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AndκαὶnowνῦνI stand hereἕστηκαbeing judgedκρινόμενοςforἐπ’the hopeἐλπίδιof the promiseτῆς ἐπαγγελίαςmadeγενομένηςbyὑπὸGodτοῦ θεοῦtoεἰςourἡμῶνfathers,τοὺς πατέρας
Acts 26:6
Study it in the app“And now I stand here being judged for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers,”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 26:6, word by word
- I stand hereἕστηκαhestēka
stand
To stay upright on one's feet, or hold out without falling.
Where else “hestēka” appears- being judgedκρινόμενοςkrinomenos
judge
To hear a case and give sentence, as God will do with the world.
Where else “krinomenos” appears- the hopeἐλπίδιelpidi
hope
Hope: confidence in what God will do.
Where else “elpidi” appears- of the promiseἐπαγγελίαςepangelias
promise
Promise.
Where else “epangelias” appears- madeγενομένηςgenomenēs
be made
To come into being, to be made.
Where else “genomenēs” appears- Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- fathersπατέραςpateras
forefather
An ancestor: Abraham as the founder of the family.
Where else “pateras” appears
The context
5since they have known me from the first, if they are willing to testify, that according to the strictest party of our religion I lived as a Pharisee.
6 · This verse (above)
7to which our twelve tribes hope to attain, earnestly serving God night and day; concerning this hope, King, I am accused by Jews.
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?