Paul Appears Before King Agrippa—Acts 25:13-27

Numbers 27:12–23 (NKJV) 12 Now the Lord said to Moses: “Go up into this Mount Abarim, and see the land which I have given to the children of Israel. 13 And when you have seen it, you also shall be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother was gathered. 14 For in the Wilderness of Zin, during t…

Acts 15:12–22 (NKJV) 12 Then all the multitude kept silent and listened to Barnabas and Paul declaring how many miracles and wonders God had worked through them among the Gentiles. 13 And after they had become silent, James answered, saying, “Men and brethren, listen to me: 14 Simon has declared ho…

9 Then the Lord put forth His hand and touched my mouth, and the Lord said to me: “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth. 10 See, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms, To root out and to pull down, To destroy and to throw down, To build and to plant.”

Luther did not make him a villain. He said the King will find not one man but a large company without the garment, and that “these are pious people.” They heard the Gospel and understood it, “yet they cleaved to certain works and did not creep entirely into Christ” (Luther, Church Postil, Trinity 2…