Commentaries:Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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Acts 26:3
I know thee to be expert, etc.—His father was zealous for the law, and he himself had the office of president of the temple and its treasures, and the appointment of the high priest [JOSEPHUS, Antiquities, 20.1.3].
hear me patiently—The idea of "indulgently" is also conveyed.
Acts 26:1-3
PAUL'S DEFENSE OF HIMSELF BEFORE KING AGRIPPA, WHO PRONOUNCES HIM INNOCENT, BUT CONCLUDES THAT THE APPEAL TO CÆSAR MUST BE CARRIED OUT. (Acts 26:1-32)
Agrippa said—Being a king he appears to have presided.
Paul stretched forth the hand—chained to a soldier (Acts 26:29, and see on Acts 12:6).
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