Acts 26:28

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.