Acts 26:30
in Acts 26Then the king and the governor rose, along with Bernice and those seated with them.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them:
KJV
And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them:
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This verse in Acts 26
Commentary
3 notes on this verseAnd when he had thus spoken,.... These words are omitted in the Alexandrian copy, the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Ethiopic versions: the king rose up; from the judgment seat; that is, King Agrippa: and the governor; the Roman governor, Festus: and Bernice: the sister of King Agrippa: and they that sat with them; either in council, or to hear; the chief captains, and principal inhabitants of Caesarea.
This site's exposition
the king rose up
on Acts 26:30-32
The king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them, the hearing ending as such hearings did, in private conference rather than a verdict from the bench, and their conclusion is unanimous, this man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds. Agrippa's last word to Festus carries an irony the whole scene has been building toward, this man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Caesar, Paul's own earlier legal move now the very thing keeping an innocent man in custody. The bench notes that the chapter closes with Rome's own examiners clearing Paul three times over, Felix, Festus and now Agrippa, the record standing before the reader as Paul's ship turns toward the city Christ had promised him at 23:11.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
5 Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee. 6 And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers: 7 Unto which promise our twelve tribes, instantly serving God day and night, hope to come.
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The words behind it
14 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ἀνέστη | aneste | rose up | G450 → | 107 times |
| τε | te | then | G5037 → | 213 times |
| ὁ | ho | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| βασιλεὺς | basileus | king | G935 → | 114 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| ὁ | ho | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἡγεμὼν | hegemon | governor | G2232 → | 20 times |
| ἥ | he | <the> | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| τε | te | and | G5037 → | 213 times |
| Βερνίκη | bernike | Bernice | G959 → | 3 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| οἱ | hoi | those | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| συγκαθήμενοι | sugkathemenoi | sitting with | G4775 → | |
| αὐτοῖς· | autois | them; | G846 → | 5565 times |
ἀνέστηrose up
anesteG450 →107 times
τεthen
teG5037 →213 times
ὁthe
hoG3588 →19766 times
βασιλεὺςking
basileusG935 →114 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
ὁthe
hoG3588 →19766 times
ἡγεμὼνgovernor
hegemonG2232 →20 times
ἥ<the>
heG3588 →19766 times
τεand
teG5037 →213 times
ΒερνίκηBernice
bernikeG959 →3 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
οἱthose
hoiG3588 →19766 times
συγκαθήμενοιsitting with
sugkathemenoiG4775 →
αὐτοῖς·them;
autoisG846 →5565 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Acts 18:15But since it is a dispute about words and names and your own law, settle it yourselves. I refuse to be a judge of such things.”
it leads to
- Acts 23:29
I found that the accusation involved questions about their own law, but there was no charge worthy of death or imprisonment.
- Acts 25:19
They only had some contentions with him regarding their own religion and a certain Jesus who had died, but whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
- 1 Timothy 6:4
he is conceited and understands nothing. Instead, he has an unhealthy interest in controversies and semantics, out of which come envy, strife, abusive talk, evil suspicions,
- Acts 26:3
especially since you are acquainted with all the Jewish customs and controversies. I beg you, therefore, to listen to me patiently.
- Acts 23:29
Through
Acts 28:22But we consider your views worth hearing, because we know that people everywhere are speaking against this sect.”
it leads to
- Acts 24:14
I do confess to you, however, that I worship the God of our fathers according to the Way, which they call a sect. I believe everything that is laid down by the Law and…
- 1 Peter 2:12
Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.
- 1 Peter 3:16
keeping a clear conscience, so that those who slander you may be put to shame by your good behavior in Christ.
- Acts 24:14
Through
Acts 25:23The next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp and entered the auditorium, along with the commanders and leading men of the city. And Festus ordered that Paul be brought in.
it leads to
- Acts 25:13
After several days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice came down to Caesarea to pay their respects to Festus.
- Acts 25:13
Where this verse is studied
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About Acts

This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and William Ramsay, St. Paul the Traveller and the Roman Citizen.
