Pictured to the left is a copy of a version of the Holy Bible, known as the New Revised Standard Version ( NRSV ). Acts 26:19-23 read as follows:
"19 'After that, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision, 20 but declared first to those in Damascus, then in Jerusalem and throughout the countryside of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God and do deeds consistent with repentance. 21 For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple and tried to kill me. 22 To this day I have had help from God, and so I stand here, testifying to both small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said would take place: 23 that the Messiah must suffer, and that, by being the first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light both to our people and to the Gentiles.'"
Here, Paul makes his defense before King Agrippa ( please read chapter twenty-five, verse one, through the end of chapter twenty-six, to get the immediate context ).
He speaks of repentance and turning to God ( as is indicated in verse twenty, above ). The Greek word ( Greek [ 3340 ] ) for the word "repent," in this passage in the King James Version ( KJV ) of the Holy Bible, is defined as follows: "to think differently or afterwards, i.e. reconsider (mor. feel compunction). . . ." [ See Strong's EXHAUSTIVE CONCORDANCE OF THE BIBLE, STRONG, JAMES, HENDRICKSON PUBLISHERS, PEABODY, MASSACHUSETTS 01961-3473, ISBN 0-917006-01-1, ( A CONCISE DICTIONARY OF THE WORDS IN THE GREEK TESTAMENT; WITH THEIR RENDERINGS IN THE AUTHORIZED ENGLISH VERSION. BY JAMES STRONG, S.T.D., LL.D., p. 47. ). ]
The word "compunction," in the above-given definition, is defined as follows: ". . . n. 1 Self-reproach for wrong-doing; a sense of guilt; remorseful feeling. . . ." [ See NEW ILLUSTRATED WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY Including THESAURUS of SYNONYMS & ANTONYMS, PMC Publishing Company, Inc., 118 EAST 28th STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10016, dictionary portion: pages 1-1150, Copyright 1992, by J.G. Ferguson Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois, p. 207. ]
Moreover, the Greek word ( Greek [ 1994 ] ) for the word "turn," in the same above-referenced passage in the King James Version ( KJV ) of the Holy Bible, is defined as follows: "to revert (lit., fig. [ sic ] or mor.). . . ." [ See Strong's EXHAUSTIVE CONCORDANCE OF THE BIBLE, STRONG, JAMES, HENDRICKSON PUBLISHERS, PEABODY, MASSACHUSETTS 01961-3473, ISBN 0-917006-01-1, ( A CONCISE DICTIONARY OF THE WORDS IN THE GREEK TESTAMENT; WITH THEIR RENDERINGS IN THE AUTHORIZED ENGLISH VERSION. BY JAMES STRONG, S.T.D., LL.D., p. 32. ). ]
The word "revert," in the definition given immediately above, is defined as follows: ". . . v.i. 1 To go or turn back to a former place, condition, attitude, topic, etc. . . . ." [ See NEW ILLUSTRATED WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY Including THESAURUS of SYNONYMS & ANTONYMS, PMC Publishing Company, Inc., 118 EAST 28th STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10016, dictionary portion: pages 1-1150, Copyright 1992, by J.G. Ferguson Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois, p. 828. ]
Thus, Paul spoke of reconsidering one's sinful ( see Psalm 119:65-73, 142, and 151; John 17:1, 3, and 17; 2 Timothy 2:15; 3:16, 17; and 1 John 3:4, for example ) actions, having remorse in response to them, and going back to God.
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