Acts 26:28
Then Agrippa said to Paul, “Can you persuade me in such a short time to become a Christian?”
Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain
- WHEN
- c. AD 57-59
WHEN
c. AD 57-59
counted from the text
WHO RULED
- Herod Agrippa II king of Judea AD 50-93 IN THE TEXT
- Porcius Festus procurator of Judea AD 59-62 IN THE TEXT
- Nero emperor of Rome AD 54-68
- Antonius Felix procurator of Judea AD 52-59
SOURCES
- date — Acts 24:27 gives two years in Caesarea and marks the change from Felix to Festus, which Josephus (Antiquities XX.8) puts in AD 59.
- Herod Agrippa II — Josephus, Jewish War II; Antiquities XX
- Porcius Festus — Josephus, Antiquities XX.8-9
- Nero — Tacitus, Annals XIII-XVI; Suetonius, Nero
- Antonius Felix — Josephus, Antiquities XX.7-8; Tacitus, Annals XII.54
SEE ALSO
- Matthew 10:18 On My account, you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.
- Acts 11:26 and when he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. So for a full year they met together with the church and taught large numbers of people. The disciples were first called…
- Ezekiel 33:31 So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue…
- Mark 10:17-22 As Jesus started on His way, a man ran up and knelt before Him. “Good Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” …
- Acts 24:25 As Paul expounded on righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened and said, “You may go for now. When I find the time, I will call for you.”
- Acts 26:29 “Short time or long,” Paul replied, “I wish to God that not only you but all who hear me this day may become what I am, except for these chains.”
- 2 Corinthians 4:2 Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not practice deceit, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by open proclamation of the truth, we commend…
- James 1:23-24 For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror, …
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