Acts 26 summary points

  • v 1 to 8 Paul acknowledges that Agrippa is familiar with Jewish customs. He tells him that all know that he used to be a strict Pharisee and that he looks for the fulfilment of the promise made to the Jewish fathers 
  • v 9 to 11  Paul explains that he initially was so strongly against the followers of Jesus that he persecuted and killed many
  • v 12 to 18 He describes his conversion and the command he was given to preach
  • v 19 to 23 He tells Agrippa that he obeyed Jesus' command to preach that Jesus, the Christ, died and rose from the dead, as the prophets had predicted
  • v 24 to 29 After Festus accuses Paul of insanity, Paul assures him that all this is well known. After Agrippa accuses Paul of trying to make him a Christian, Paul confirms that he wants everyone to have his faith
  • v 30 to 32 Agrippa and Festus agree that he is innocent and would have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar

Timeline AD 60

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