Acts 26:9

26:9 Of course, ¹  I myself was convinced ²  that it was necessary to do many things hostile to the name of Jesus the Nazarene.

Acts 25:24

25:24 Then Festus ³  said, “King Agrippa, ⁴  and all you who are present here with us, you see this man about whom the entire Jewish populace ⁵  petitioned ⁶  me both in Jerusalem ⁷  and here, ⁸  shouting loudly ⁹  that he ought not to live any longer.

[26:9]  ¹ tn BDAG 737 s.v. οὖν 3 states, “It has been proposed that some traces of older Gk. usage in which οὖν is emphatic, = certainly, really, to be sure etc. (s. L-S-J-M s.v. 1) remain in the pap…and in the NT…indeed, of course Ac 26:9.”

[26:9]  ² tn Grk “I thought to myself.” BDAG 255 s.v. δοκέω 2.a has “ἔδοξα ἐμαυτῷ δεῖν πρᾶξαι = Lat. mihi videbar I was convinced that it was necessary to do Ac 26:9.”

[25:24]  ³ sn See the note on Porcius Festus in 24:27.

[25:24]  ⁴ sn See the note on King Agrippa in 25:13.

[25:24]  ⁵ tn Probably best understood as rhetorical hyperbole. BDAG 825 s.v. πλῆθος 2.b.γ states, “people, populace, population…τὸ πλῆθος the populace…ἅπαν τὸ πλ. τῶν ᾿Ιουδαίων Ac 25:24.” However, the actions of the leadership are seen by Luke as representing the actions of the entire nation, so the remark is not inaccurate.

[25:24]  ⁶ tn Or “appealed to” (BDAG 341 s.v. ἐντυγχάνω 1.a).

[25:24]  ⁷ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[25:24]  ⁸ sn Here means “here in Caesarea.”

[25:24]  ⁹ tn Or “screaming.”