Acts 26:27-31 in English

²⁷ King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest.

²⁸ And Agrippa said unto Paul, With but little persuasion thou wouldest fain make me a Christian.

²⁹ And Paul said, I would to God, that whether with little or with much, not thou only, but also all that hear me this day, might become such as I am, except these bonds.

³⁰ And the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them:

³¹ and when they had withdrawn, they spake one to another, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds.

²⁷ King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest.

²⁸ Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.

²⁹ And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.

³⁰ And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them:

³¹ And when they were gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds.

²⁷ King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest.

²⁸ And Agrippa said unto Paul, With but little persuasion thou wouldest fain make me a Christian.

²⁹ And Paul said, I would to God, that whether with little or with much, not thou only, but also all that hear me this day, might become such as I am, except these bonds.

³⁰ And the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them:

³¹ and when they had withdrawn, they spake one to another, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds.

²⁷ Then Paul asked, “King Agrippa, do you believe what the prophets wrote? I know that you (sg) believe it.”

²⁸ Then Agrippa answered Paul, “◄ I hope that you(sg) do not think that by the few things that you have just now said you can persuade me to become a Christian!/You do not think, do you, that by the few things that you have just now said you can persuade me to become a Christian?►” RHQ

²⁹ Paul replied, “Whether it takes a short time or a long time, it does not matter. I pray to God that you and also all of the others who are listening to me today will also believe in Jesus like I do, but I do not want you to become prisoners MTY like I am.”

³⁰ Then the king, the governor, Bernice, and all the others got up

³¹ and left the room. While they were talking to one another they said to each other, “There is no reason why ◄the authorities/we► should execute this man, or that he should even be kept in prison MTY.”

²⁷ King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you believe.”

²⁸ Agrippa said to Paul, “With a little persuasion are you trying to make me a Christian?”

²⁹ Paul said, “I pray to God, that whether with little or with much, not only you, but also all that hear me today, might become such as I am, except for these bonds.”

³⁰ The king rose up with the governor and Bernice, and those who sat with them.

³¹ When they had withdrawn, they spoke to one another, saying, “This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds.”

²⁷ King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you believe.”

²⁸ Agrippa said to Paul, “With a little persuasion are you trying to make me a Christian?”

²⁹ Paul said, “I pray to God, that whether with little or with much, not only you, but also all that hear me today, might become such as I am, except for these bonds.”

³⁰ The king rose up with the governor and Bernice, and those who sat with them.

³¹ When they had withdrawn, they spoke to one another, saying, “This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds.”

²⁷ King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you believe.”

²⁸ Agrippa said to Paul, “With a little persuasion are you trying to make me a Christian?”

²⁹ Paul said, “I pray to God, that whether with little or with much, not only you, but also all that hear me today, might become such as I am, except for these bonds.”

³⁰ The king rose up with the governor and Bernice, and those who sat with them.

³¹ When they had withdrawn, they spoke to one another, saying, “This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds.”

²⁷ King Agrippa, have you faith in the prophets? I am certain that you have.

²⁸ And Agrippa said to Paul, A little more and you will be making me a Christian.

²⁹ And Paul said, It is my prayer to God that, in little or great measure, not only you, but all those hearing me today might be even as I am, but for these chains.

³⁰ And the king and the ruler and Bernice and those who were seated with them got up;

³¹ And when they had gone away they said to one another, This man has done nothing which might give cause for death or prison.

²⁷ King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest.

²⁸ And Agrippa said to Paul, In a little thou persuadest me to become a Christian.

²⁹ And Paul said, I would to God, both in little and in much, that not only thou, but all who have heard me this day, should become such as I also am, except these bonds.

³⁰ And the king stood up, and the governor and Bernice, and those who sat with them,

³¹ and having gone apart, they spoke to one another saying, This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds.

²⁷ Believest thou the prophets, O king Agrippa? I know that thou believest.

²⁸ And Agrippa said to Paul: In a little thou persuadest me to become a Christian.

²⁹ And Paul said: I would to God, that both in a little and in much, not only thou, but also all that hear me, this day, should become such as I also am, except these bands.

³⁰ And the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them.

³¹ And when they were gone aside, they spoke among themselves, saying: This man hath done nothing worthy of death or of bands.

²⁷ Do you believe the prophets, King Agrippa? I know that you believe.”

²⁸ And Agrippa said to Paul, “In a short time, you are persuading me to become a Christian!”

²⁹ And Paul said, “I would to God, both in a short time and a long time, that not only you, but also all who are hearing me today, would become such as I am, except for these chains.”

³⁰ When he had said these things, the king stood up, as well as the governor and Bernice and those sitting together with them;

³¹ and when they withdrew, they were speaking among themselves, saying, “This man practices nothing worthy of death or chains.”

²⁷ King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you believe.”

²⁸ So Agrippa said to Paul, “You will soon persuade me to become a Christian!”

²⁹ So Paul said, “Whether sooner or later, I would to God that not only you but also all who are hearing me this day may become such as I am, except for these chains.”

³⁰ Upon his saying this, the king stood up, along with the governor and Bernice and those sitting with them;

³¹ and when they had withdrawn they started talking among themselves, saying, “This man is doing nothing deserving of death or chains.”

²⁷ King Agrippa, do you believe what the prophets said? I'm sure you do!”

²⁸ “Do you think you can convince me to become a Christian so quickly?” Agrippa asked Paul.

²⁹ “Whether it takes a short time or a long time doesn't matter,” Paul answered. “But my prayer to God is that not just you, but everybody listening to me today would become like me—except for these chains!”

³⁰ The king stood up, along with the governor and Bernice, and everyone who had been sitting with them.

³¹ They conferred together after they had left. “This man hasn't done anything that deserves death or imprisonment,” they concluded.

²⁷ O King Agrippa, beleeuest thou the Prophets? I know that thou beleeuest.

²⁸ Then Agrippa said vnto Paul, Almost thou perswadest me to become a Christian.

²⁹ Then Paul sayd, I would to God that not onely thou, but also all that heare me to day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.

³⁰ And when he had thus spoken, the King rose vp, and the gouernour, and Bernice, and they that sate with them.

³¹ And when they were gone apart, they talked betweene themselues, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death, nor of bonds.

²⁷ King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest.

²⁸ Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.

²⁹ And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.

³⁰ And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them:

³¹ and when they were gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds.

²⁷ King Agrippa, believest thou the Prophets? I know that thou believest.

²⁸ Then Agrippa said to Paul, With little effort thou thinkest to persuade me to become a Christian.

²⁹ And Paul said, I would to God, that with little effort or with great, not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, might be made such as I am, except these bonds.

³⁰ And the king rose up and the governor and Bernice, and those who sat with them;

³¹ and going aside they talked with each other, saying, This man is doing nothing deserving death, or bonds.

²⁷ King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know you do.”

²⁸ But Agrippa said to Paul, “You are soon trying to make a Christian of me!”

²⁹ “Whether it is soon or late,” answered Paul, “I pray to God that not only you, but all who are listening to me, might today become just what I am myself — except for these chains!”

³⁰ Then the king rose, with the Governor and Bernice and those who had been sitting with them,

³¹ and, after retiring, discussed the case amongst themselves. “There is nothing,” they said, “deserving death or imprisonment in this man's conduct”;

²⁷ King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know you do.”

²⁸ But Agrippa said to Paul, “You are soon trying to make a Christian of me!”

²⁹ “Whether it is soon or late,” answered Paul, “I pray to God that not only you, but all who are listening to me, might today become just what I am myself — except for these chains!”

³⁰ Then the king rose, with the Governor and Bernice and those who had been sitting with them,

³¹ and, after retiring, discussed the case among themselves. “There is nothing,” they said, “deserving death or imprisonment in this man's conduct”;

²⁷ Then Paul said, “Boss Agrippa, do you believe the message God’s men wrote in his book? Yes, I know you believe it.”

²⁸ Then Agrippa said to Paul, “You have just been talking to me for a little while. Don’t think you can get me to become a Christian so quick.”

²⁹ Paul said, “It doesn’t matter if it is quick, or if it takes a long time. I’m asking God that you and everyone that is listening to me will believe in Jesus, like I do. I want you to be just like I am now. But I don’t want you to be a prisoner like I am now.”

³⁰ Then those 2 big bosses stood up, and Bernice, and all the others there, they all got up,

³¹ and they all went out of that room. While they were going out they said to each other, “This man didn’t do anything bad. We don’t have to kill him, or even keep him in jail.”

²⁷ Kynge Agrippa belevest thou the prophetes? I wote well thou belevest.

²⁸ Agrippa sayde vnto Paul: Sumwhat thou bringest me in mynde for to be come a Christen.

²⁹ And Paul sayd: I wolde to God that not only thou: but also all that heare me to daye were not sumwhat only but altogeder soche as I am except these bondes.

³⁰ And when he had thus spoken the kynge rose vp and the debite and Bernice and they that sate with them.

³¹ And when they were gone aparte they talked betwene them selves sayinge: This man doeth nothinge worthy of deeth nor of bondes.

²⁷ Do you believe the prophets, King Agrippa? I know that you believe.”

²⁸ Agrippa said to Paul, “In a short time would you persuade me and make me a Christian?”

²⁹ Paul said, “I pray to God, that whether in a short or long time, not you only, but also all that hear me today, would be like me, but without these prison chains.”

³⁰ Then the king stood up, and the governor, and Bernice also, and those who were sitting with them;

³¹ when they left the hall, they talked to one another and said, “This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds.”

²⁷ King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you believe.”

²⁸ Agrippa said to Paul, “With a little persuasion are you trying to make me a Christian?”

²⁹ Paul said, “I pray to God, that whether with little or with much, not only you, but also all that hear me today, might become such as I am, except for these bonds.”

³⁰ The king rose up with the governor and Bernice, and those who sat with them.

³¹ When they had withdrawn, they spoke to one another, saying, “This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds.”

²⁷ King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you believe.”

²⁸ Agrippa said to Paul, “With a little persuasion are you trying to make me a Christian?”

²⁹ Paul said, “I pray to God, that whether with little or with much, not only you, but also all that hear me today, might become such as I am, except for these bonds.”

³⁰ The king rose up with the governor and Bernice, and those who sat with them.

³¹ When they had withdrawn, they spoke to one another, saying, “This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds.”

²⁷ King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest.

²⁸ Then Agrippa said to Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.

²⁹ And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.

³⁰ And when he had thus spoken, the king rose, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them:

³¹ And when they had gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death, or of bonds.

²⁷ King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you believe.”

²⁸ Agrippa said to Paul, “With a little persuasion are you trying to make me a Messianic?”

²⁹ Paul said, “I pray to God, that whether with little or with much, not only you, but also all that hear me today, might become such as I am, except for these bonds.”

³⁰ The king rose up with the governor and Bernice, and those who sat with them.

³¹ When they had withdrawn, they spoke to one another, saying, “This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds.”

²⁷ King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you believe.”

²⁸ Agrippa said to Paul, “With a little persuasion are you trying to make me a Messianic?”

²⁹ Paul said, “I pray to God, that whether with little or with much, not only you, but also all that hear me today, might become such as I am, except for these bonds.”

³⁰ The king rose up with the governor and Bernice, and those who sat with them.

³¹ When they had withdrawn, they spoke to one another, saying, “This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds.”

²⁷ Believest thou, king Agrippa, to prophets? I know that thou believest.

²⁸ And Agrippa said to Paul, In little thing thou counselest me for to be made a christian man.

²⁹ And Paul said, I desire with God, both in little and in great, not only thee, but all these that hear today, to be made such as I am, except these bonds.

³⁰ And the king rose up, and the president, and Bernice, and they that sat nigh to them.

³¹ And when they went away, they spake together, and said, That this man hath not done anything worthy death, neither or bonds.

²⁷ Believest thou, king Agrippa, to prophets? I know that thou believest.

²⁸ And Agrippa said to Paul, In little thing thou counselest me for to be made a christian man(?).

²⁹ And Paul said, I desire with God, both in little and in great (or both for the least and the greatest), (yea), not only (for) thee, but (for) all these (people) that hear (me) today, to be made such as I am, except (for) these bonds.

³⁰ And the king rose up, and the president, and Bernice, and they that sat nigh to them.

³¹ And when they went away, they spake together, and said, That this man hath not done anything worthy (of) death, neither (of) bonds or (of) bonds. (And when they went away, they spoke together, and said, This man hath not done anything worthy of death, or of bondage, or imprisonment.)

²⁷ thou dost believe, king Agrippa, the prophets? I have known that thou dost believe!'

²⁸ And Agrippa said unto Paul, 'In a little thou dost persuade me to become a Christian!'

²⁹ and Paul said, 'I would have wished to God, both in a little, and in much, not only thee, but also all those hearing me to-day, to become such as I also am — except these bonds.'

³⁰ And, he having spoken these things, the king rose up, and the governor, Bernice also, and those sitting with them,

³¹ and having withdrawn, they were speaking unto one another, saying — 'This man doth nothing worthy of death or of bonds;'