of earth as is afforded by a vision of the face of Jesus, brighter than the sun at noon. To everyone there comes the opportunity of catching a vision of that face, sometimes reflected in a human one, as Paul first saw it in the countenance of Stephen. It confronts us when we go on forbidden paths, and summons us to arise and follow the life which is life indeed. Acts 26:16 ... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Acts 26:22-32

Convincing His Inquisitors Acts 26:22-32 Paul was in his element. He was delivering to kings and governors the testimony which it was the constant object of his life to give, when suddenly he was stopped by Festus, who, on hearing of the resurrection of the dead, accused Paul of madness. Paul addressed him with perfect respect, and then turned to King Agrippa for justification. But Agrippa did not choose to be entrapped in the discussion of these deep religious truths. With the contempt of a... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Acts 26:1-32

Agrippa intimated to Paul that he might speak, and the apostle spent a moment in introductory words, and then uttered his great apologia, in which a twofold purpose is evident, first, his own defense, and, second, the declaration of the way of salvation. In defending himself he ignored the charges against him, but explained the change of front in his own career. Thus he dealt with the underlying reason which had prompted his enemies' opposition. He gave the story of his conversion, his... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Acts 26:8

ST. PAUL AND THE RESURRECTION‘Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead?’Acts 26:8St. Paul’s appeal to Cæsar placed Festus in a difficulty. How could he draw up the indictment? The arrival of King Agrippa II. with his sister Bernice on their congratulatory visit to Festus was opportune. Agrippa would hear the man himself, and in this twenty-sixth chapter of the Acts we have the record of the Apostle’s most impressive address. The question in the text... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Acts 26:14

THE VOICE FROM HEAVEN‘I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying … It is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.’ Acts 26:14 So far as we know, those words were the first with which the silence of the Unseen was broken on earth since the Lord, rising from amidst the Eleven, on the hill-top above Bethany, had given them His blessing as He went. He had been seen once in His exaltation by Stephen, and Stephen had appealed to Him to receive his spirit. But there appears no record of an... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Acts 26:19

THE HEAVENLY VISION‘Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision.’ Acts 26:19 St. Paul was not disobedient to the heavenly vision, and so it grew and expanded before his spiritual eyes until it left nothing outside its range, until it offered to him that unity after which all thinkers are consciously or unconsciously striving, and in the end he was able to conceive it as a whole, to express it, however inadequately, in terms of human language, and to propose it... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Acts 26:22

STEADFASTNESS‘Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day.’ Acts 26:22 Continuance—steadfastness—what an important question it is! Let us spend a little time in looking at— I. Its nature.—What sort of continuance do we want? In what directions have we to continue?( a) A Christian must continue in the faith. In the faith, viewed objectively.( b) There must be also continuance in practice. We must be ‘doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving our own selves.’( c) ... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Acts 26:28

ALMOST PERSUADED‘Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.’ Acts 26:28 Who and what was the man who used these remarkable words? He was no infidel, no scoffer at religion, no despiser of God’s Word, no inattentive listener to the truths of the Gospel. Far otherwise. He had been brought up in the holiest religion of the day. He was familiar with the Word of God, and believed what the prophets had written. He listened to the most stirring appeals of the ambassador of Christ. Surely these... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 26:1-23

Festus Calls On Agrippa’s Assistance In Formulating a Case And Paul Gives His Testimony To Them Both (25:13-26:23). Festus now condemns himself by admitting that he has no charge to bring against Paul. He is sending him to Caesar to be judged, but he does not know why. He has no case against Paul. This suits Luke’s apologetic purpose but it shows up Roman provincial justice (while exonerating the emperor). read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 26:1-32

PAUL’S JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM AND THEN TO ROME (19:21-28:31). Here we begin a new section of Acts. It commences with Paul’s purposing to go to Jerusalem, followed by an incident, which, while it brings to the conclusion his ministry in Ephesus, very much introduces the new section. From this point on all changes. Paul’s ‘journey to Jerusalem’ and then to Rome has begun, with Paul driven along by the Holy Spirit. The ending of the previous section as suggested by the closing summary in Acts 19:20... read more

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Acts 26:12-21

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Acts 26:22-32

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Acts 26:1-32

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Acts 26:8

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Acts 26:14

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Acts 26:19

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Acts 26:22

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Acts 26:28

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 26:1-23

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 26:1-32

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