Acts 26:6-8

Paul's Defense Before Agrippa

⁶ And now I stand here on trial because of my hope in _v the promise made by God to our fathers, ⁷ _w to which _x our twelve tribes hope to _y attain, as they earnestly worship night and day. And for this hope _z I am accused by Jews, O king! ⁸ Why is it thought _a incredible by any of you that God raises the dead?

1. Cross References
   Acts 13:32
   And we bring you the good news that what God promised to the fathers.
   
2. Cross References
   Acts 2:33
   Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this that you yourselves are seeing and hearing.
   Hebrews 10:36
   For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised.
   Hebrews 11:13
   These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.
   Hebrews 11:39
   And all these, though commended through their faith, did not receive what was promised.
   
3. Cross References
   Matthew 19:28
   Jesus said to them, "Truly, I say to you, in the new world, when the Son of Man will sit on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
   Luke 22:30
   That you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
   James 1:1
   James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: Greetings.
   Revelation 21:12
   It had a great, high wall, with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and on the gates the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel were inscribed -
   Ezra 6:17
   They offered at the dedication of this house of God 100 bulls, 200 rams, 400 lambs, and as a sin offering for all Israel 12 male goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.
   
4. Cross References
   Philippians 3:11
   That by any means possible I may attain the resurrection from the dead.
   
5. Cross References
   Acts 26:2
   I consider myself fortunate that it is before you, King Agrippa, I am going to make my defense today against all the accusations of the Jews.
   
6. Cross References
   Acts 17:3
   Explaining and proving that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead, and saying, "This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ.
   1 Corinthians 15:12
   Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?