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   pomp, and was entered into the place of hearing, with the chief   
   captains, and principal men of the city, at Festus' commandment Paul was   
   brought forth.   
      
   24 And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men which are here present   
   with us, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews have   
   dealt with me, both at Jerusalem, and also here, crying that he ought   
   not to live any longer.   
      
   25 But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and   
   that he himself hath appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him.   
      
   26 Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord. Wherefore I   
   have brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, O king   
   Agrippa, that, after examination had, I might have somewhat to write.   
      
   27 For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not withal   
   to signify the crimes laid against him.   
      
   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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