1 A nd Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth his hand, and made his defence:

¶ 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, that I am to make my defense before thee this day touching all the things whereof I am accused by the Jews:

I esteem myself blessed, King Agrippa, because I shall answer for myself this day before thee concerning all the things of which I am accused of the Jews,

3 e specially because thou art expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.

especially because I know thee to be expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews; therefore, I beseech thee to hear me patiently.

4 M y manner of life then from my youth up, which was from the beginning among mine own nation and at Jerusalem, know all the Jews;

My manner of life from my youth, which from the beginning was among my own nation at Jerusalem, is known of all the Jews,

5 h aving knowledge of me from the first, if they be willing to testify, that after the straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.

who knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most perfect sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.

6 A nd now I stand here to be judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers;

And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers;

7 u nto which promise our twelve tribes, earnestly serving God night and day, hope to attain. And concerning this hope I am accused by the Jews, O king!

unto which promise our twelve tribes, constantly serving God day and night, hope to come. For which hope’s sake, King Agrippa, I am accused of the Jews.

8 W hy is it judged incredible with you, if God doth raise the dead?

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.

I verily had thought that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

10 A nd this I also did in Jerusalem: and I both shut up many of the saints in prisons, having received authority from the chief priests, and when they were put to death I gave my vote against them.

Which things I also did in Jerusalem, and I shut up many of the saints in prison, having received authority from the princes of the priests, and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them.

11 A nd punishing them oftentimes in all the synagogues, I strove to make them blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto foreign cities.

And I punished them often in every synagogue and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto foreign cities.

12 W hereupon as I journeyed to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests,

¶ Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the princes of the priests,

13 a t midday, O king, I saw on the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them that journeyed with me.

at midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and those who journeyed with me.

14 A nd when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying unto me in the Hebrew language, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the goad.

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 dost thou persecute me? It is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

15 A nd I said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.

And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou dost persecute.

16 B ut arise, and stand upon thy feet: for to this end have I appeared unto thee, to appoint thee a minister and a witness both of the things wherein thou hast seen me, and of the things wherein I will appear unto thee;

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 which I will appear unto thee;

17 d elivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom I send thee,

delivering thee from the people and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee

18 t o open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among them that are sanctified by faith in me.

to open their eyes and to turn them from darkness to light and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive remission of sins and inheritance among those who are sanctified by the faith that is in me.

19 W herefore, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision:

Whereupon, O King Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision,

20 b ut declared both to them of Damascus first and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the country of Judaea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance.

but I announced first unto those 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, doing works worthy of repentance.

21 F or this cause the Jews seized me in the temple, and assayed to kill me.

For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple and went about to kill me.

22 H aving therefore obtained the help that is from God, I stand unto this day testifying both to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses did say should come;

Having, therefore, obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying no other things than those which the prophets and Moses said should come:

23 h ow that the Christ must suffer, and how that he first by the resurrection of the dead should proclaim light both to the people and to the Gentiles.

that the Christ should suffer and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead and should show light unto this people and to the Gentiles.

24 A nd as he thus made his defense, Festus saith with a loud voice, Paul, thou art mad; thy much learning is turning thee mad.

¶ And as he spoke these things and answered for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad.

25 B ut Paul saith, I am not mad, most excellent Festus; but speak forth words of truth and soberness.

But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus, but speak forth words of truth and temperance.

26 F or the king knoweth of these things, unto whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things is hidden from him; for this hath not been done in a corner.

For the king knows of these things, before whom I also 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 K ing Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest.

King Agrippa, dost thou believe the prophets? I know that thou believest.

28 A nd Agrippa said unto Paul, With but little persuasion thou wouldest fain make me a Christian.

Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.

29 A nd Paul said, I would to God, that whether with little or with much, not thou only, but also all that hear me this day, might become such as I am, except these bonds.

And Paul said, I desire before God that by little or by much, not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were such as I am, except these bonds.

30 A nd the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them:

And when he had said these things, the king rose up and the governor and Bernice and those that sat with them;

31 a nd when they had withdrawn, they spake one to another, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds.

and when they were gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds.

32 A nd Agrippa said unto Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Caesar.

Then Agrippa said unto Festus, This man might have been set at liberty if he had not appealed unto Caesar.