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

"Brothers and fathers, listen to the defense which I now make to you."

Festus

Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked; but others said, "We want to hear you again concerning this."

As he reasoned about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix was terrified, and answered, "Go your way for this time, and when it is convenient for me, I will summon you."

but had certain questions against him about their own religion, and about one Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

Paul

Punishing them often in all the synagogues, I tried to make them blaspheme. Being exceedingly enraged against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.

Then Jehu came forth to the servants of his lord: and one said to him, "Is all well? Why did this mad fellow come to you?" He said to them, "You know the man and what his talk was."

'The LORD has made you priest in the place of Jehoiada the priest, that there may be officers in the house of the LORD, for every man who is mad, and makes himself a prophet, that you should put him in the stocks and in shackles.

The days of visitation have come. The days of reckoning have come. Israel will consider the prophet to be a fool, and the man who is inspired to be insane, because of the abundance of your sins, and because your hostility is great.

And when his family heard it, they went out to take charge of him: for they said, "He is out of his mind."

Then the Judeans answered him, "Do not we say well that you are a Samaritan, and have a demon?"

Many of them said, "He has a demon, and is insane. Why do you listen to him?"

but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,

And we speak of these things, not with words taught by human wisdom, but with those taught by the Spirit, comparing spiritual things with spiritual things.

We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You have honor, but we have dishonor.

For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God. Or if we are of sober mind, it is for you.