Acts 26:27

Tyndale New Testament

Kynge Agrippa belevest thou ye prophetes? I wote well thou belevest.

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
King Agrippa, do you believe what the prophets wrote? I know you believe!"

Revised Standard Version
King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you believe."

Hebrew Names Version
King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you believe."

International Standard Version
King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know you believe them!"

New American Standard Bible
"King Agrippa, do you believe the Prophets? I know that you believe."

New Century Version
King Agrippa, do you believe what the prophets wrote? I know you believe."

Update Bible Version
King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you believe.

Webster's Bible Translation
King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest.

English Standard Version
King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you believe."

World English Bible
King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you believe."

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
King Agrippa, Believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest.

Weymouth's New Testament
King Agrippa, do you believe the Prophets? I know that you believe them."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Bileuest thou, king Agrippa, `to prophetis? Y woot that thou bileuest.

English Revised Version
King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest.

Berean Standard Bible
King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know you do."

Contemporary English Version
Then Paul said to Agrippa, "Do you believe what the prophets said? I know you do."

Amplified Bible
"King Agrippa, do you believe the [writings of the] Prophets [their messages and words]? I know that you do."

American Standard Version
King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest.

Bible in Basic English
King Agrippa, have you faith in the prophets? I am certain that you have.

Complete Jewish Bible
King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know you believe!"

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

Etheridge Translation
Believest thou, king Agripos, the prophets? I know that thou believest.

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

King James Version (1611)
King Agrippa, beleeuest thou the Prophets? I know that thou beleeuest.

New Living Translation
King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know you do—"

New Life Bible
King Agrippa, do you believe the writings of the early preachers? I know that you believe them."

New Revised Standard
King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you believe."

Geneva Bible (1587)
O King Agrippa, beleeuest thou the Prophets? I know that thou beleeuest.

George Lamsa Translation
King A-grip''pa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you believe.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Believest thou, King Agrippa, in the prophets? I know that thou believest!

Douay-Rheims Bible
Believest thou the prophets, O king Agrippa? I know that thou believest.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Kyng Agrippa, beleuest thou the prophetes? I wote wel that thou beleuest.

Good News Translation
King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you do!"

Christian Standard Bible®
King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know you believe.”

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

Lexham English Bible
Do you believe the prophets, King Agrippa? I know that you believe."

Literal Translation
Do you believe the prophets, king Agrippa? I know that you believe.

Young's Literal Translation
thou dost believe, king Agrippa, the prophets? I have known that thou dost believe!'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Beleuest thou the prophetes, O kynge Agrippa? I knowe that thou beleuest.

Mace New Testament (1729)
king Agrippa, don't you give credit to the prophetic writings? I know you do.

New English Translation
Do you believe the prophets, King Agrippa? I know that you believe."

New King James Version
King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you do believe."

Simplified Cowboy Version
King Agrippa, do you believe what the Good Book and prophets said? I know you believe, Sir!"

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"King Agrippa, do you believe the Prophets? I know that you do."

Legacy Standard Bible
King Agrippa, do you believe the Prophets? I know you believe."

Contextual Overview

²⁴ As he thus answered for him selfe: Festus sayde with a lowde voyce: Paul thou arte besides thy selfe. Moche learnynge hath made the mad. ²⁵ And Paul sayde: I am not mad most dere Festus: but speake the wordes of trueth and sobernes. ²⁶ The kynge knoweth of these thinges before whom I speke frely: nether thynke I that eny of these thinges are hydden fro him. For this thinge was not done in a corner. ²⁷ Kynge Agrippa belevest thou ye 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. ³² Then sayde Agrippa vnto Festus: This man myght have bene lowsed yf he had not appealed vnto Cesar.

Bible Verse Review
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believest: Acts 26:22, Acts 26:23

Reciprocal: Psalms 147:20 - not dealt so Daniel 3:24 - O king John 5:39 - they which Acts 24:14 - believing Acts 25:13 - king Acts 26:19 - O king

Cross-References

Acts 7:9
And the patriarkes havinge indignacio solde Ioseph into Egipte. And God was with him

Acts 7:14
Then sent Ioseph and caused his father to be brought and all his kynne thre score and xv. soules.

Acts 7:27
But he that dyd his neghbour wronge thrust him awaye sayinge: who made ye a rular and a iudge amonge vs?

Acts 7:35
This Moses whom they forsoke sayinge: who made the a ruelar and a iudge: the same God sent bothe a ruler and delyverer by ye hondes of the angell which appered to him in the busshe.

Revelation 3:9
Beholde I make them of the congregacion of Sathan which call them selves Iewes and are not but do lye: Beholde: I will make them that they shall come and worshippe before thy fete: and shall knowe that I love the.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets?.... What they have said concerning the person, office, sufferings, death, and resurrection of Christ, and that what they have said is fulfilled in Jesus of Nazareth?

I know that thou believest; that what the prophets said were true, and are accomplished.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

King Agrippa - This bold personal address is an instance of Paul’s happy manner of appeal. He does it to bring in the testimony of Agrippa to meet the charge of Festus that he was deranged.

Believest thou the prophets? - The prophecies respecting the character, the sufferings, and the death of the Messiah.

I know that thou believest - Agrippa was a Jew; and, as such, he of course believed the prophets. Perhaps, too, from what Paul knew of his personal character, he might confidently affirm that he professed to be a believer. Instead, therefore, of waiting for his answer, Paul anticipated it, and said that he knew that Agrippa professed to believe all these prophecies respecting the Messiah. His design is evident. It is:

(1) To meet the charge of derangement, and to bring in the testimony of Agrippa, who well understood the subject, to the importance and the truth of what he was saying.

(2) To press on the conscience of his royal hearer the evidence of the Christian religion, and to secure, if possible, his conversion. “Since thou believest the prophecies, and since I have shown that they are fulfilled in Jesus of Nazareth; that he corresponds in person, character, and work, with the prophets, it follows that his religion is true.” Paul lost no opportunity in pressing the truth on every class of people. He had such a conviction of the truth of Christianity that he was deterred by no rank, station, or office; by no fear of the rich, the great, and the learned; but everywhere urged the evidence of that religion as indisputable. In this lay the secret of no small part of his success. A man who really believes the truth will be ready to defend it. A man who truly loves religion will not be ashamed of it anywhere.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 26:27. Believest thou the prophets? — Having made his elegant compliment and vindication to Festus, he turns to Agrippa; and, with this strong appeal to his religious feeling, says, Believest thou the prophets? and immediately anticipates his reply, and, with great address, speaks for him, I know that thou believest. The inference from this belief necessarily was: "As thou believest the prophets, and I have proved that the prophets have spoken about Christ, as suffering and, triumphing over death, and that all they say of the Messiah has been fulfilled in Jesus of Nazareth, then thou must acknowledge that my doctrine is true."