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New Revised Standard

Acts 26:30

Then the king got up, and with him the governor and Bernice and those who had been seated with them;

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Bernice;   Court;   Women;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Courts of Justice;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Bernice, or Berenice;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Ordination;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Bernice;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Berenice;   Procurator;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Acts;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Bernice;   Caesarea;   Damascus;   Governor;   Nero;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Berenice, Bernice ;   Herod;   Prince (2);   Roman Law in the Nt;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Bernice ;   Herod, Family of;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Festus;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Berni'ce,;   Procurator;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Bernice;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Bernice;   Governor;   Procurator;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Bernice;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The king, the governor, Bernice, and those sitting with them got up,
King James Version (1611)
And when hee had thus spoken, the king rose vp, and the gouernour, and Bernice, & they that sate with them.
King James Version
And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them:
English Standard Version
Then the king rose, and the governor and Bernice and those who were sitting with them.
New American Standard Bible
The king stood up and the governor and Bernice, and those who were sitting with them,
New Century Version
Then King Agrippa, Governor Festus, Bernice, and all the people sitting with them stood up
Amplified Bible
Then the king stood up, and [with him] the governor and Bernice, and those who were sitting with them;
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The king stood up and the governor and Bernice, and those who were sitting with them,
Legacy Standard Bible
And the king stood up and the governor and Bernice, and those who were sitting with them,
Berean Standard Bible
Then the king and the governor rose, along with Bernice and those seated with them.
Contemporary English Version
Then King Agrippa, Governor Festus, Bernice, and everyone who was with them got up.
Complete Jewish Bible
Then the king got up, and with him the governor and Bernice and the others sitting with them.
Darby Translation
And the king stood up, and the governor and Bernice, and those who sat with them,
Easy-to-Read Version
King Agrippa, Governor Festus, Bernice, and all the people sitting with them stood up
Geneva Bible (1587)
And when he had thus spoken, the King rose vp, and the gouernour, and Bernice, and they that sate with them.
George Lamsa Translation
Then the king arose, and the governor, and Ber-ni''ce and they that sat with them:
Good News Translation
Then the king, the governor, Bernice, and all the others got up,
Lexham English Bible
Both the king and the governor got up, and Bernice and those who were sitting with them.
Literal Translation
And he saying these things, the king and the governor and Bernice rose up, and those who sat with them.
American Standard Version
And the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them:
Bible in Basic English
And the king and the ruler and Bernice and those who were seated with them got up;
Hebrew Names Version
The king rose up with the governor, and Bernice, and those who sat with them.
International Standard Version
Then the king, the governor, Bernice, and those who were sitting with him got up.
Etheridge Translation
And the king arose, and the governor, and Bernike, and those who sat with them:
Murdock Translation
And the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and those who sat with them.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And when he had thus spoken, the king rose vp, and the deputie, & Bernice, and they that sate with them.
English Revised Version
And the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them:
World English Bible
The king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and those who sat with them.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And as he said this, the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them.
Weymouth's New Testament
So the King rose, and the Governor, and Bernice, and those who were sitting with them;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the kyng roos vp, and the president, and Beronyce, and thei that saten niy to hem.
Update Bible Version
And the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and those that sat with them:
Webster's Bible Translation
And when he had thus spoken, the king rose, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them:
New English Translation
So the king got up, and with him the governor and Bernice and those sitting with them,
New King James Version
When he had said these things, the king stood up, as well as the governor and Bernice and those who sat with them;
New Living Translation
Then the king, the governor, Bernice, and all the others stood and left.
New Life Bible
King Agrippa and Festus and Bernice and those who sat with them got up.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the king rose up, and the governor, Bernice also, and they who had been sitting with them;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the king rose up, and the governor and Bernice and they that sat with them.
Revised Standard Version
Then the king rose, and the governor and Berni'ce and those who were sitting with them;
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And when he had thus spoken the kynge rose vp and the debite and Bernice and they that sate with them.
Young's Literal Translation
And, he having spoken these things, the king rose up, and the governor, Bernice also, and those sitting with them,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And whan he had spoken this, the kynge rose vp, and the Debyte, and Bernice, and they that sat with them,
Mace New Testament (1729)
When he had said this, the king, the governour, Bernice, and all that were seated near them, rose up: and being retired,
THE MESSAGE
The king and the governor, along with Bernice and their advisors, got up and went into the next room to talk over what they had heard. They quickly agreed on Paul's innocence, saying, "There's nothing in this man deserving prison, let alone death."
Simplified Cowboy Version
Agrippa, Bernice, and Festus left, followed by everyone else.

Contextual Overview

24 While he was making this defense, Festus exclaimed, "You are out of your mind, Paul! Too much learning is driving you insane!" 25 But Paul said, "I am not out of my mind, most excellent Festus, but I am speaking the sober truth. 26 Indeed the king knows about these things, and to him I speak freely; for I am certain that none of these things has escaped his notice, for this was not done in a corner. 27 King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you believe." 28 Agrippa said to Paul, "Are you so quickly persuading me to become a Christian?" 29 Paul replied, "Whether quickly or not, I pray to God that not only you but also all who are listening to me today might become such as I am—except for these chains." 30 Then the king got up, and with him the governor and Bernice and those who had been seated with them; 31 and as they were leaving, they said to one another, "This man is doing nothing to deserve death or imprisonment." 32 Agrippa said to Festus, "This man could have been set free if he had not appealed to the emperor."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the king: Acts 18:15, Acts 28:22

Reciprocal: Luke 2:2 - governor Luke 3:1 - Pontius Pilate John 10:20 - why Acts 4:15 - to go

Cross-References

Genesis 19:3
But he urged them strongly; so they turned aside to him and entered his house; and he made them a feast, and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.
Genesis 21:8
The child grew, and was weaned; and Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.
Genesis 31:54
and Jacob offered a sacrifice on the height and called his kinsfolk to eat bread; and they ate bread and tarried all night in the hill country.
Romans 12:18
If it is possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.
Hebrews 12:14
Pursue peace with everyone, and the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.
1 Peter 4:9
Be hospitable to one another without complaining.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And when he had thus spoken,.... These words are omitted in the Alexandrian copy, the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Ethiopic versions:

the king rose up; from the judgment seat; that is, King Agrippa:

and the governor; the Roman governor, Festus:

and Bernice: the sister of King Agrippa:

and they that sat with them; either in council, or to hear; the chief captains, and principal inhabitants of Caesarea.


 
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