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Acts 26 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Acts 26, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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Acts 26 in the Greek

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Greek Transliteration Strong's Count KJV renderings
Ἀγρίππας Agríppas G67 6 Agrippa
βασιλεύς basileús G935 7 king
Παῦλος Paûlos G3972 6 Paul, Paulus
πράσσω prássō G4238 4 commit, deeds, do, exact
Ἰουδαῖος Ioudaîos G2453 5 Jew, of Judæa
φημί phēmí G5346 4 affirm, say
ἀπολογέομαι apologéomai G626 3 answer, make defence, excuse, speak for self

How preachers through history handled this text

25 public-domain excerpts on Acts 26, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Alexander MacLaren 7 Calvin 4 Matthew Henry 4 Spurgeon 3 John Wesley 3 George Whitefield 2 Chrysostom 1 +1 more

“It becomes us, on all occasions, to speak the words of truth and soberness, and then we need not be troubled at the unjust censures of men. Active and laborious followers of the gospel often have been despised as dreamers or madmen, for believing such doctrines and such wonderful facts; and for attesting that the same faith and diligence, and an experience like their own, are necessary to all men, whatever their rank, in order to their salvation. But apostles and prophets, and the Son of God himself, were exposed to this charge; …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Acts 26:24–40 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Jerusalem — Acts 26:10
  • Damascus — Acts 26:12
  • Judea 1 — Acts 26:20

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