Acts 26:27
King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest.
KJV
πιστεύεις, βασιλεῦ Ἀγρίππα, τοῖς προφήταις; οἶδα ὅτι πιστεύεις.
Greek NT
Credis, rex Agrippa, prophetis ? Scio quia credis.
Vulgate
King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest.
ASV
Believest thou the prophets, O king Agrippa? I know that thou believest.
Douay-Rheims
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In this verse
People
Herod Agrippa II
In the original Greek
7 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
βασιλεύς
basileus
noun · 115×
εἴδω
eido
verb · 317×
πιστεύω
pisteuo
verb · 241×
προφήτης
prophetes
noun · 145×
Ἀγρίππας
agrippas
noun · 11×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
The words of the text are an answer which King Agrippa made to the Apostle Paul, who in the preceding verses had been recounting his experience and defending himself. The reply is at once moving and tragic: "Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian." Many are in this same condition — they are almost, but not altogether, Christians.
Cross-references
- Acts 24:14 — But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:
- John 5:39 — Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
- Ps 147:20 — He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD.