Acts 26:22

Acts 26:22

20 but ^adeclared first to those in Damascus and in Jerusalem, and throughout all the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent, turn to God, and do ^bworks befitting repentance.

21 For these reasons the Jews seized me in the temple and tried to kill me.

22 Therefore, having obtained help from God, to this day I stand, witnessing both to small and great, saying no other things than those ^awhich the prophets and ^bMoses said would come—

23 ^athat the Christ would suffer, ^bthat He would be the first to rise from the dead, and ^cwould proclaim light to the Jewish people and to the Gentiles.”

Agrippa Parries Paul’s Challenge

24 Now as he thus made his defense, Festus said with a loud voice, “Paul, ^ayou are beside yourself! Much learning is driving you mad!”

25 But he said, “I am not¹ mad, most noble Festus, but speak the words of truth and reason.

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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Having therefore obtained (oun tuxwn). Second aorist active participle of old verb tugxanw.

The help that is from God (epikouriav thv apo tou qeou). Old word from epikourew, to aid, and that from epikourov, ally, assister. Only here in N.T. God is Paul's ally. All of the plots of the Jews against Paul had failed so far.

I stand (esthka). Second perfect of isthmi, to place, intransitive to stand. Picturesque word (Page) of Paul's stability and fidelity (cf. Philippians 4:1; Ephesians 6:13).

Both to small and great (mikrw te kai megalw). Dative singular (rather than instrumental, taking marturoumenov middle, not passive) and use of te kai links the two adjectives together in an inclusive way. These two adjectives in the singular (representative singular rather than plural) can apply to age (young and old) or to rank (Revelation 11:18) as is specially suitable here with Festus and Agrippa present. In Acts 8:10 (Hebrews 8:11) the phrase explains pantev (all).

Saying nothing but what (ouden ektov legwn wn). "Saying nothing outside of those things which." The ablative relative wn is attracted into the case of the unexpressed antecedent toutwn and so ablative after ektov (adverbial preposition common in LXX, the papyri. In N.T. here and I Corinthians 6:18; I Corinthians 15:27; II Corinthians 12:2 f.). Cf. Luke 16:29 about Moses and the prophets.

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