Act 26:5 | NET2full | STEP | They know because they have known me from time past , if they are willing to testify , that according to the strictest party of our religion , I lived as a Pharisee .

‏ Acts 26:5

5 They know ^{▼▼tn These words are repeated from v. 4 (“all the Jews know”). Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, it was necessary to begin a new sentence at the beginning of v. 5 in the translation, but for this to make sense, the main verb ἵσασι (hisasi) has to be repeated to connect with the ὅτι (hoti) clause (indirect discourse) in v. 5.} because they have known ^{▼▼tn Grk “having known me from time past.” The participle προγινώσκοντες (proginōskontes) has been translated as a causal adverbial participle.} me from time past, ^{▼▼tn BDAG 866 s.v. προγινώσκω 2 has “Know from time past…προγινώσκοντές με ἄνωθεν Ac 26:5.” L&N 28.6 states, “‘they have already known me beforehand, if they are willing to testify’ Ac 26:5.”} if they are willing to testify, that according to the strictest party ^{▼▼tn That is, strictest religious party. “Party” alone is used in the translation because “the strictest religious party of our religion” would be redundant.} of our religion, I lived as a Pharisee. ^{▼▼sn See the note on Pharisee in 5:34.}