And now (κα νυν). Sharp comparison between his youth and the present.

To be judged for the hope (επ' ελπιδι--κρινομενος). The hope of the resurrection and of the promised Messiah (Acts 13:32). Page calls verses Acts 26:6-8 a parenthesis in the course of Paul's argument by which he shows that his life in Christ is a real development of the best in Pharisaism. He does resume his narrative in verse Acts 26:9, but verses Acts 26:6-8 are the core of his defence already presented in Acts 26:3; Acts 26:9-11 where he proves that the children of faith are the real seed of Abraham.