Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version And now it is because of my hope in what God has promised our ancestors that I am on trial today. New Living Translation Now I am on trial because of my hope in the fulfillment of God’s promise made to our ancestors. English Standard Version And now I stand here on trial because of my hope in the promise made by God to our fathers, Berean Standard Bible And now I stand on trial because of my hope in the promise that God made to our fathers, Berean Literal Bible And now I stand being judged for the hope of the promise having been made by God to our fathers, King James Bible And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers: New King James Version And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers. New American Standard Bible And now I am standing trial for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers; NASB 1995 “And now I am standing trial for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers; NASB 1977 “And now I am standing trial for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers; Legacy Standard Bible And now I am standing here being tried for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers; Amplified Bible And now I am standing trial for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers. Christian Standard Bible And now I stand on trial because of the hope in what God promised to our ancestors, Holman Christian Standard Bible And now I stand on trial for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers, American Standard Version And now I stand here to be judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers; Aramaic Bible in Plain English “Now for the hope of The Promise which our fathers had from God, I stand and I am judged.” Contemporary English Version Now I am on trial because I believe the promise God made to our people long ago. Douay-Rheims Bible And now for the hope of the promise that was made by God to the fathers, do I stand subject to judgment: English Revised Version And now I stand here to be judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers; GOD'S WORD® Translation "I'm on trial now because I expect God to keep the promise that he made to our ancestors. Good News Translation And now I stand here to be tried because of the hope I have in the promise that God made to our ancestors-- International Standard Version "And now I stand here on trial for the hope of the promise made by God to our ancestors. Literal Standard Version and now for the hope of the promise made to the fathers by God, I have stood judged, Majority Standard Bible And now I stand on trial because of my hope in the promise that God made to our fathers, New American Bible But now I am standing trial because of my hope in the promise made by God to our ancestors. NET Bible And now I stand here on trial because of my hope in the promise made by God to our ancestors, New Revised Standard Version And now I stand here on trial on account of my hope in the promise made by God to our ancestors, New Heart English Bible Now I stand here to be judged for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers, Webster's Bible Translation And now I stand, and am judged for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers: Weymouth New Testament And now I stand here impeached because of my hope in the fulfilment of the promise made by God to our forefathers-- World English Bible Now I stand here to be judged for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers, Young's Literal Translation and now for the hope of the promise made to the fathers by God, I have stood judged, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Paul's Testimony to Agrippa…5They have known me for a long time and can testify, if they are willing, that I lived as a Pharisee, adhering to the strictest sect of our religion. 6And now I stand on trial because of my hope in the promise that God made to our fathers, 7the promise our twelve tribes are hoping to realize as they earnestly serve God day and night. It is because of this hope, O king, that I am accused by the Jews.… Cross References Acts 13:32 And now we proclaim to you the good news: What God promised our fathers Acts 24:15 and I have the same hope in God that they themselves cherish, that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked. Acts 28:20 So for this reason I have called to see you and speak with you. It is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain." Treasury of Scripture And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God, to our fathers: am. Acts 26:8 Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead? Acts 23:6 But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question. Acts 24:15,21 And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust… the promise. Acts 3:24 Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days. Acts 13:32,33 And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers, … Genesis 3:15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. Jump to Previous Fathers Forefathers Fulfilment God's Hope Judged Promise Promised Stand Standing Stood Today Trial WordJump to Next Fathers Forefathers Fulfilment God's Hope Judged Promise Promised Stand Standing Stood Today Trial WordActs 26 1. Paul, in the presence of Agrippa, declares his life from his childhood;12. and how miraculously he was converted, and called to his apostleship. 24. Festus charges him with being insane, whereunto he answers modestly. 28. Agrippa is almost persuaded to be a Christian. 31. The whole company pronounces him innocent. (6) For the hope of the promise made of God. The words include the whole expectation of a divine kingdom of which the Christ was to be the head, as well as the specific belief in a resurrection of the dead. Unto our fathers.--Some of the better MSS. have simply, "to the fathers." The Received text is, perhaps, more in harmony with St. Paul's usual manner of identifying himself with those to whom he speaks. He will claim even Agrippa as of the stock of Abraham. (Comp. in this connection the anecdote as to Agrippa I. given in Note on Acts 12:21.) Verse 6. - Here to be judged for and am judged, A.V. To be judged (ἕστηκα κρινόμενος); rather, I stand on my trial. The A.V. seems to give the sense well. The hope of the promise. The hope of the kingdom of Christ, which necessarily implies the resurrection of the dead. This hope, which rested upon God's promise to the fathers, Paul clung to; this hope his Sadducean persecutors denied. He, then, was the true Jew; he was faithful to Moses and the prophets; he claimed the sympathy and support of all true Israelites, and specially of King Agrippa.Parallel Commentaries ... Greek AndΚαὶ (Kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. now νῦν (nyn) Adverb Strong's 3568: A primary particle of present time; 'now'; also as noun or adjective present or immediate. I stand ἕστηκα (hestēka) Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular Strong's 2476: A prolonged form of a primary stao stah'-o; to stand, used in various applications. on trial κρινόμενος (krinomenos) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2919: Properly, to distinguish, i.e. Decide; by implication, to try, condemn, punish. because of ἐπ’ (ep’) Preposition Strong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at. [my] hope ἐλπίδι (elpidi) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 1680: Hope, expectation, trust, confidence. From a primary elpo; expectation or confidence. in the τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. promise [that] ἐπαγγελίας (epangelias) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 1860: A promise. From epaggello; an announcement. God Θεοῦ (Theou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. made γενομένης (genomenēs) Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude. to εἰς (eis) Preposition Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. our ἡμῶν (hēmōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. fathers, πατέρας (pateras) Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 3962: Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'. 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