Acts 26:19

Whereupon, O King Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision;

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Whereupon - Whence ὅθεν hothen. Since the proof of his being the Messiah, of his resurrection, and of his calling me to this work, was so c...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

(6) Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision: (6) Paul alleges God to be author of the office of his apostleship, a...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Paul Speaks before Agrippa. It is Agrippa the vassal king, not Festus the representative of the sovereign power, who calls on Paul to speak, and to...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

disobedient . Gr . apeithes. Compare App-150. Occurs elsewhere Luke 1:17 . Rom 1:30. 2 Timothy 1:16 ; 2 Timothy 1:16 . Tit 8:3. "Not disobedien...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

− 19. He declareth now briefly to what end he rehearsed the history of his conversion; to wit, that Agrippa and the rest might understand that...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision: I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision - This, O Agrippa, was the...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision: Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly visi...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Defence before Agrippa 1-32. St. Paul before Agrippa. This speech, though in form a defence to the Jews, is really intended by St. Luke to be St....
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

I was not disobedient. — Literally, I did not become disobedient. The language of the Apostle is significant in its bearing on the relations of G...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Obedient to His Heavenly Vision Acts 26:12-21 Nowhere else is there such deliverance from the glare and cross-lights of earth as is afforded by...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Agrippa intimated to Paul that he might speak, and the apostle spent a moment in introductory words, and then uttered his great apologia, in which a...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Especially because I know thee to be expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently. (4)...
James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

THE HEAVENLY VISION ‘Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision.’ Acts 26:19 St. Paul was not disobedient to...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Whereupon, O King Agrippa ,.... Having been favoured with this illustrious appearance of the Lord and with this declaration and commission from him:...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision: Ver. 19. I was not disobedient ] As I should have been if I had taken...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Whereupon Or, from that time , as οθεν may be rendered, that ever-memorable time, through the grace of God, giving me inclination and power to obe...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

At Agrippa's invitation to him to speak, Paul is fully prepared. He expresses his happiness at being privileged to answer for himself to the king, es...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Paul's Fifth Defence. 12 Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commi...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

I was not incredulous, I believed God, and yielded to his call, as Isaiah 1:5 , which cannot be counted a fault in me; and yet this is all that ca...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

“Wherefore, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision, but declared both to those of Damascus first and at Jerusalem, and througho...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL REMARKS Acts 26:19 .—Begins the third part of Paul’s defence, and furnishes the reason for his Gentile mission. Whereupon .—Lit., when...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Acts 26 St. Paul's Defence before Agrippa. Observe: I. What is the central truth of the Christian system. It is a very suggestive fact that Fest...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Acts 26:19 The Heavenly Vision. I. Note, first, that the heavenly vision shines for us too. II. The vision of Christ, howsoever perceived, comes...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Acts 26:19-20 Conversion of St. Paul. I. The conversion of St. Paul meant that he became convinced of the mission of Jesus Christ. It convinced h...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Three times we have in Holy Writ a graphic report of the conversion of Paul. This may be accounted for partly from its being one of the most remarkab...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Acts 26:1 . Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself: I...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 26:1 . Then Paul stretched forth the hand, the usual signal to gain attention; it indicates presence of mind in the speaker, and that his aud...
The Biblical Illustrator

Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Paul before Agrippa Here is all that Christianity ever asked for: an oppo...
The Biblical Illustrator

Whereupon, O King Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision. The heavenly vision This is Paul’s account of the decisive moment on...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Acts 26:1 And for then, A.V.; his for the, A.V.; made his defense for answered for himself, A.V. Agrippa said . It...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 26:2 ; Acts 26:26 ; Acts 26:27 ; Exodus 4:13 ; Exodus 4:14 ; Ezekiel 2:7 ; Ezekiel 2:8 ; Ezekiel 3:14 ; Galatians 1:16 ; Isaiah 50:5 ;...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

From that time — Having received power to obey, I was not disobedient — I did obey, I used that power, Galatians 1:16 . So that even this grace wh...

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Related Commentaries of Acts 26:19

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Acts 26:19