en_tn_condensed/act/26/01.md

# Connecting Statement:

Festus has brought Paul before King Agrippa. In verse 2, Paul gives his defense to King Agrippa.

# Agrippa

Agrippa was the current reigning king in Palestine, though he ruled over only a few territories. See how you translated this name in [Acts 25:13](../25/13.md).

# stretched out his hand

"held out his hand" or "gestured with his hand"

# made his defense

The abstract noun "defense" can be stated as a verb. AT: "began to defend himself against those who were accusing him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])

# I regard myself as happy

Paul was happy because he considered his appearance before Agrippa to be an opportunity to speak about the gospel.

# to make my case

This phrase means to describe one's situation, so that those in court can discuss and make a decision about it. AT: "to defend myself"

# against all the accusations of the Jews

The abstract noun "accusations" can be stated as the verb "accuse." AT: "against all the Jews who are accusing me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])

# the Jews

This does not mean all the Jews. AT: "the Jewish leaders" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])

# questions

You can make explicit what kinds of questions this means. AT: "questions about religious matters" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Connecting Statement:`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Festus has brought Paul before King Agrippa. In verse 2, Paul gives his defense to King Agrippa.`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Agrippa`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Agrippa was the current reigning king in Palestine, though he ruled over only a few territories. See how you translated this name in [Acts 25:13](../25/13.md).`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# stretched out his hand`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"held out his hand" or "gestured with his hand"`

			`# made his defense`

			`The abstract noun "defense" can be stated as a verb. AT: "began to defend himself against those who were accusing him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])`

			`# I regard myself as happy`

			`Paul was happy because he considered his appearance before Agrippa to be an opportunity to speak about the gospel.`

			`# to make my case`

			`This phrase means to describe one's situation, so that those in court can discuss and make a decision about it. AT: "to defend myself"`

			`# against all the accusations of the Jews`

			`The abstract noun "accusations" can be stated as the verb "accuse." AT: "against all the Jews who are accusing me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])`

			`# the Jews`

			`This does not mean all the Jews. AT: "the Jewish leaders" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])`

			`# questions`

			`You can make explicit what kinds of questions this means. AT: "questions about religious matters" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])`