ACTS 26:28 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.”
'Then Agrippa said to Paul, 'Do you think that in such a short time you can persuade me to be a Christian?' - Agrippa's response is famous: 'Do you think...you can persuade me to be a Christian?' (En oligō me peithein Christianon geneesthai, En oligō me peithein Christianon geneesthai-'in a little [time] you persuade me to become a Christian?'). His words are ambiguous: are they serious resistance or playful acknowledgment that Paul nearly convinced him? The verb 'persuade' (peithō, peithō) is passive, suggesting Paul's argument is having force. The phrase 'in such a short time' (en oligō, en oligō-'in little') underscores both the brevity of Paul's opportunity and the power of his words.
Church Fathers on Acts 26:28
almost thou persuades the to be a Christian. Acts 26:28 Paul did not understand what the phrase ἐ ν ὀλίγῳ meant: he thought it meant ἐ ξ ὀλιγου (i.e. with little cost or trouble), wherefore also he answers (as) to this: so unlearned was he. And he said not, I do not wish (that), but, I pray that not only thou, but also all that hear. Mark how free from flattery his speech is.—
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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