Acts 26:2

Happy. Gr. makarios, “happy,” “fortunate,” “blessed” (see on Matt. 5:3). Paul is more at ease with Agrippa than with anyone before whom he has appeared since his arrest. Agrippa could evaluate far more accurately and quickly than a pagan magistrate the emotions felt by both accusers and accused. Paul doubtless hoped to reach the Roman mind of Festus through that of Agrippa. Although Paul spoke in his own defense, his thoughts were no doubt chiefly of proclaiming Christ to those assembled before him. Their conversion, their release from the bonds of sin, would mean more to him than his own release from the chains that bound him (see Acts 26:29). Paul was altogether sincere in his opening statement, “I think myself happy.”

Touching. Or, “regarding.”