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“ConcerningΠερὶall the thingsπάντωνof whichὧνI am accusedἐγκαλοῦμαιbyὑπὸJews,ἸουδαίωνKingβασιλεῦAgrippa,ἈγρίππαI considerἥγημαιmyselfἐμαυτὸνhappyμακάριονthatbeforeἐπὶyouσοῦI am aboutμέλλωνto make my defenseἀπολογεῖσθαιtoday,σήμερον
Acts 26:2
Study it in the app““Concerning all the things of which I am accused by Jews, King Agrippa, I consider myself happy that before you I am about to make my defense today,”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 26:2, word by word
- I am accusedἐγκαλοῦμαιenkaloumai
accuse
Accuse, bring a charge against someone before a judge.
Where else “enkaloumai” appears- JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōn
Jew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaiōn” appears- Kingβασιλεῦbasileu
king
The one who rules a people with the highest authority.
Where else “basileu” appears- AgrippaἈγρίππαAgrippa
Agrippa
Agrippa: the name of two Herodian kings, Herod Agrippa I and his son Agrippa II; Paul spoke before the second.
Where else “Agrippa” appears- I considerἥγημαιhēgēmai
consider
To deem something so.
Where else “hēgēmai” appears- myselfἐμαυτὸνemauton
myself
Myself.
Where else “emauton” appears- happyμακάριονmakarion
blessed, happy
Blessed: truly happy, in the condition God blesses. It is the "happy" or "blessed" of the Psalms.
Where else “makarion” appears- I am aboutμέλλωνmellōn
be about to
Something on the point of happening.
Where else “mellōn” appears- to make my defenseἀπολογεῖσθαιapologeisthai
defend oneself
Defend oneself, speak in one's defense.
Where else “apologeisthai” appears- todayσήμερονsēmeron
today
Today.
Where else “sēmeron” appears
The context
1And Agrippa said to Paul, “You are permitted to speak for yourself.” Then Paul, stretching out his hand, made his defense:
2 · This verse (above)
3especially because you are an expert in all the customs and questions among the Jews; therefore I beg you to listen to me patiently.
To study Acts 26 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul tell King Agrippa about his earlier life and what Jesus said to him? (vv. 4-18)
2. What it means
Paul says he only repeats what the prophets and Moses said would happen (vv. 22-23). How does he connect his story with Israel's hope?
3. How I live it
Paul wishes the best for those who judge him (v. 29). How can you treat kindly someone who does not think as you do?