ACTS 26:21 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and went about to kill me.”
'That is why some Jews seized me in the temple courts and tried to kill me.' - Paul connects his witness to his suffering: his proclamation provoked the Jews who 'seized' him (harpazō, harpazō-'snatch, seize violently') in the temple (hieron, hieron) and tried to 'kill' him (diachierizomai, diachierizomai-'murder'). His persecution follows naturally from his mission: he proclaimed to Jews what they rejected, and they responded with violence. Yet he survived, indicating God's protection.
Church Fathers on Acts 26:21
And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers: unto which promise our twelve tribes, instantly serving God day and night, hope to come. For which hope's sake, king Agrippa, I am accused of the Jews. Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead? Acts 26:6-8 Two arguments he lays down for the Resurrection: one, the argument from the prophets: and he does not bring forward any prophet (in…
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