Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
I would to God, etc.—What unequalled magnanimity does this speech breathe! Only his Master ever towered above this.
not only . . . almost . . . but altogether—or, "whether soon or late," or "with little or much difficulty."
except these bonds—doubtless holding up his two chained hands (see on Acts 12:6): which in closing such a noble utterance must have had an electrical effect.
believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest—The courage and confidence here shown proceeded from a vivid persuasion of Agrippa's knowledge of the facts and faith in the predictions which they verified; and the king's reply is the highest testimony to the correctness of these presumptions and the immense power of such bold yet courteous appeals to conscience.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Acts 26:29:
Acts 20:34
Acts 24:27
Acts 26:1-3
1 Corinthians 4:16
Ephesians 6:20
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