Acts 26:25

New English Translation

²⁵But Paul replied,^[a] “I have not lost my mind, most excellent Festus,^[b] but am speaking^[c] true and rational^[d] words.

Acts 26:25 tn Grk “said.”
Acts 26:25 sn See the note on Porcius Festus in 24:27.
Acts 26:25 tn Or “declaring.” BDAG 125 s.v. ἀποφθέγγομαι states, “speak out, declare boldly or loudly…τὶ: σωφροσύνης ῥήματα Ac 26:25.”
Acts 26:25 tn BDAG 987 s.v. σωφροσύνη 1 has “gener. soundness of mind, reasonableness, rationality…ἀληθείας καὶ σωφροσύνης ῥήματα true and rational words (opp. μαίνομαι) Ac 26:25.”

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