Acts 26:28

2 Corinthians 4:2; Acts 24:25; Acts 26:29; Ezekiel 33:31; James 1:23; James 1:24; Mark 10:17-22; Mark 6:20; Matthew 10:18

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Then Agrippa said unto Paul - He could not deny that he believed the prophecies in the Old Testament. He could not deny that the argument was a s...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Challenges and Rejoinders. That Paul was out of his senses was said of him at Corinth ( 2 Corinthians 5:13 ); there is nothing in what he is report...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Almost . Greek. En oligo. In. little, i.e., briefly, or in short. Compare Ephesians 3:3 . Paul, carried away by his subject, ceases to be the adv...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

− 28. And Agrippa said unto Paul. The apostle prevailed thus far at least, that he wrung out of king Agrippa a confession, though it were no...
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1814 THE ALMOST, AND THE REAL, CHRISTIAN COMPARED Acts 26:28-29 . Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Chri...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian. Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian - Εν ολιγῳ με πειθεις ΧριϚιανο...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Almost thou persuadest me, &c.— There can be no doubt that these words were delivered in the most serious manner by Agrippa. It plainly appears...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian. Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Chri...
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....
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian ] This translation is now given up. The best rendering seems to be, 'Too easily art thou persuading thys...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian. — At the cost of giving up a familiar and impressive text, it must be admitted that the Greek words ca...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Convincing His Inquisitors Acts 26:22-32 Paul was in his element. He was delivering to kings and governors the testimony which it was the const...
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

Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian. (29) And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that h...
James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

ALMOST PERSUADED ‘Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.’ Acts 26:28 Who and what was the man who used these remarkable words? He was...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Then Agrippa said unto Paul ,.... Either seriously or ironically; rather the former, arising from the convictions of his mind, which he could not st...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian. Ver. 28. Almost thou persuadest me ] Here he was nigh God's kingdom, wh...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

But he said Calmly, and with a perfect command of himself, not in the least provoked by such an invidious imputation; I am not mad, most noble Fes...
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. 24 And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a lou...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

OLBGrk; Some think that these words were spoken ironically, or scoffingly; as if Agrippa had said: Thou wouldst have me in so short a space (for so...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Paul Is Declared To Have Done Nothing Worthy Of Death and Thus To Have Conformed to the Law, but King Herod Agrippa II Closes His Heart Against His...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And Agrippa said to Paul, “With but little persuasion you would fain make me a Christian.” ' Agrippa was probably both taken aback (he was not expe...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL REMARKS Acts 26:24 . As he thus spake for himself .—Lit., he speaking these things in his defence —ταῦτα, these things, being the word...
Scofield Reference Notes

Almost R.V. "With but little persuasion thou wouldest fain make me a Christian" The answer might be paraphrased: "It will require more than...
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 26:28 Note: I. Some of those hopeful and encouraging indications of character which may be found in a person who, after all, is nothing more...
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

King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? Paul before Agrippa 1. Agrippa may know the prophets, and still not know Him of whom the prophets te...
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...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Paul's foremost wish:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian! — See here, Festus altogether a heathen, Paul alogether a Christian, Agri...

²⁸ Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.

Related Commentaries of Acts 26:28

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the 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

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Scofield Reference Notes

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

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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