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Acts 4:11

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4:11 This Jesus 1  is the stone that was rejected by you, 2  the builders, that has become the cornerstone. 3 

Acts 26:28

Context
26:28 Agrippa 4  said to Paul, “In such a short time are you persuading me to become a Christian?” 5 

1 tn Grk “This one”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

2 tn The word “you” is inserted into the quotation because Peter is making a direct application of Ps 118:22 to his hearers. Because it is not in the OT, it has been left as normal type (rather than bold italic). The remarks are like Acts 2:22-24 and 3:12-15.

3 sn A quotation from Ps 118:22 which combines the theme of rejection with the theme of God’s vindication/exaltation.

4 sn See the note on King Agrippa in 25:13.

5 tn Or “In a short time you will make me a Christian.” On the difficulty of the precise nuances of Agrippa’s reply in this passage, see BDAG 791 s.v. πείθω 1.b. The idiom is like 1 Kgs 21:7 LXX. The point is that Paul was trying to persuade Agrippa to accept his message. If Agrippa had let Paul persuade him, he would have converted to Christianity.

sn The question “In such a short time are you persuading me to become a Christian?” was probably a ploy on Agrippa’s part to deflect Paul from his call for a decision. Note also how the tables have turned: Agrippa was brought in to hear Paul’s defense, and now ends up defending himself. The questioner is now being questioned.



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