Act 26:27. Τοῖς προφήταις, the prophets) He who believes these, must believe Paul, and Christ Himself.-οἶδα, I know) Here Paul so holds fast the king, that he can hardly struggle against it. [This is an artifice which it is of advantage that energetic teachers should often use: but the hearer who feels himself closely pressed thereby, should not delay to yield in submission.-V. g.]