¹⁹ And they took him and brought him to ^(A)the Areopagus, saying, “May we know what this ^(B)new teaching is that you are presenting?

Paul Addresses the Areopagus

²² So Paul, standing in the midst of the Areopagus, said: “Men of Athens, I perceive that in every way you are very religious.

²⁷ And they were all ^(A)amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, “What is this? ^(B)A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.”

The New Commandment

⁷ Beloved, I am writing you ^(A)no new commandment, but ^(B)an old commandment ^(C)that you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word that you have heard. ⁸ At the same time, it is ^(D)a new commandment that I am writing to you, which is true in him and in you, because^{[a] (E)}the darkness is passing away and ^(F)the true light is already shining.

Paul's Defense Before Agrippa

26 So ^(A)Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand and made his defense:

²² Then ^(A)Agrippa said to Festus, “I would like to hear the man myself.” “Tomorrow,” said he, “you will hear him.”

²⁴ After some days Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish, and he sent for Paul and heard him speak about ^(A)faith ^(B)in Christ Jesus.

²⁰ For you bring some ^(A)strange things to our ears. We wish to know therefore what these things mean.”

^34 (A)A new commandment ^(B)I give to you, ^(C)that you love one another: ^(D)just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.

^18 (A)and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake, ^(B)to bear witness before them and the Gentiles.