Acts 26:7

Acts 26:7

5 They knew me from the first, if they were willing to testify, that according to ^athe strictest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.

6 ^aAnd now I stand and am judged for the hope of ^bthe promise made by God to our fathers.

7 To this promise ^aour twelve tribes, earnestly serving God ^bnight and day, ^chope to attain. For this hope’s sake, King Agrippa, I am accused by the Jews.

8 Why should it be thought incredible by you that God raises the dead?

9 ^a“Indeed, I myself thought I must do many things¹ contrary to the name of ^bJesus of Nazareth.

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Acts 26:7 Unto [which] promise. This promise was the hope of Israel. The twelve tribes, in their constant, never-ending service of God, were simulated by the hope that they would enjoy the fulfillment of the promise. Our twelve tribes. Paul, like James (James 1:1), speaks of the twelve tribes as having the same glorious hope. Since the Captivity, the tribal existence of the ten northern tribes had not been preserved, but descendants of all the tribes were mingled in the Jewish nation. Paul was of the tribe of Benjamin (Philippians 3:5), John the Baptist of Levi (Luke 1:5), Joseph and Mary of Judah (Matthew 1:20 Lu 1:32 Ro 1:3), Anna of the tribe of Asher (Luke 2:36).

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