Acts 26

Acts 26 is the twenty-sixth chapter of the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It records the period of Paul's imprisonment in Caesarea.^[1] The book containing this chapter is anonymous, but Holman states that "uniform Christian tradition affirms that Luke wrote both" this book as well as the Gospel of Luke,^[2] as supported by Guthrie based on external evidence.^[3]

Text

• Some most ancient manuscripts containing this chapter in Koine Greek are:
  • Papyrus 29 (3rd century; extant: verses 7-8, 20)^[4]
  • Codex Vaticanus (AD 325-350)^[5]
  • Codex Sinaiticus (AD 330-360)^[5]
  • Codex Bezae (ca. AD 400)^[6]
  • Codex Alexandrinus (ca. AD 400-440)^[5]
  • Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (ca. AD 450; extant: verses 1-18)^[5]
  • Codex Laudianus (ca. AD 550; extant: verses 1-28)^[6]
• This chapter is divided into 32 verses.

Structure

In the New King James Version, this chapter is sub-divided as:

• Acts 26:1-11 = Paul’s Early Life
• Acts 26:12-18 = Paul Recounts His Conversion
• Acts 26:19-23 = Paul’s Post-Conversion Life
• Acts 26:24-32 = Agrippa Parries Paul’s Challenge

Theme

Paul took up the invitation to speak: "Agrippa said to Paul, “You are permitted to speak for yourself" (Acts 26:1) with an account of his early life, conversion and faith. Luke presents two contrasting responses:

• Governor Festus said, "You are beside yourself! Much learning is driving you mad!” (Acts 26:24)
• King Agrippa said, "You almost persuade me to become a Christian.” (Acts 26:28)

See also

• Bernice
• Other related Bible parts: Acts 9, Acts 22, Acts 25, Acts 27

References

1. ↑ Halley, Henry H. Halley's Bible Handbook: an abbreviated Bible commentary. 23rd edition. Zondervan Publishing House. 1962.
2. ↑ Holman Illustrated Bible Handbook. Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville, Tennessee. 2012. p. 354.
3. ↑ Donald Guthrie, New Testament Introduction, 4th ed. Downers Grove, Illinois: Intervarsity Press, 1990.
4. ↑ Comfort, Philip W.; David P. Barrett (2001). The Text of the Earliest New Testament Greek Manuscripts. Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale House Publishers. p. 125. ISBN 978-0-8423-5265-9.
5. 1 2 3 4 Metzger, Bruce M.; Bart D. Ehrman (2005). The Text of the New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption and Restoration. New York – Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 67. ISBN 978-0-19-516122-9.
6. 1 2 Aland, Kurt; Aland, Barbara (1995). The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism. Erroll F. Rhodes (trans.). Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. pp. 109–110. ISBN 978-0-8028-4098-1.

External links

• Acts 26 NIV