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

"Ye men, brethren, and fathers, hear mine answer which I make unto you."

Festus

When they heard of the resurrection from death, some mocked, and others said, "We will hear thee again of this matter."

And as he preached of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come; Felix trembled, and answered, "Thou hast done enough at this time: depart. When I have a convenient time, I will send for thee."

But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus which was dead; whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

Paul

"And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme: and was yet more mad upon them, and persecuted them even unto strange cities.

And when Jehu was come out to the servants of his lord, they said to him, "Is all peace? Wherefore came this mad fellow unto thee?" And he said to them, "Ye know the person and his communication."

'The LORD hath ordained thee to be priest instead of Jehoiada the priest, that thou shouldest be the chief in the house of the LORD above all prophets, and preachers, and that thou mightest put them in prison, or in the stocks.

Be ye sure, O Israel: the time of visitation is come, the days of recompensing are at hand. As for the prophet, ye hold him for a fool; and him that is rich in the spirit, for a mad man: so great is your wickedness and malice.

And when they that longed unto him heard of it, they went out to hold him. For they said, "He is too fervent."

Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, "Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan and hast the devil?"

and many of them said, "He hath the devil, and is mad: why hear ye him?"

But we preach Christ crucified: unto the Jews, an occasion of falling; and unto the Greeks, foolishness.

which things also we speak - not in the cunning words of man's wisdom, but with the cunning words of the holy ghost, making spiritual comparisons of spiritual things.

We are fools for Christ's sake, and ye are wise through Christ: we are weak, and ye are strong. Ye are honorable, and we are despised.

For if we be too fervent, to God are we too fervent: if we keep measure, for your cause keep we measure.