Acts 26:23-25

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²³ that the Messiah^[a] must suffer and that, by being the first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light both to our people and to the gentiles.”^(A)

Paul Appeals to Agrippa to Believe

²⁴ While he was making this defense, Festus exclaimed, “You are out of your mind, Paul! Too much learning is driving you insane!”^{(B) 25} But Paul said, “I am not out of my mind, most excellent Festus, but I am speaking the sober truth.^(C)