Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 26:24-32
Paul Is Declared To Have Done Nothing Worthy Of Death and Thus To Have Conformed to the Law, but King Herod Agrippa II Closes His Heart Against His Words (26:24-32). read more
Acts 26:2-29 Esv
Peter Pett
Peter Pett
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 26:25
‘But Paul says, “I am not mad, most excellent Festus, but speak forth words of truth and soberness.” Paul then replies politely that he is not mad and that his words are both true and within reason. The word used for soberness is often used elsewhere in contrast with the idea of madness, as its opposite. We might translate ‘reasonableness’. read more
Peter Pett
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 26:26
“For the king knows of these things, to whom also I speak freely, for I am persuaded that none of these things is hidden from him, for this has not been done in a corner.” Indeed, he asserts, King Agrippa knows of these things. He knows that the Scriptures clearly teach the resurrection of the body. And he knows of the claims that Jesus has risen from the dead, and of the evidences that have been put forward (as they have been again today). Thus he speaks freely. For none of these things were... read more
Peter Pett
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 26:27
“King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you believe.” Then he turns to challenge King Agrippa himself, and challenges him as to whether he believes the prophets. And he will not take no for an answer. He knows that the King believes the prophets. What then is going to be his response? read more
Peter Pett
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 26:28
‘And Agrippa said to Paul, “With but little persuasion you would fain make me a Christian.” ’ Agrippa was probably both taken aback (he was not expecting to be directly challenged) and amused. He could not believe that Paul really expected to win his response so quickly. And indeed the truth is that he was probably not as aware of the prophetic Scriptures Paul was referring to as Paul thought. He may have been an ‘expert’ compared with a Roman, and even compared with many Jews, but he did not... read more
Peter Pett
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 26:29
‘And Paul said, “I would to God, that whether with little or with much, not you only, but also all who hear me this day, might become such as I am, except for these bonds.” ’ Paul’s reply was from the heart. Apart from the chains in which he was standing, he wished that both the King and all who had listened to him, whether with little persuasion or with much, were in the same position as he was, not as prisoners, but as prisoners of Christ. read more
Arthur Peake
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 26:1-23
Acts 26:1-Isaiah : . Paul Speaks before Agrippa.— It is Agrippa the vassal king, not Festus the representative of the sovereign power, who calls on Paul to speak, and to whom Paul addresses himself throughout, even after the intervention of Festus ( Acts 26:24-Ezekiel :). In Acts 9:15 it was predicted that Paul would speak before kings, and he now does so. The speech is in elegant Greek, and abounds in classical turns and expressions, suited for such an audience. The king is not called a Jew,... read more
Arthur Peake
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 26:24-29
Acts 26:24-Joel : . Challenges and Rejoinders.— That Paul was out of his senses was said of him at Corinth ( 2 Corinthians 5:13); there is nothing in what he is reported to have said on this occasion that would suggest it even to a heathen, who must have seen various forms of religious enthusiasm. Paul answers that he is in his sober senses, but he turns to Agrippa, in whom he is interested; he is acquainted with the facts about Christ which are notorious; he believes the prophets and must... read more
Matthew Poole
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Acts 26:2
I think myself happy; Paul thought it to be his advantage to speak before Agrippa, who could not be unacquainted with the law or the prophets, by which St. Paul would have his case determined. Before thee; though Agrippa was not as judge in this place, yet his opinion and judgment could not but prevail much with Festus. read more
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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 26:24
‘And as he thus made his defence, Festus says with a loud voice, “Paul, you are mad. Your great learning is turning you mad.” ’ This reaction of Festus was probably a reaction to the suggestion that Jesus had been raised from the dead in order to proclaim light to both Jews and Gentiles. Resurrection from the dead in the body was very much a Jewish idea. He could probably have accepted as reasonable the idea that the soul should live on. What he found difficult to stomach was a man coming back... read more