Acts 26:19

Murdock Translation

Wherefore, king Agrippa, I did not contumaciously withstand the heavenly vision:

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision.

King James Version (1611)
Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient vnto the heauenly vision:

King James Version
Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision:

English Standard Version
"Therefore, O King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,

New American Standard Bible
"For that reason, King Agrippa, I did not prove disobedient to the heavenly vision,

New Century Version
"King Agrippa, after I had this vision from heaven, I obeyed it.

Amplified Bible
"So, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"So, King Agrippa, I did not prove disobedient to the heavenly vision,

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

Berean Standard Bible
So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision.

Contemporary English Version
King Agrippa, I obeyed this vision from heaven.

Complete Jewish Bible
"So, King Agrippa, I did not disobey the vision from heaven!

Darby Translation
Whereupon, king Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision;

Easy-to-Read Version
Paul continued speaking: "King Agrippa, after I had this vision from heaven, I obeyed it.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Wherefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient vnto the heauenly vision,

George Lamsa Translation
Whereupon, O King A-grip''pa, I did not disobey the heavenly vision:

Good News Translation
"And so, King Agrippa, I did not disobey the vision I had from heaven.

Lexham English Bible
"Therefore, O King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,

Literal Translation
Upon this, king Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,

American Standard Version
Wherefore, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision:

Bible in Basic English
So, then, King Agrippa, I did not go against the vision from heaven;

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

International Standard Version
"And so, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision.

Etheridge Translation
Wherefore, king Agripos, I withstood not with perversity the heavenly vision,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Wherfore, O kyng Agrippa, I was not disobedient vnto the heauenly visio:

English Revised Version
Wherefore, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision:

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

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
From that time, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,

Weymouth's New Testament
"Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision;

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wherfor, sir kyng Agrippa, Y was not vnbileueful to the heuenli visioun;

Update Bible Version
Therefore, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision:

Webster's Bible Translation
Upon which O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision.

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

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

New Living Translation
"And so, King Agrippa, I obeyed that vision from heaven.

New Life Bible
"King Agrippa, I obeyed what I saw from heaven.

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

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Wherefore, O King Agrippa, - I became not disobedient unto the heavenly vision;

Douay-Rheims Bible
Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not incredulous to the heavenly vision.

Revised Standard Version
"Wherefore, O King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Wherfore kynge Agrippa I was not disobedient vnto the hevenly vision:

Young's Literal Translation
`Whereupon, king Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Wherfore (O kynge Agrippa) I was not faithlesse vnto ye heauely vision,

Mace New Testament (1729)
this heavenly vision, king Agrippa, I presently obey'd:

THE MESSAGE
"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. I started preaching this life-change—this radical turn to God and everything it meant in everyday life—right there in Damascus, went on to Jerusalem and the surrounding countryside, and from there to the whole world.

Simplified Cowboy Version
"King Agrippa, I have obeyed everything I was told to do when heaven opened up and talked to me.

Contextual Overview

¹² And, as I was going for this purpose to Damascus, with the authority and license of the chief priests, ¹³ at mid-day, on the road, I saw, O king, a light exceeding that of the sun, beaming from heaven upon me, and upon all those with me. ¹⁴ And we all fell to the ground; and I heard a voice, which said to me, in Hebrew: Saul, Saul ! why persecutest thou me? It will be a hard thing for thee to kick against the goads. ¹⁵ And I said: My Lord, who art thou? And our Lord said to me: I am Jesus the Nazarean, whom thou persecutest. ¹⁶ And he said to me: Stand upon thy feet; for I have appeared to thee, for this purpose, to constitute thee a minister and a witness of this thy seeing me, and of thy seeing me hereafter. ¹⁷ And I will deliver thee from the people of the Jews, and from other nations; to whom I send thee, ¹⁸ to open their eyes; that they may turn from darkness to the light, and from the dominion of Satan unto God; and may receive remission of sins, and a portion with the saints, by faith in me. ¹⁹ Wherefore, king Agrippa, I did not contumaciously withstand the heavenly vision: ²⁰ but I preached from the first to them in Damascus, and to them in Jerusalem and in all the villages of Judaea; and I preached also to the Gentiles, that they should repent, and should turn to God, and should do the works suitable to repentance. ²¹ And on account of these things, the Jews seized me in the temple, and sought to kill me.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

O king: Acts 26:2, Acts 26:26, Acts 26:27

I was not: Exodus 4:13, Exodus 4:14, Isaiah 50:5, Jeremiah 20:9, Ezekiel 2:7, Ezekiel 2:8, Ezekiel 3:14, Jonah 1:3, Galatians 1:16

Reciprocal: Numbers 9:5 - according Isaiah 1:1 - vision Jeremiah 13:5 - as Jeremiah 18:3 - I went Ezekiel 3:2 - General Ezekiel 12:7 - I did so Daniel 5:18 - O thou Matthew 24:31 - he Acts 10:8 - he sent Acts 12:9 - he went Titus 3:3 - disobedient Hebrews 4:11 - unbelief James 4:7 - Submit 1 Peter 2:7 - which be

Cross-References

John 7:38
Whoever believeth in me, as the scriptures have said, Out of his belly shall flow rivers of living waters.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Whereupon, O King Agrippa,.... Having been favoured with this illustrious appearance of the Lord and with this declaration and commission from him:

I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision; to Christ himself, who appeared from heaven in so much light and glory, and spoke unto him, and appointed him what he should be, and do, and declared what use he should be of: he did not disbelieve what Christ said, nor was he disobedient to the orders he gave, but immediately set about the work he called him to, without consulting flesh and blood; see Galatians 1:16.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Whereupon - Whence ὅθεν hothen. Since the proof of his being the Messiah, of his resurrection, and of his calling me to this work, was so clear and plain, I deemed it my duty to engage without delay in the work.

I was not disobedient - I was not incredulous or unbelieving; I yielded myself to the command, and at once obeyed. See Acts 9:6; compare Galatians 1:16.

Unto the heavenly vision - To the celestial appearance, or to the vision which appeared to me from heaven. I did not doubt that this splendid appearance Acts 26:13 was from heaven, and I did not refuse to obey the command of him who thus appeared to me. He knew it was the command of God his Saviour, and he gave evidence of repentance by yielding obedience to it at once.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 26:19. I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision — This, O Agrippa, was the cause of my conversion from my prejudices and mal-practices against the doctrine of Christ. The vision was from heaven; I received it as such, and began to preach the faith which I had before persecuted.