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

Men, brethren, and fathers, hear now my apology unto you.

Festus

And having heard the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: others said; We will hear thee concerning this even again.

And he reasoning concerning righteousness and temperance and the coming judgment, Felix, being alarmed, responded, Go thy way for this time; and having received an opportunity, I will call for thee:

but they had certain questions against him concerning their own religion, and about a certain Jesus, who is dead, whom Paul was saying that He is alive.

Paul

and throughout all the synagogues, frequently punishing them, I compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceeding mad against them, I was persecuting them even also unto foreign cities.

And those along with Him hearing came out to arrest Him: for they continued to say, He is beside Himself.

The Jews responded and said to Him, Do we not truly say that you are a Samaritan, and have a demon?

Then many of them were saying, He has a demon, and is gone mad; why do you hear Him? Others were saying,

but we preach Christ having been crucified, to the Jews indeed a stumbling block, and to the Gentiles foolishness;

Which things indeed we speak, not in the teachable words of human wisdom, but in the teachable words of the Spirit, expounding spiritual things to spiritual people.

We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ; we are weak, but you are strong; you are glorious, but we are dishonorable.

For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God; if we have our right minds, it is for you.