12:1 About that time King Herod 4 laid hands on 5 some from the church to harm them. 6
26:19 “Therefore, King Agrippa, 7 I was not disobedient 8 to the heavenly 9 vision,
1 tn Or simply “did not know.” However, in this context the point is that the new king knew nothing about Joseph, not whether he had known him personally (which is the way “did not know Joseph” could be understood).
2 tn Grk “arose,” but in this context it clearly refers to a king assuming power.
3 sn A quotation from Exod 1:8.
4 sn King Herod was Herod Agrippa I, the grandson of Herod I (Herod the Great). His mediocre career is summarized in Josephus, Ant. 18-19. This event took place in
5 tn Or “King Herod had some from the church arrested.”
6 tn Or “to cause them injury.”
7 sn See the note on King Agrippa in 25:13.
8 sn I was not disobedient. Paul’s defense is that he merely obeyed the risen Jesus. He was arrested for obeying heavenly direction and preaching the opportunity to turn to God.
9 tn According to L&N 1.5, “In Ac 26:19 the adjective οὐράνιος could be interpreted as being related simply to the meaning of οὐρανόςa ‘sky,’ but it seems preferable to regard οὐράνιος in this context as meaning simply ‘from heaven’ or ‘heavenly.’”
10 sn “Do you believe the prophets?” Note how Paul made the issue believing the OT prophets and God’s promise which God fulfilled in Christ. He was pushing King Agrippa toward a decision not for or against Paul’s guilt of any crime, but concerning Paul’s message.
11 sn See the note on King Agrippa in 25:13.