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 Father, listen to the defense which I am about to make."

Festus

On hearing of a resurrection of the dead, some began jeering, but others said that they would hear what he had to say about that another time.

But, while Paul was speaking at length about righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became terrified, and interrupted him--"Go for the present, but, when I find an opportunity, I will send for you again."

But I found that there were certain questions in dispute between them about their own religion, and about some dead man called Jesus, whom Paul declared to be alive.

Paul

Time after time, in every Synagogue, I tried by punishments to force them to blaspheme. So frantic was I against them, that I pursued them even to towns beyond our borders.

When his relations heard of it, they went to take charge of him, for they said that he was out of his mind.

"Are not we right, after all," replied the Jews, "in saying that you are a Samaritan, and are possessed by a demon?"

Many of them said: "He is possessed by a demon and is mad; why do you listen to him?"

We are proclaiming Christ crucified!-to the Jews an obstacle, to the Gentiles mere folly,

And we speak of these gifts, not in language taught by human philosophy, but in language taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual things in spiritual words.

We, for Christ's sake, are 'fools,' but you, by your union with Christ, are men of discernment. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are despised.

For, if we were "beside ourselves," it was in God's service! If we are not in our senses, it is in yours!