Acts 26:3
Especially because I know thee to be expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently. Especially because I know thee to be expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.
The words are Paul's respectful address to Agrippa as one who is expert in all Jewish customs and disputes, asking him to hear patiently while he answers the charges brought by the Jews. Those accusations arose from Jewish religious questions, including his claim that Jesus, who had died, was alive. Having been given liberty to speak for himself, he acknowledges Agrippa's knowledge and asks for a patient hearing as he answers for all the things of which he is accused.
He counts himself happy and is glad to answer on that day before a hearer who is equipped to understand the matters at issue. He speaks with courage, self-control, composure, and gladness. Brilliant display, high rank, rich dress, worldly wealth, position, and earthly pomp and power do not disconcert him, daunt him, or rob him of self-control, because he knows how little worth they have, and he remains composed and unafraid before a high-ranking audience.
His address shows dignified courtesy toward a ruler and is a model of true courtesy joined with persuasive eloquence. The courtesy he shows comes from genuine kindness of heart, not merely formal politeness. Through his reasoning and account of his conversion, the gospel for which he was imprisoned is proclaimed before kings, governors, princes, and nobles, giving them opportunity to hear testimony about Jesus. In this way God's message reaches rulers in a setting where it had been forbidden from the pulpit.