Acts 26:28

NETBible

Agrippa 1  said to Paul, “In such a short time are you persuading me to become a Christian?” 2 

NIV ©

Then Agrippa said to Paul, "Do you think that in such a short time you can persuade me to be a Christian?"

NASB ©

Agrippa replied to Paul, "In a short time you will persuade me to become a Christian."

NLT ©

Agrippa interrupted him. "Do you think you can make me a Christian so quickly?"

MSG ©

But Agrippa did answer: "Keep this up much longer and you'll make a Christian out of me!"

BBE ©

And Agrippa said to Paul, A little more and you will be making me a Christian.

NRSV ©

Agrippa said to Paul, "Are you so quickly persuading me to become a Christian?"

NKJV ©

Then Agrippa said to Paul, "You almost persuade me to become a Christian."

KJV
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NASB ©
Agrippa
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NETBible

Agrippa 1  said to Paul, “In such a short time are you persuading me to become a Christian?” 2 

NET Notes

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

2 tn Or “In a short time you will make me a Christian.” On the difficulty of the precise nuances of Agrippa’s reply in this passage, see BDAG 791 s.v. πείθω 1.b. The idiom is like 1 Kgs 21:7 LXX. The point is that Paul was trying to persuade Agrippa to accept his message. If Agrippa had let Paul persuade him, he would have converted to Christianity.

2 sn The question “In such a short time are you persuading me to become a Christian?” was probably a ploy on Agrippa’s part to deflect Paul from his call for a decision. Note also how the tables have turned: Agrippa was brought in to hear Paul’s defense, and now ends up defending himself. The questioner is now being questioned.