Acts 26:19
19 “Therefore, King Agrippa, ▼▼ See the note on
King Agrippa in
25:13.
I was not disobedient ▼▼ I was not disobedient. Paul’s defense is that he merely obeyed the risen Jesus. He was arrested for obeying heavenly direction and preaching the opportunity to turn to God.
to the heavenly ▼▼ According to L&N 1.5, “In
Ac 26:19 the adjective οὐράνιος could be interpreted as being related simply to the meaning of οὐρανός
a ‘sky,’ but it seems preferable to regard οὐράνιος in this context as meaning simply ‘from heaven’ or ‘heavenly.’”
vision,