Acts 26:6

Today I am being put on trial { they are putting me on trial} because I am confidently expecting that God will do what he promised our (exc) ancestors.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers:

In Context

5They have known for many years, and they could tell you, if they wanted to, that since I was very young I obeyed the customs of our religion very carefully, just like the other Pharisees do.

7Our twelve tribes are also confidently waiting for God to do for us what he promised, as they respectfully worship him, day and night. Respected king, I confidently expect that God will do what he promised, and they also believe that! But that is the reason that these Jewish leaders [SYN] are accusing me!

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Cross References

Genesis 12:3I will bless those who ◄bless/ask God to do good things for► you, and I will ◄curse/ask God to punish► those who do evil things to you. And because of what you do, groups of people all over the earth will receive blessings (OR, people will wish that God will bless others as much as he has blessed you).”

Genesis 26:4I will cause your descendants to be as numerous as the stars in the sky. I will give to your descendants all these lands, and I will cause your descendants to be a blessing to the people of [MTY] all nations on the earth.

Deuteronomy 18:15Some day he will send from among you a prophet like me. He is the one who will tell you what will happen in the future, and he is the one whom you must heed.

Job 19:25But I know that the one who vindicates/defends me in court is alive, and that some day he will stand here on the earth and make the final decision about whether I deserve to be punished.

Psalms 40:6Various kinds of sacrifices and other offerings are not the only things that delight you. You have enabled me to understand that very well [IDM]. Animals burned on the altar and other offerings are not all that you require for sins to be forgiven.

Psalms 110:1Yahweh said to my lord the king, “Sit here, close to me, in the place of highest honor [MTY] until I completely defeat your enemies [MET] and make them like a stool for your feet!”

Matthew Henry on Acts 26:2-12

Paul's Fifth Defence. 1 Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself: 2 I think myself happy, king Agrippa, because I shall answer for myself this day before thee touching all the things whereof I am accused of the Jews: 3 Especially because I know thee to be expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently. 4 My manner of life from my youth, which was at the first among… Read the whole commentary →

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