Acts 26:26
ContextNETBible | For the king knows about these things, and I am speaking freely 1 to him, 2 because I cannot believe 3 that any of these things has escaped his notice, 4 for this was not done in a corner. 5 |
XREF | Isa 30:20; Mt 26:5; Mt 27:29-54; Ac 2:1-12; Ac 4:16-21; Ac 5:18-42; Ac 25:22; Ac 26:2,3 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn BDAG 782 s.v. παρρησιάζομαι 1 states, “speak freely, openly, fearlessly…likew. in the ptc. w. a verb of saying foll.…παρρησιασάμενοι εἶπαν 13:46. – 26:26.” This could refer to boldness in speaking here. 2 tn Grk “to whom I am speaking freely.” The relative pronoun (“whom”) was replaced by the personal pronoun (“him”) to simplify the translation. 3 tn Grk “I cannot convince myself.” BDAG 792 s.v. πείθω 3.a states, “οὐ πείθομαι w. acc. and inf. I cannot believe Ac 26:26” (see also BDAG 586 s.v. λανθάνω). 4 tn BDAG 586 s.v. λανθάνω states, “λανθάνειν αὐτὸν τούτων οὐ πείθομαι οὐθέν I cannot bring myself to believe that any of these things has escaped his notice Ac 26:26.” 5 tn This term refers to a hidden corner (BDAG 209 s.v. γωνία). Paul’s point is that these events to which he refers were not done in a secret, hidden place, tucked away outside of view. They were done in public for all the world to see. |