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23 whether[a] the Christ is subject-to-suffering[b]; whether He first[c] from[d] a resurrection from the dead is going to proclaim light both to the [Jewish] people and to the Gentiles”.

Festus Says Paul Has Gone Mad. Paul Makes a Personal Appeal To King Agrippa

24 And while he was speaking these things in his defense, Festus says in a loud voice, “You are mad[e], Paul. Great[f] learning is turning you to madness”. 25 But Paul says, “I am not mad, most-excellent Festus, but I am declaring[g] words of truth and of sound-mindedness.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 26:23 Or, if. Paul presents these two issues as questions to be considered based on the Scripture. These two subjects are the same two mentioned by Jesus in Lk 24:46.
  2. Acts 26:23 That is, whether the Scripture teaches that Messiah is capable of suffering, as opposed to being a conquering king reigning in glory forever.
  3. Acts 26:23 That is, first before He comes in glory; or, first before others, whether He, the first One from.
  4. Acts 26:23 Or, by.
  5. Acts 26:24 Or, raving, out of your mind.
  6. Acts 26:24 Or, Much.
  7. Acts 26:25 Or, uttering, as in 2:4.

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