Bible verse
“Short time or long,” Paul replied, “I wish to God that not only you but all who hear me this day may become what I am, except for these chains.”
Acts 26:29 · BSB
The verses around it, from Acts 26.
25 But Paul answered, “I am not insane, most excellent Festus; I am speaking words of truth and sobriety.
26 For the king knows about these matters, and I can speak freely to him. I am confident that none of this has escaped his notice, because it was not done in a corner.
27 King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know you do.”
28 Then Agrippa said to Paul, “Can you persuade me in such a short time to become a Christian?”
29 “Short time or long,” Paul replied, “I wish to God that not only you but all who hear me this day may become what I am, except for these chains.”
30 Then the king and the governor rose, along with Bernice and those seated with them.
31 On their way out, they said to one another, “This man has done nothing worthy of death or imprisonment.”
32 And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”
KJV
And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.
ASV
And Paul said, I would to God, that whether with little or with much, not thou only, but also all that hear me this day, might become such as I am, except these bonds.
ERV
And Paul said, I would to God, that whether with little or with much, not thou only, but also all that hear me this day, might become such as I am, except these bonds.
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