Acts 26:19-32 - Paul Tells Of His Work
19 Therefore, King Agrippa, I did not disobey that heavenly vision, 20 but first to the people of Damascus and Jerusalem and then all over Judea, and even to the heathen I preached that they must repent and turn to God and live as men who have repented should. 21 That is why the Jews seized me in the Temple and tried to kill me. 22 To this day I have had God's help and I stand here to testify to high and low alike, without adding a thing to what Moses and the prophets declared would happen, 23 if the Christ was to suffer and by being the first to rise from the dead was to proclaim the light to our people and to the heathen."
24 As he said this in his defense, Festus called out, "You are raving, Paul! Your great learning is driving you mad!"
25 "I am not raving, your Excellency Festus," said Paul, "I am telling the sober truth. 26 The king knows about this, and I can speak to him with freedom. I do not believe that he missed any of this, for it did not happen in a corner! 27 King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you do!"
28 "You are in a hurry to persuade me and make a Christian of me!" Agrippa said to Paul.
29 "In a hurry or not," said Paul, "I would to God that not only you, but all who hear me today, might be what I am??xcept for these chains!"
30 Then the king rose, with the governor and Bernice and those who had sat with them, 31 and after leaving the room, in talking the matter over together, they said, "This man has not done anything to deserve death or imprisonment."
32 "He might have been set at liberty," said Agrippa to Festus, "if he had not appealed to the emperor."