Acts 26:19

“Therefore, King Agrippa, ¹  I was not disobedient ²  to the heavenly ³  vision,

"So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the vision from heaven.

"So, King Agrippa, I did not prove disobedient to the heavenly vision,

"And so, O King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to that vision from heaven.

"What could I do, King Agrippa? I couldn't just walk away from a vision like that! I became an obedient believer on the spot.

So, then, King Agrippa, I did not go against the vision from heaven;

"After that, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,

"Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,

“Therefore, King Agrippa, ¹  I was not disobedient ²  to the heavenly ³  vision,

¹ sn See the note on King Agrippa in 25:13.

² 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.

³ 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 οὐρανός^a ‘sky,’ but it seems preferable to regard οὐράνιος in this context as meaning simply ‘from heaven’ or ‘heavenly.’”