Acts 26:29

Conservative English Version

Paul answered, "Whether it takes a short time or a long time, I wish you and everyone else who hears me today would become just like me! Except, of course, for these chains."

Cross References

2 Samuel 18:33

David started trembling. Then he went up to the room above the city gate to cry. As he went, he kept saying, "My son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! I wish I could have died instead of you! Absalom, my son, my son!"

2 Kings 5:3

Some time later the girl said, "If your husband Naaman would go to the prophet in Samaria, he would be cured of his leprosy."

Exodus 16:3

"We wish the LORD had killed us in Egypt. When we lived there, we could at least sit down and eat all the bread and meat we wanted. But you have brought us out here into this desert, where we are going to starve."

Jeremiah 13:17

If you are too proud to listen, I will weep alone. Tears will stream from my eyes when the LORD's people are taken away as prisoners.

Jeremiah 38:20

I said, "If you will just obey the LORD, the Babylonians won't hand you over to those Jews. You will be allowed to live, and all will go well for you.

Numbers 11:29

But Moses replied, "Are you concerned what this might do to me? I wish the LORD would give his Spirit to all his people so everyone could be a prophet."

John 5:34

I don't depend on what people say about me, but I tell you these things so that you may be saved.

Acts 12:6

The night before Peter was to be put on trial, he was asleep and bound by two chains. A soldier was guarding him on each side, and two other soldiers were guarding the entrance to the jail.

Acts 21:33

The army commander went over and arrested him and had him bound with two chains. Then he tried to find out who Paul was and what he had done.

Acts 25:14

They had been there for several days, when Festus told the king about the charges against Paul. He said: Felix left a man here in jail,

Romans 10:1

Dear friends, my greatest wish and my prayer to God is for the people of Israel to be saved.

1 Corinthians 4:8

Are you already satisfied? Are you now rich? Have you become kings while we are still nobodies? I wish you were kings. Then we could have a share in your kingdom.

1 Corinthians 7:7

I wish that all of you were like me, but God has given different gifts to each of us.

2 Corinthians 11:1

Please put up with a little of my foolishness.

Ephesians 6:20

I was sent to do this work, and that's the reason I am in jail. So pray that I will be brave and will speak as I should.

Colossians 1:28

We announce the message about Christ, and we use all our wisdom to warn and teach everyone, so that all of Christ's followers will grow and become mature.