Acts 26:22 BSB — MannaFest

Acts 26:22

But I have had God’s help to this day, and I stand here to testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen:

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Having therefore obtained the help that is from God, I stand unto this day testifying both to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses did say should come;

KJV

Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come:

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Commentary

2 voices

Tertullian

On the Resurrection of the Flesh (220)

In like manner, before Agrippa also, he says that he was advancing "none other things than those which the prophets had announced." He was therefore maintaining just such a resurrection as the prophets had foretold.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Of the doctrine which he had made it his business to preach to the Gentiles, which was so far from destroying the law and the prophets that it showed the fulfilling of both,

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

22, 23. having obtained help--"succor." from God--"that [which cometh] from God." I continue--"stand," "hold my ground." unto this day, witnessing, &c.--that is, This life of mine, so marvellously preserved, in spite of all the plots against it, is upheld for the Gospel's sake; therefore I "witnessed," &c.

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

29 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἐπικουρίας	epikourias	Help	G1947 →
οὖν	oun	therefore	G3767 →
τυχὼν	tuchōn	having obtained	G5177 →
τῆς	tēs	<the>	G3588 →
ἀπὸ	apo	from	G575 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
θεοῦ	theou	God	G2316 →
ἄχρι	achri	unto	G891 →
τῆς	tēs	<the>	G3588 →
ἡμέρας	hēmeras	day	G2250 →
ταύτης	tautēs	this	G3778 →
ἕστηκα	hestēka	I have stood	G2476 →
μαρτυρόμενος	marturomenos	bearing witness	G3143 →
μικρῷ	mikrō	to small	G3398 →
τε	te	both	G5037 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
μεγάλῳ,	megalō	to great,	G3173 →
οὐδὲν	ouden	no [thing]	G3762 →
ἐκτὸς	ektos	other	G1622 →
λέγων	legōn	saying	G3004 →
ὧν	hōn	than what	G3739 →
τε	te	both	G5037 →
οἱ	hoi	the	G3588 →
προφῆται	prophētai	prophets	G4396 →
ἐλάλησαν	elalēsan	said	G2980 →
μελλόντων	mellontōn	was about	G3195 →
γίνεσθαι	ginesthai	to happen	G1096 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
Μωϋσῆς,	Mōusēs	Moses,	G3475 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
John 5:46
If you had believed Moses, you would believe Me, because he wrote about Me.
leads to
- Deuteronomy 18:15
  The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to him.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Deuteronomy 18:18–19
  I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. I will put My words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him.
- John 1:45
  Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law, the One the prophets foretold—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
- Luke 24:27
  And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself.
Through
Luke 24:44
Jesus said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets,…
leads to
- Zechariah 9:9
  Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Zechariah 12:10
  Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They…
- Luke 24:26–27
  Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and then to enter His glory?”
Through
Acts 10:43
All the prophets testify about Him that everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins through His name.”
leads to
- Zechariah 13:1
  “On that day a fountain will be opened to the house of David and the people of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and impurity.