Acts 26:6

And now, for the hope of the promise which was made by God to our fathers, I stand and am judged.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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

5For they have long been persuaded of me, and have known, that I lived in the princely doctrine of the Pharisees.

7To this hope, our twelve tribes hope to come, with earnest prayers by day and by night: and for this same hope, king Agrippa, I am accused by the Jews.

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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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