Paul’s Testimony to Agrippa
Acts 26:1
In 9 translations
- BSB
- Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand and began his defense:
- KJV
- Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself:
- WEB
- Agrippa said to Paul, “You may speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand, and made his defense.
- ASV
- And Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth his hand, and made his defence:
- LSV
- And Agrippa said to Paul, “It is permitted to you to speak for yourself”; then Paul having stretched forth the hand, was making a defense:
- YLT
- And Agrippa said unto Paul, 'It is permitted to thee to speak for thyself;' then Paul having stretched forth the hand, was making a defence:
- DBY
- And Agrippa said to Paul, It is permitted thee to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretching out his hand answered in his defence:
- DRC
- Then Agrippa said to Paul: Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretching forth his hand, began to make his answer.
- GNV
- Then Agrippa sayd vnto Paul, Thou art permitted to speake for thy selfe. So Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for himselfe.
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Where the editions differ
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- NA28, NA27, Tregelles read περὶ (“for”); Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ὑπὲρ (“for”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (3)
- Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place ἐκτείνας elsewhere in this verse.
- Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place τὴν elsewhere in this verse.
- Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place χεῖρα elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (2)
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- SBLGNT: ὑπὲρ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Robinson–Pierpont read ὑπὲρ; Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read περὶ.
- SBLGNT: ἐκτείνας τὴν χεῖρα ἀπελογεῖτο. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἐκτείνας τὴν χεῖρα ἀπελογεῖτο; Robinson–Pierpont read ἀπελογεῖτο ἐκτείνας τὴν χεῖρα.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- Ἀγρίππας δὲ πρὸς τὸν Παῦλον ἔφη· Ἐπιτρέπεταί σοι ὑπὲρ σεαυτοῦ λέγειν. τότε ὁ Παῦλος ἐκτείνας τὴν χεῖρα ἀπελογεῖτο·
- RP2018
- Ἀγρίππας δὲ πρὸς τὸν Παῦλον ἔφη, Ἐπιτρέπεταί σοι ὑπὲρ σεαυτοῦ λέγειν. Τότε ὁ Παῦλος ἀπελογεῖτο, ἐκτείνας τὴν χεῖρα,
- TR-Boyd
- Ἀγρίππας δὲ πρὸς τὸν Παῦλον ἔφη, Ἐπιτρέπεταί σοι ὑπὲρ σεαυτοῦ λέγειν. Τότε ὁ Παῦλος ἀπελογεῖτο, ἐκτείνας τὴν χεῖρα,
- SCR1894
- αγριππας δε προς τον παυλον εφη επιτρεπεται σοι υπερ σεαυτου λεγειν τοτε ο παυλος απελογειτο εκτεινας την χειρα
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Cross-references most cited first
- Acts 9:15“Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.
- John 7:51“Does our law convict a man without first hearing from him to determine what he has done?”
- Proverbs 1:24Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand,
- Acts 26:2“King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate to stand before you today to defend myself against all the accusations of the Jews,
- Acts 25:16I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand a man over before he has had an opportunity to face his accusers and defend himself against their charges.
- Proverbs 18:17The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
- Acts 22:1“Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense before you.”
- Proverbs 18:13He who answers a matter before he hears it— this is folly and disgrace to him.
- Romans 10:21But as for Israel he says: “All day long I have held out My hands to a disobedient and obstinate people.”
- Ezekiel 16:27Therefore I stretched out My hand against you and reduced your portion. I gave you over to the desire of those who hate you, the daughters of the Philistines, who were ashamed of your lewd conduct.
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