“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.”
'Especially so because you are well acquainted with all the Jewish customs and controversies. Therefore, I beg you to listen to me patiently. - Paul appeals to Agrippa's knowledge: the king, raised in the Jewish tradition, understands both 'customs' (ethos, ethos) and 'controversies' (zētēma, zētēma-'questions at issue'). His request for patient hearing ('listen...patiently,' makrothymeō, makrothymeō-'be long-suffering, forbearing') treats Agrippa as capable of understanding nuance. Paul's tone is respectful, strategic, and appealing to the king's intellectual capacity.
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