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Acts 26
Bible Bowl 2017 The Book of Acts
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 26:1 What did Agrippa give Paul permission to do? | Speak for himself |
| 26:2 Paul told Agrippa that he considered himself _______ to stand before him. | Fortunate |
| 26:3 Why did Paul consider it fortunate to be able to speak with King Agrippa about the accusations of the Jews? | King Agrippa was well acquainted with all the Jewish customs and controversies. |
| 26:3 What did Paul beg King Agrippa to do? | Listen to him patiently. |
| 26:4 Where had Paul lived his life? | In his own country and Jerusalem |
| 26:5 What is the name of the strictest Jewish sect, to which Paul said he conformed? | Pharisees |
| 26:6 Paul told Agrippa, “And now it is because of my ______ in what God has promised our _____ that I am on trial today.” | hope, fathers |
| 26:7 Paul’s hope in what God had promised is based on the same ________ the twelve tribes were hoping to see fulfilled. | promise |
| 26:8 Paul asked Agrippa and those assembled, “Why should any of you consider it incredible that God ______?” | raises the dead |
| 26:9 Whom did Paul say he was convinced that he should do everything possible to oppose? | Jesus of Nazareth |
| 26:10 What did Paul tell Agrippa that he did to the Lord’s people in Jerusalem in the beginning? | He put many in prison. |
| 26:10 On whose authority did Paul say he put the Lord’s people in prison and voted for their death? | Chief priests |
| 26:10 When the Lord’s people in Jerusalem were put to death, did Paul cast his vote for or against them? | Against |
| 26:11 Paul told Agrippa that many times he went from one synagogue to another to have the Lord’s people punished, and he tried to force them to _______. | blaspheme |
| 26:11Paul was so obsessed with persecuting followers of Jesus that he did what? | Hunted them down in foreign cities |
| 26:12 Paul told Agrippa that one of the foreign cities where he went to persecute the followers of Jesus was ______. | Damascus |
| What did Paul see on one of his journeys to persecute Christians? | Light brighter than the sun |
| 26:13 What did Paul hear as he was going to Damascus? | A voice speaking in Aramaic |
| 26:13 What time of day was it when Paul saw the light from heaven on the road to Damascus? | About noon |
| 26:14 How did Paul and his companions react when they saw the bright light from heaven? | They all fell to the ground. |
| 26:14 What question did the voice speaking in Aramaic ask Saul? | Why do you persecute me? |
| 26:15 What did Paul ask the voice on the road to Damascus? | “Who are you, Lord?” |
| 26:15 On Paul’s journey to persecute Christians, how did the voice identify itself? | I am Jesus |
| 26:16 Jesus, speaking to Paul on the road to Damascus, told Paul why he had appeared to him. What is that reason? | To appoint him as a servant and as a witness. |
| 26:16 Jesus told Paul he is to be a witness of what he has ______ of Jesus and what Jesus will ____ him. | seen, show |
| 26:17 From whom did the Lord say he would rescue Paul? | His own people and the Gentiles |
| 26:18 Jesus was sending Paul to his own people and the Gentiles to _____ and turn them from darkness to light. | open their eyes |
| 26:18 Paul was sent to people to open their eyes and turn them to God so they might receive what? | Forgiveness of sins |
| 26:19 Paul was __________ to the vision from heaven he received on the road to Damascus. | Obedient |
| 26:20 Following his receiving the vision of Jesus on the road to Damascus, Paul said he preached to whom? | Those in Damascus, those in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and to the Gentiles. |
| 26:20 Paul told Agrippa that he preached to people everywhere to do what? | Repent and turn to God |
| 26:22 Paul told Agrippa that God had helped him to that very day, and so he stands there testifying to _____ and ____ alike. | small, great |
| 26:22-23 Who had said the Messiah would rise from the dead? | Moses and the prophets |
| 26:24 When Paul spoke about the Messiah rising from the dead, Festus accused Paul of what? | Going insane |
| 26:25 Paul responded to Festus’ charge of insanity by saying, “I am not insane, most excellent Festus, what I am saying is _____ and _____.” | true, reasonable |
| 26:26 Paul told Festus that King Agrippa knows the truth of these things; that none of this has ‘escaped his notice.’ How can Paul be so sure? | It was not done in a corner. |
| 26:28 Who asked Paul, “Do you think that in such a short time you can persuade me to become a Christian?” | Agrippa |
| 26:29 Paul told King Agrippa that he prayed that not only Agrippa but all who are listening may become what he is, except for what? | These chains |
| 26:30 Paul told Agrippa that he prayed that all who are listening may become Christians. What does Agrippa do? | He rises and leaves the room. |
| 26:30 When King Agrippa arose and left the audience room, who went with him? | Festus, Bernice, and those sitting with him. |
| 26:31 What did the king and and those sitting with him agree that Paul did not deserve? | death or imprisonment |
| 26:32 What did Agrippa say could have happened to Paul if he had not appealed to Caesar? | Been set free |