Acts 26:25
Then Paul said, I am not off my head, most noble Festus, but my words are true and wise.
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- Acts 23:26 : 26 Claudius Lysias, to the most noble ruler, Felix, peace be with you.
- Acts 24:3 : 3 In all things and in all places we are conscious of our great debt to you, most noble Felix.
- Titus 1:9 : 9 Keeping to the true word of the teaching, so that he may be able to give comfort by right teaching and overcome the arguments of the doubters.
- Titus 2:7-8 : 7 In all things see that you are an example of good works; holy in your teaching, serious in behaviour, 8 Saying true and right words, against which no protest may be made, so that he who is not on our side may be put to shame, unable to say any evil of us.
- 1 Pet 2:21-23 : 21 This is God's purpose for you: because Jesus himself underwent punishment for you, giving you an example, so that you might go in his footsteps: 22 Who did no evil, and there was no deceit in his mouth: 23 To sharp words he gave no sharp answer; when he was undergoing pain, no angry word came from his lips; but he put himself into the hands of the judge of righteousness:
- 1 Pet 3:9 : 9 Not giving back evil for evil, or curse for curse, but in place of cursing, blessing; because this is the purpose of God for you that you may have a heritage of blessing.
- 1 Pet 3:15 : 15 But give honour to Christ in your hearts as your Lord; and be ready at any time when you are questioned about the hope which is in you, to give an answer in the fear of the Lord and without pride;
- Luke 1:3 : 3 It seemed good to me, having made observation, with great care, of the direction of events in their order, to put the facts in writing for you, most noble Theophilus;
- John 8:49 : 49 And this was the answer of Jesus: I have not an evil spirit; but I give honour to my Father and you do not give honour to me.
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24And when he made his answer in these words, Festus said in a loud voice, Paul, you are off your head; your great learning has made you unbalanced.
- Acts 26:26-327 verses77%
26For the king has knowledge of these things, to whom I am talking freely; being certain that all this is common knowledge to him; for it has not been done in secret.
27King Agrippa, have you faith in the prophets? I am certain that you have.
28And Agrippa said to Paul, A little more and you will be making me a Christian.
29And Paul said, It is my prayer to God that, in little or great measure, not only you, but all those hearing me today might be even as I am, but for these chains.
30And the king and the ruler and Bernice and those who were seated with them got up;
31And when they had gone away they said to one another, This man has done nothing which might give cause for death or prison.
32And Agrippa said to Festus, This man might have been made free, if he had not put his cause before Caesar.
- Acts 25:8-1811 verses73%
8Then Paul, in his answer to them, said, I have done no wrong against the law of the Jews, or against the Temple, or against Caesar.
9But Festus, desiring to get the approval of the Jews, said to Paul, Will you go up to Jerusalem, and be judged before me there in connection with these things?
10And Paul said, I am before the seat of Caesar's authority where it is right for me to be judged: I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you are well able to see.
11If, then, I am a wrongdoer and there is a cause of death in me, I am ready for death: if it is not as they say against me, no man may give me up to them. Let my cause come before Caesar.
12Then Festus, having had a discussion with the Jews, made answer, You have said, Let my cause come before Caesar; to Caesar you will go.
13Now when some days had gone by, King Agrippa and Bernice came to Caesarea and went to see Festus.
14And as they were there for some days, Festus gave them Paul's story, saying, There is a certain man here who was put in prison by Felix:
15Against whom the chief priests and the rulers of the Jews made a statement when I was at Jerusalem, requesting me to give a decision against him.
16To whom I gave answer that it is not the Roman way to give a man up, till he has been face to face with those who are attacking him, and has had a chance to give an answer to the statements made against him.
17So, when they had come together here, straight away, on the day after, I took my place on the judge's seat and sent for the man.
18But when they got up they said nothing about such crimes as I had in mind:
- Acts 26:1-33 verses71%
1And Agrippa said to Paul, You may put your cause before us. Then Paul, stretching out his hand, made his answer, saying:
2In my opinion I am happy, King Agrippa, to be able to give my answer before you today to all these things which the Jews say against me:
3The more so, because you are expert in all questions to do with the Jews and their ways: so I make my request to you to give me a hearing to the end.
- Acts 25:20-278 verses70%
20And as I had not enough knowledge for the discussion of these things, I made the suggestion to him to go to Jerusalem and be judged there.
21But when Paul made a request that he might be judged by Caesar, I gave orders for him to be kept till I might send him to Caesar.
22And Agrippa said to Festus, I have a desire to give the man a hearing myself. Tomorrow, he said, you may give him a hearing.
23So on the day after, when Agrippa and Bernice in great glory had come into the public place of hearing, with the chief of the army and the chief men of the town, at the order of Festus, Paul was sent for.
24And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all those who are present here with us, you see this man, about whom all the Jews have made protests to me, at Jerusalem and in this place, saying that it is not right for him to be living any longer.
25But, in my opinion, there is no cause of death in him, and as he himself has made a request to be judged by Caesar, I have said that I would send him.
26But I have no certain account of him to send to Caesar. So I have sent for him to come before you, and specially before you, King Agrippa, so that after the business has been gone into, I may have something to put in writing.
27For it seems to me against reason to send a prisoner without making clear what there is against him.
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10Then when the ruler had given him a sign to make his answer, Paul said, Because I have knowledge that you have been a judge over this nation for a number of years, I am glad to make my answer:
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19So, then, King Agrippa, I did not go against the vision from heaven;
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25And while he was talking about righteousness and self-control and the judging which was to come, Felix had great fear and said, Go away for the present, and when the right time comes I will send for you.
- Acts 25:4-63 verses68%
4But Festus, in answer, said that Paul was being kept in prison at Caesarea, and that in a short time he himself was going there.
5So, he said, let those who have authority among you go with me, and if there is any wrong in the man, let them make a statement against him.
6And when he had been with them not more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea; and on the day after, he took his place on the judge's seat, and sent for Paul.
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4But, so that I may not make you tired, I make a request to you of your mercy, to give hearing to a short statement.
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1And Paul, looking fixedly at the Sanhedrin, said, My brothers, my life has been upright before God till this day.
- Acts 24:20-223 verses67%
20Or let these men here present say what wrongdoing was seen in me when I was before the Sanhedrin,
21But only this one thing which I said among them in a loud voice, I am this day being judged on the question of the coming back from the dead.
22But Felix, who had a more detailed knowledge of the Way, put them off, saying, When Lysias, the chief captain, comes down, I will give attention to your business.
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13For if we are foolish, it is to God; or if we are serious, it is for you.
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1I say what is true in Christ, and not what is false, my mind giving witness with me in the Holy Spirit,
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26And hearing this, the man went to the chief captain and gave him an account of it, saying, What are you about to do? for this man is a Roman.
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39But Paul said, I am a Jew of Tarsus in Cilicia, which is not an unimportant town: I make a request to you to let me say a word to the people.
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27But after two years Porcius Festus took the place of Felix, who, desiring to have the approval of the Jews, kept Paul in chains.
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1So Festus, having come into that part of the country which was under his rule, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.
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13And they are not able to give facts in support of the things which they say against me now.
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17What I am now saying is not by the order of the Lord, but as a foolish person, taking credit to myself, as it seems.
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6For if I had a desire to take credit to myself, it would not be foolish, for I would be saying what is true: but I will not, for fear that I might seem to any man more than he sees me to be, or has word from me that I am.