<p>26:26 <i>For the king knows of these things, to whom also I speak freely. For I am persuaded that none of these things is hidden from him. For this has not been done in a corner</i>- Paul is really out to convert the king; he says that the king knows the truth of all he is saying, and appeals for him to be honest to his conscience and not kick against the goads. The king was of course appraised of the situation with Paul- everybody knew that. So &quot;none of these things is hidden from him&quot; more naturally refers to the truth of the appeal Paul is making to him.</p><p>Paul exhorts us to speak &lsquo;freely&rsquo; in our preaching (2 Cor. 3:12), just as he himself &ldquo;spoke freely&rsquo; in his witness to Agrippa. He there is our pattern. Our salvation is through faith in God's absolute grace; but if it is&nbsp;<i>real</i>&nbsp;faith, we will preach it on the housetops, we simply can't keep the knowledge of&nbsp;<i>such</i>&nbsp;grace, such great salvation, to ourselves. &quot;Having, then, such hope, we use much freedom of speech&quot; in preaching (2 Cor. 3:12 YLT).&nbsp;</p><p>Despite this direct and emotional appeal, Paul still framed it in terms understandable by his audience; &quot;this has not been done in a corner&quot; is a quotation from Plato.</p>