Acts 26:22-32 ▼

22 I have experienced help from God to this day, and so I stand testifying to both small and great, saying nothing except what the prophets and Moses said was going to happen:

23 that the Christ was to suffer and be the first to rise from the dead, to proclaim light both to our people and to the Gentiles.|

24 As Paul was saying these things in his defense, Festus exclaimed loudly, |You have lost your mind, Paul! Your great learning is driving you insane!|

25 But Paul replied, |I have not lost my mind, most excellent Festus, but am speaking true and rational words.

26 For the king knows about these things, and I am speaking freely to him, because I cannot believe that any of these things has escaped his notice, for this was not done in a corner.

27 Do you believe the prophets, King Agrippa? I know that you believe.|

28 Agrippa said to Paul, |In such a short time are you persuading me to become a Christian?|

29 Paul replied, |I pray to God that whether in a short or a long time not only you but also all those who are listening to me today could become such as I am, except for these chains.|

30 So the king got up, and with him the governor and Bernice and those sitting with them,

31 and as they were leaving they said to one another, |This man is not doing anything deserving death or imprisonment.|

32 Agrippa said to Festus, |This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.|