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Acts Chapter 26 | Boldly Proclaiming the Truth

Then Agrippa said to Paul, “You are permitted to speak for yourself.”

So Paul stretched out his hand and answered for himself: 2 “I think myself happy, King Agrippa, because today I shall answer for myself before you concerning all the things of which I am accused by the Jews, 3 especially because you are expert in all customs and questions which have to do with the Jews. Therefore I beg you to hear me patiently.

4 “My manner of life from my youth, which was spent from the beginning among my own nation at Jerusalem, all the Jews know. 5 They knew me from the first, if they were willing to testify, that according to the strictest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee. 6 And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers. 7 To this promise our twelve tribes, earnestly serving God night and day, hope to attain. For this hope’s sake, King Agrippa, I am accused by the Jews. 8 Why should it be thought incredible by you that God raises the dead?

9 “Indeed, I myself thought I must do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth. 10 This I also did in Jerusalem, and many of the saints I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I cast my vote against them. 11 And I punished them often in every synagogue and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly enraged against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.

12 “While thus occupied, as I journeyed to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests, 13 at midday, O king, along the road I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those who journeyed with me. 14 And when we all had fallen to the ground, I heard a voice speaking to me and saying in the Hebrew language, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’ 15 So I said, ‘Who are You, Lord?’ And He said, ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. 16 But rise and stand on your feet; for I have appeared to you for this purpose, to make you a minister and a witness both of the things which you have seen and of the things which I will yet reveal to you. 17 I will deliver you from the Jewish people, as well as from the Gentiles, to whom I now send you, 18 to open their eyes, in order to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in Me.’

19 “Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision, 20 but declared first to those in Damascus and in Jerusalem, and throughout all the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent, turn to God, and do works befitting repentance. 21 For these reasons the Jews seized me in the temple and tried to kill me. 22 Therefore, having obtained help from God, to this day I stand, witnessing both to small and great, saying no other things than those which the prophets and Moses said would come— 23 that the Christ would suffer, that He would be the first to rise from the dead, and would proclaim light to the Jewish people and to the Gentiles.”

24 Now as he thus made his defense, Festus said with a loud voice, “Paul, you are beside yourself! Much learning is driving you mad!”

25 But he said, “I am not mad, most noble Festus, but speak the words of truth and reason. 26 For the king, before whom I also speak freely, knows these things; for I am convinced that none of these things escapes his attention, since this thing was not done in a corner. 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, “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, “This man is doing nothing deserving of death or chains.”

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

使徒行傳 26章｜忠心傳講真理

亞基帕對保羅說：「准你為自己辯明。」於是保羅伸手分訴說： 2 「亞基帕王啊，猶太人所告我的一切事，今日得在你面前分訴，實為萬幸。 3 更可幸的是，你熟悉猶太人的規矩和他們的辯論。所以，求你耐心聽我。 4 我從起初在本國的民中，並在耶路撒冷，自幼為人如何，猶太人都知道。 5 他們若肯作見證，就曉得我從起初是按著我們教中最嚴緊的教門做了法利賽人。 6 現在我站在這裡受審，是因為指望神向我們祖宗所應許的。 7 這應許，我們十二個支派晝夜切切地侍奉神，都指望得著。王啊，我被猶太人控告，就是因這指望。 8 神叫死人復活，你們為什麼看做不可信的呢？ 9 從前我自己以為應當多方攻擊拿撒勒人耶穌的名， 10 我在耶路撒冷也曾這樣行了。既從祭司長得了權柄，我就把許多聖徒囚在監裡；他們被殺，我也出名定案。 11 在各會堂，我屢次用刑強逼他們說褻瀆的話，又分外惱恨他們，甚至追逼他們，直到外邦的城邑。 12 那時，我領了祭司長的權柄和命令，往大馬士革去。 13 王啊，我在路上，晌午的時候，看見從天發光，比日頭還亮，四面照著我並與我同行的人。 14 我們都仆倒在地，我就聽見有聲音用希伯來話向我說：『掃羅，掃羅，為什麼逼迫我？你用腳踢刺是難的。』 15 我說：『主啊，你是誰？』主說：『我就是你所逼迫的耶穌。

16 「你起來站著！我特意向你顯現，要派你做執事，作見證，將你所看見的事和我將要指示你的事證明出來。 17 我也要救你脫離百姓和外邦人的手。 18 我差你到他們那裡去，要叫他們的眼睛得開，從黑暗中歸向光明，從撒旦權下歸向神；又因信我，得蒙赦罪，和一切成聖的人同得基業。』 19 亞基帕王啊，我故此沒有違背那從天上來的異象， 20 先在大馬士革，後在耶路撒冷和猶太全地，以及外邦，勸勉他們應當悔改歸向神，行事與悔改的心相稱。 21 因此猶太人在殿裡拿住我，想要殺我。 22 然而我蒙神的幫助，直到今日還站得住，對著尊貴、卑賤、老幼作見證。所講的並不外乎眾先知和摩西所說將來必成的事， 23 就是基督必須受害，並且因從死裡復活，要首先把光明的道傳給百姓和外邦人。」

24 保羅這樣分訴，非斯都大聲說：「保羅，你癲狂了吧！你的學問太大，反叫你癲狂了！」 25 保羅說：「非斯都大人，我不是癲狂，我說的乃是真實明白話。 26 王也曉得這些事，所以我向王放膽直言；我深信這些事沒有一件向王隱藏的，因都不是在背地裡做的。 27 亞基帕王啊，你信先知嗎？我知道你是信的。」 28 亞基帕對保羅說：「你想稍微一勸，便叫我做基督徒啊？」 29 保羅說：「無論是少勸是多勸，我向神所求的，不但你一個人，就是今天一切聽我的，都要像我一樣，只是不要像我有這些鎖鏈。」

30 於是，王和巡撫並百妮基與同坐的人都起來， 31 退到裡面，彼此談論說：「這人並沒有犯什麼該死、該綁的罪。」 32 亞基帕又對非斯都說：「這人若沒有上告於愷撒，就可以釋放了。」