Acts 26:24

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Summary

And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad.

Spake

Acts 22:1

Festus

Acts 17:32

Acts 24:25

Acts 25:19

Paul

Bible References

Spake

My brothers and fathers, give ear to the story of my life which I now put before you.

Festus

Now on hearing about the coming back from death, some of them made sport of it, but others said, Let us go more fully into this another time.

And while he was talking about righteousness and self-control and the judging which was to come, Felix had great fear and said, Go away for the present, and when the right time comes I will send for you.

But had certain questions against him in connection with their religion, and about one Jesus, now dead, who, Paul said, was living.

Paul

And I gave them punishment frequently, in all the Synagogues, forcing them to say things against God; and burning with passion against them, I went after them even into far-away towns.

Then Jehu came out again to the servants of his lord, and one said to him, Is all well? why did this man, who is off his head, come to you? And he said to them, You have knowledge of the man and of his talk.

The Lord has made you priest in place of Jehoiada the priest, to be an overseer in the house of the Lord for every man who is off his head and is acting as a prophet, to put such men in prison and in chains.

The days of punishment, the days of reward are come; Israel will be put to shame; the prophet is foolish, the man who has the spirit is off his head, because of your great sin.

And when his friends had news of it, they went out to get him, saying, He is off his head.

The Jews said to him in answer, Are we not right in saying that you are of Samaria and have an evil spirit?

And a number of them said, He has an evil spirit and is out of his mind; why do you give ear to him?

But we give the good news of Christ on the cross, a hard thing to the Jews, and a foolish thing to the Gentiles;

And these are the things which we say, not in the language of man's wisdom, but in words given to us by the Spirit, judging the things of the spirit by the help of the Spirit.

We are made to seem foolish for Christ, but you are wise in Christ; we are feeble, but you are strong; you have glory, but we have shame.

For if we are foolish, it is to God; or if we are serious, it is for you.