Acts · Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
Acts 26 Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
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1 Entonces Agripa dijo a Pablo: Se te permite hablar por ti mismo. Pablo extendió la mano y comenzó su defensa:
1 Agrippa said to Paul, “You may speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand, and made his defense.
2 Me considero dichoso, rey Agripa, de poder defenderme hoy delante de ti de todas las acusaciones que los judíos hacen contra mí,
2 “I think myself happy, King Agrippa, that I am to make my defense before you today concerning all the things the Jews accuse me of,
3 sobre todo porque tú conoces muy bien todas las costumbres y cuestiones de los judíos. Por eso te ruego que me escuches con paciencia.
3 especially because you are expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews. Therefore I beg you to hear me patiently.
4 Todos los judíos conocen mi manera de vivir desde mi juventud, desde el principio entre mi nación y en Jerusalén.
4 “Indeed, all the Jews know my way of life from my youth up, which was from the beginning among my own nation and at Jerusalem;
5 Ellos me conocen desde antes, si quieren testificar, y saben que viví como fariseo, según el grupo más estricto de nuestra religión.
5 having known me from the first, if they are willing to testify, that after the strictest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.
6 Ahora estoy aquí siendo juzgado por la esperanza de la promesa que Dios hizo a nuestros padres.
6 Now I stand here to be judged for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers,
7 Nuestras doce tribus esperan alcanzar esta promesa, sirviendo a Dios con fervor de noche y de día. Por esta esperanza, oh rey, soy acusado por los judíos.
7 which our twelve tribes, earnestly serving night and day, hope to attain. Concerning this hope I am accused by the Jews, King Agrippa!
8 ¿Por qué les parece increíble a ustedes que Dios resucite a los muertos?
8 Why is it judged incredible with you if God does raise the dead?
9 Yo mismo pensaba que debía hacer muchas cosas contra el nombre de Jesús de Nazaret.
9 “I myself most certainly thought that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
10 Eso hice en Jerusalén. Encerré en cárceles a muchos de los santos, con autoridad recibida de los principales sacerdotes; y cuando los mataban, yo daba mi voto contra ellos.
10 I also did this in Jerusalem. I both shut up many of the saints in prisons, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death I gave my vote against them.
11 Muchas veces los castigaba en todas las sinagogas y procuraba obligarlos a blasfemar. Enfurecido en extremo contra ellos, los perseguía aun hasta ciudades extranjeras.
11 Punishing them often in all the synagogues, I tried to make them blaspheme. Being exceedingly enraged against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.
12 En esto iba yo a Damasco, con autoridad y comisión de los principales sacerdotes.
12 “Whereupon as I traveled to Damascus with the authority and commission from the chief priests,
13 Al mediodía, oh rey, vi en el camino una luz del cielo, más brillante que el sol, que resplandeció alrededor de mí y de los que viajaban conmigo.
13 at noon, O king, I saw on the way a light from the sky, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those who traveled with me.
14 Cuando todos caímos al suelo, oí una voz que me hablaba en lengua hebrea: Saulo, Saulo, ¿por qué me persigues? Dura cosa te es dar coces contra el aguijón.
14 When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’
15 Yo dije: ¿Quién eres, Señor? El Señor respondió: Yo soy Jesús, a quien tú persigues.
15 “I said, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ “He said, ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.
16 Pero levántate y ponte de pie, porque para esto me he aparecido a ti: para hacerte siervo y testigo de las cosas que has visto y de aquellas en que me apareceré a ti.
16 But arise, and stand on your feet, for I have appeared to you for this purpose: to appoint you a servant and a witness both of the things which you have seen and of the things which I will reveal to you;
17 Te libraré de tu pueblo y de los gentiles, a quienes ahora te envío,
17 delivering you from the people and from the Gentiles, to whom I send you,
18 para abrir sus ojos, para que se conviertan de las tinieblas a la luz, y del poder de Satanás a Dios; para que reciban perdón de pecados y herencia entre los santificados por la fe en mí.
18 to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’
19 Por eso, rey Agripa, no fui desobediente a la visión celestial.
19 “Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,
20 Primero anuncié a los de Damasco, luego a los de Jerusalén, después por toda la tierra de Judea y también a los gentiles, que debían arrepentirse y volverse a Dios, haciendo obras dignas de arrepentimiento.
20 but declared first to them of Damascus, at Jerusalem, and throughout all the country of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance.
21 Por esta causa los judíos me arrestaron en el templo e intentaron matarme.
21 For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple and tried to kill me.
22 Pero habiendo recibido ayuda de Dios, permanezco hasta el día de hoy dando testimonio a pequeños y grandes. No digo nada fuera de lo que los profetas y Moisés dijeron que sucedería:
22 Having therefore obtained the help that is from God, I stand to this day testifying both to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said would happen,
23 que el Cristo debía padecer, y que, siendo el primero en resucitar de entre los muertos, anunciaría luz al pueblo y a los gentiles.
23 how the Christ must suffer, and how, by the resurrection of the dead, he would be first to proclaim light both to these people and to the Gentiles.”
24 Mientras Pablo decía estas cosas en su defensa, Festo dijo a gran voz: ¡Estás loco, Pablo! Mucho estudio te está volviendo loco.
24 As he thus made his defense, Festus said with a loud voice, “Paul, you are crazy! Your great learning is driving you insane!”
25 Pero Pablo respondió: No estoy loco, excelentísimo Festo, sino que hablo palabras de verdad y de buen juicio.
25 But he said, “I am not crazy, most excellent Festus, but boldly declare words of truth and reasonableness.
26 Porque el rey conoce estas cosas, y por eso le hablo con libertad. Estoy seguro de que nada de esto se le oculta, pues no se hizo en secreto.
26 For the king knows of these things, to whom also I speak freely. For I am persuaded that none of these things is hidden from him, for this has not been done in a corner.
27 Rey Agripa, ¿crees a los profetas? Yo sé que crees.
27 King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you believe.”
28 Entonces Agripa dijo a Pablo: Por poco me persuades a hacerme cristiano.
28 Agrippa said to Paul, “With a little persuasion are you trying to make me a Christian?”
29 Pablo respondió: Quisiera Dios que, por poco o por mucho, no solo tú, sino también todos los que hoy me oyen, llegaran a ser como yo, excepto por estas cadenas.
29 Paul said, “I pray to God, that whether with little or with much, not only you, but also all that hear me today, might become such as I am, except for these bonds.”
30 Entonces se levantaron el rey, el gobernador, Berenice y los que estaban sentados con ellos.
30 The king rose up with the governor and Bernice, and those who sat with them.
31 Al retirarse, hablaban entre sí, diciendo: Este hombre no hace nada digno de muerte ni de prisión.
31 When they had withdrawn, they spoke to one another, saying, “This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds.”
32 Agripa dijo a Festo: Este hombre podría haber sido puesto en libertad, si no hubiera apelado a César.
32 Agrippa said to Festus, “This man might have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar.”
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Agrippa
King Agrippa, who with Bernice visited Festus and heard Paul's defense, replying that Paul almost persuaded him to become a Christian.
Cited in the guide: Acts 25:13; Acts 26:1; Acts 26:28
Bernice
Arrived with King Agrippa at Caesarea to pay respects to Festus and sat with him to hear Paul.
Cited in the guide: Acts 25:13; Acts 25:23; Acts 26:30
Cross references (31)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Acts 9:15; John 7:51; Proverbs 1:24; Acts 26:2; Acts 22:1
- 3 Acts 6:14; Acts 26:26; Acts 24:4; Acts 28:17; 1 Corinthians 13:2
- 4 Galatians 1:13; 2 Timothy 3:10; Acts 22:3; Philippians 3:5
- 5 Acts 23:6; Acts 22:3; Acts 22:5; Acts 24:5; Philippians 3:5–6
- 6 Titus 2:13; Acts 28:20; Daniel 7:13–14; Acts 24:15; Romans 15:8
- 7 James 1:1; 1 Timothy 5:5; Philippians 3:11; Luke 22:30; Ezra 6:17
- 8 1 Corinthians 15:12–20; Acts 4:2; Acts 17:31–32; Philippians 3:21; Acts 10:40–42
- 9 1 Timothy 1:13; Acts 22:8; Galatians 1:13–14; Philippians 3:6; John 16:2–3
- 10 Acts 8:3; Acts 9:13–14; Acts 9:21; Acts 22:4–5; Acts 8:1
- 11 Acts 13:45; Acts 22:19; Matthew 10:17; Acts 9:1; Acts 22:5
- 12 Acts 26:10; Acts 9:1–8; Acts 22:5–11; Jeremiah 26:8; John 11:57
- 13 Revelation 1:16; Revelation 21:23; Matthew 17:2; Acts 22:6; Acts 9:3
- 14 Acts 21:40; Acts 22:2; Acts 9:7; Acts 22:7–9; Zechariah 2:8
- 15 John 15:20–21; Matthew 25:45; Matthew 25:40; Exodus 16:8
- 16 Acts 22:14–15; Ezekiel 2:1; Daniel 10:11; 1 Timothy 1:12; Galatians 1:12
- 17 Acts 9:15; 1 Timothy 2:7; Jeremiah 1:19; Romans 11:13; 2 Timothy 4:16–17
- 18 1 Peter 2:9; Ephesians 1:18; Acts 20:32; Ephesians 5:8; Isaiah 42:7
- 19 Isaiah 50:5; Ezekiel 2:7–8; Galatians 1:16; Jeremiah 20:9; Exodus 4:13–14
- 20 Acts 3:19; Matthew 3:8; 2 Timothy 2:25–26; Acts 2:38; Matthew 9:13
- 21 Acts 21:30–31; Acts 21:27; Acts 25:3; Acts 22:22; Acts 23:12–15
- 22 John 5:46; Acts 24:14; Luke 24:44; Acts 10:43; Romans 3:21
- 23 Isaiah 53:1–12; Luke 24:26; Colossians 1:18; Revelation 1:5; Hebrews 2:10
- 24 1 Corinthians 2:13–14; 1 Corinthians 1:23; 2 Corinthians 5:13; 1 Corinthians 4:10; Mark 3:21
- 25 Acts 23:26; Titus 1:9; Titus 2:7–8; John 8:49; Luke 1:3
- 26 Acts 26:2–3; Acts 2:1–12; Acts 5:18–42; Isaiah 30:20; Acts 4:16–21
- 27 Acts 26:22–23
- 28 Acts 11:26; Matthew 10:18; Acts 26:29; Mark 10:17–22; Acts 24:25
- 29 Ephesians 6:20; Colossians 1:28; Romans 10:1; Acts 21:33; John 5:34
- 30 Acts 28:22; Acts 18:15; Acts 25:23
- 31 Acts 23:29; Acts 23:9; Acts 28:18; Luke 23:4; Acts 25:25
- 32 Acts 28:18; Acts 25:11–12; Acts 25:25
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See how again also they pass sentence in his favor, and after having said, "Thou art beside thyself," (v. 24) they acquit him, as undeserving not only of death, but also of bonds, and indeed would have released him entirely, if he had not appealed to Cæsar. But this was done providentially, that he should also depart with bonds.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 11 (1889)
… or else, if they do receive all these, they must necessarily admit also that testimony concerning Paul, when he (Luke) tells us that the Lord spoke at first to him from heaven: "Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou Me? I am Jesus Christ, whom thou persecutest;" and then to Ananias, saying regarding him: "Go thy way; for he is a chosen …