Acts 26:1

Paul Offers His Defense

26:1 So Agrippa ¹  said to Paul, “You have permission ²  to speak for yourself.” Then Paul held out his hand ³  and began his defense: ⁴ 

Acts 27:3

27:3 The next day we put in ⁵  at Sidon, ⁶  and Julius, treating Paul kindly, ⁷  allowed him to go to his friends so they could provide him with what he needed. ⁸ 

¹ sn See the note on King Agrippa in 25:13.

² tn Grk “It is permitted for you.”

³ tn Or “extended his hand” (a speaker’s gesture).

⁴ tn Or “and began to speak in his own defense.”

⁵ tn BDAG 516 s.v. κατάγω states, “Hence the pass., in act. sense, of ships and seafarers put in εἴς τι at a harbor…εἰς Σιδῶνα Ac 27:3.”

⁶ sn Sidon is another seaport 75 mi (120 km) north of Caesarea.

⁷ tn BDAG 1056 s.v. φιλανθρώπως states, “benevolently, kindly φιλανθρώπως χρῆσθαί (τινι) treat someone in kindly fashion…Ac 27:3.”

⁸ tn Grk “to go to his friends to be cared for.” The scene is an indication of Christian hospitality.