³¹ he looked ahead and spoke of the resurrection of the ^[a]Christ, that ^(A)He was neither forsaken to Hades, nor did His flesh see corruption.

²² Therefore, having obtained help from God to this day, I stand here ^(A)bearing witness both to small and great, stating nothing but what ^(B)the Prophets and Moses said was going to take place; ^23 [a](C)that the ^[b]Christ was ^[c]to suffer, and ^[d]that ^(D)as first of the resurrection from the dead, He was going to proclaim ^(E)light both to the Jewish people and to the Gentiles.”

²⁴ Now while ^[e]Paul was saying this in his defense, Festus *said in a loud voice, “Paul, you are out of your mind! ^[f]Great ^(F)learning is driving you out of your mind.” ²⁵ But Paul *said, “I am not out of my mind, ^(G)most excellent Festus, but I utter words ^[g]of sober truth. ²⁶ For the king ^[h](H)knows about these matters, and I speak to him also with confidence, since I am persuaded that none of these things escape his notice; for this has not been done in a ^[i]corner. ²⁷ King Agrippa, do you believe the Prophets? I know you believe.” ²⁸ But Agrippa replied to Paul, “^[j]In such short time ^[k]are you persuading me to become a ^(I)Christian?” ²⁹ And Paul said, “I would pray to God, that whether ^[l]in a short or long time, not only you, but also all who hear me this day, might become such as I am, except for these ^(J)chains.”

^30 (K)And the king stood up and the governor and Bernice, and those who were sitting with them, ³¹ and when they had gone aside, they began talking to one another, saying, “^(L)This man is not doing anything worthy of death or ^[m]imprisonment.” ³² And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been ^(M)set free if he had not ^(N)appealed to Caesar.”