Acts 26:29

Acts 26:29

27 King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you do believe.”

28 Then Agrippa said to Paul, “You almost persuade me to become a Christian.”

29 And Paul said, ^a“I would to God that not only you, but also all who hear me today, might become both almost and altogether such as I am, except for these chains.”

30 When he had said these things, the king stood up, as well as the governor and Bernice and those who sat with them;

31 and when they had gone aside, they talked among themselves, saying, ^a“This man is doing nothing deserving of death or chains.”

32 Then Agrippa said to Festus, “This man might have been set ^afree ^bif he had not appealed to Caesar.”

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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I would to God (eucaimhn an tw qew). Conclusion of fourth-class condition (optative with an), undetermined with less likelihood, the so-called potential optative (Robertson, Grammar, p. 1021). Polite and courteous wish (first aorist middle optative of euxomai).

Whether with little or with much (kai en mikrw kai en megalw). Literally, "both in little and in great," or "both with little and with great pains" or "both in some measure and in great measure." Paul takes kindly the sarcasm of Agrippa.

Such as I am (toioutouv opoiov kai egw eimi). Accusative toioutouv with the infinitive genesqai. Paul uses these two qualitative pronouns instead of repeating the word "Christian."

Except these bonds (parektov twn desmwn toutwn). Ablative case with parektov (late preposition for the old parek). Paul lifts his right manacled hand with exquisite grace and good feeling.

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