# Acts 26:7

> the promise our twelve tribes are hoping to realize as they earnestly serve God day and night. It is because of this hope, O king, that I am accused by the Jews.

— Acts 26:7, Berean Standard Bible

## When

- c. AD 57-59 (counted from the text)
- Date source: 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.

## Who ruled

- **Herod Agrippa II**, king of Judea, AD 50-93, named in the text · Source: Josephus, Jewish War II; Antiquities XX
- **Porcius Festus**, procurator of Judea, AD 59-62, named in the text · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XX.8-9
- **Nero**, emperor of Rome, AD 54-68 · Source: Tacitus, Annals XIII-XVI; Suetonius, Nero
- **Antonius Felix**, procurator of Judea, AD 52-59 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XX.7-8; Tacitus, Annals XII.54

## See also

- James 1:1 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/james/1/1
- Philippians 3:11 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/philippians/3/11
- 1 Timothy 5:5 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-timothy/5/5
- Ezra 6:17 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/ezra/6/17
- Matthew 19:28 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/matthew/19/28
- Luke 22:30 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/luke/22/30
- 1 Thessalonians 3:10 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-thessalonians/3/10

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/26/7
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/26
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).