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  Acts   chapter 26

   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 mine own nation at Jerusalem, know all
  the Jews;
   5 Which knew me from the beginning, if they would
  testify, that after the most straitest sect of our
  religion I lived a Pharisee.
   6 And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the
  promise made of God unto our fathers:
   7 Unto which promise our twelve tribes, instantly
  serving God day and night, hope to come. For which
  hope's sake, king Agrippa, I am accused of the Jews.
   8 Why should it be thought a thing incredible with
  you, that God should raise the dead?
   9 I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do
  many things contrary to the name of Jesus of
  Nazareth.
  10 Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of
  the saints did I shut up in prison, having received
  authority from the chief priests; and when they were
  put to death, I gave my voice against them.
  11 And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and
  compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly
  mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange
  cities.
  12 Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and
  commission from the chief priests,
  13 At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from
  heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining
  round about me and them which journeyed with me.
  14 And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard
  a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew
  tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is
  hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
  15 And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am
  Jesus whom thou persecutest.
  16 But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have
  appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a
  minister and a witness both of these things which
  thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I
  will appear unto thee;
  17 Delivering thee from the people, and from the
  Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,
  18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness
  to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that
  they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance
  among them which are sanctified by faith that is in
  me.
  19 Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient
  unto the heavenly vision:
  20 But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at
  Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea,
  and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and
  turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.
  21 For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple,
  and went about to kill me.
  22 Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue
  unto this day, witnessing both to small and great,
  saying none other things than those which the
  prophets and Moses did say should come:
  23 That Christ should suffer, and that he should be
  the first that should rise from the dead, and should
  shew light unto the people, and to the Gentiles.
  24 And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with
  a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much
  learning doth make thee mad.
  25 But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but
  speak forth the words of truth and soberness.
  26 For the king knoweth of these things, before whom
  also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none of
  these things are hidden from him; for this thing was
  not done in a corner.
  27 King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know
  that thou believest.
  28 Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou
  persuadest me to be a Christian.
  29 And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou,
  but also all that hear me this day, were both almost,
  and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.
  30 And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and
  the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with
  them:
  31 And when they were gone aside, they talked between
  themselves, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of
  death or of bonds.
  32 Then said Agrippa unto Festus, This man might have
  been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto
  Caesar.

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