Chapter 26, verses 22-31
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Having therefore obtained the help that is from God, I stand to this day testifying both to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said would happen,
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how the Christ must suffer, and how, by the resurrection of the dead, he would be first to proclaim light both to these people and to the Gentiles.”
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As he thus made his defense, Festus said with a loud voice, “Paul, you are crazy! Your great learning is driving you insane!”
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But he said, “I am not crazy, most excellent Festus, but boldly declare words of truth and reasonableness.
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For the king knows of these things, to whom also I speak freely. For I am persuaded that none of these things is hidden from him, for this has not been done in a corner.
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King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you believe.”
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Agrippa said to Paul, “With a little persuasion are you trying to make me a Christian?”
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Paul said, “I pray to God, that whether with little or with much, not only you, but also all that hear me this day, might become such as I am, except for these bonds.”
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The king rose up with the governor, and Bernice, and those who sat with them.
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When they had withdrawn, they spoke one to another, saying, “This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds.”
