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Acts 26:25
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KJ21
But Paul said, “I am not mad, most noble Festus, but speak forth the words of truth and soberness.
ASV
But Paul saith, I am not mad, most excellent Festus; but speak forth words of truth and soberness.
AMP
But Paul replied, “I am not out of my mind, most excellent and noble Festus, but [with a sound mind] I am uttering rational words of truth and reason.
AMPC
But Paul replied, I am not mad, most noble Festus, but I am uttering the straight, sound truth.
BRG
But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but speak forth the words of truth and soberness.
CSB
But Paul replied, “I’m not out of my mind, most excellent Festus. On the contrary, I’m speaking words of truth and good judgment.
CSBA
But Paul replied, ‘I’m not out of my mind, most excellent Festus. On the contrary, I’m speaking words of truth and good judgement.
CEB
But Paul replied, “I’m not mad, most honorable Festus! I’m speaking what is sound and true.
CJB
But Sha’ul said, “No, I am not ‘crazy,’ Festus, your Excellency; on the contrary, I am speaking words of truth and sanity.
CEV
But Paul replied, “Honorable Festus, I am not crazy. What I am saying is true, and it makes sense.
DARBY
But Paul said, I am not mad, most excellent Festus, but utter words of truth and soberness;
DLNT
But Paul says, “I am not mad, most-excellent Festus, but I am declaring words of truth and of sound-mindedness.
DRA
And Paul said: I am not mad, most excellent Festus, but I speak words of truth and soberness.
ERV
Paul said, “Most Honorable Festus, I am not crazy. What I am saying is true. It all makes perfect sense.
EASY
Paul said, ‘Festus, sir, I am not crazy. Everything that I have said is true. It is not difficult to understand.
EHV
But Paul replied, “I am not insane, most excellent Festus, but I am clearly speaking words that are true and sensible.
ESV
But Paul said, “I am not out of my mind, most excellent Festus, but I am speaking true and rational words.
ESVUK
But Paul said, “I am not out of my mind, most excellent Festus, but I am speaking true and rational words.
EXB
Paul said, “Most excellent Festus, I am not crazy. My words are true and ·sensible [sober; rational].
GNV
But he said, I am not mad, O noble Festus, but I speak the words of truth, and soberness.
GW
Paul replied, “I’m not crazy, Your Excellency Festus. What I’m saying is true and sane.
GNT
Paul answered, “I am not mad, Your Excellency! I am speaking the sober truth.
HCSB
But Paul replied, “I’m not out of my mind, most excellent Festus. On the contrary, I’m speaking words of truth and good judgment.
ICB
Paul said, “Most Excellent Festus, I am not crazy. My words are true. They are not the words of a foolish man.
ISV
But Paul said, “I’m not out of my mind, Your Excellency Festus. I’m reporting what is absolutely true.
PHILLIPS
But Paul replied, “I am not mad, your excellency. I speak nothing but sober truth. The king knows of these matters, and I can speak freely before him. I cannot believe that any of these matters has escaped his notice, for it has been no hole-and-corner business. King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? But I know that you believe them.”
JUB
But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus, but speak forth words of truth and temperance.
KJV
But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but speak forth the words of truth and soberness.
AKJV
But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but speak forth the words of truth and soberness.
LSB
But Paul *said, “I am not out of my mind, most excellent Festus, but I utter words of sober truth.
LEB
But Paul said, “I am not out of my mind, most excellent Festus, but am speaking words of truth and rationality.
TLB
But Paul replied, “I am not insane, Most Excellent Festus. I speak words of sober truth.
MSG
But Paul stood his ground. “With all respect, Festus, Your Honor, I’m not crazy. I’m both accurate and sane in what I’m saying. The king knows what I’m talking about. I’m sure that nothing of what I’ve said sounds crazy to him. He’s known all about it for a long time. You must realize that this wasn’t done behind the scenes. You believe the prophets, don’t you, King Agrippa? Don’t answer that—I know you believe.”
MEV
Paul said, “I am not mad, most excellent Festus. I speak the words of truth and reason.
MOUNCE
· But Paul said, “I am not out of my mind, most excellent Festus, but true and rational are the words that I declare.
NOG
Paul replied, “I’m not crazy, Your Excellency Festus. What I’m saying is true and sane.
NABRE
But Paul replied, “I am not mad, most excellent Festus; I am speaking words of truth and reason.
NASB
But Paul *said, “I am not insane, most excellent Festus; on the contrary, I am speaking out with truthful and rational words.
NASB1995
But Paul *said, “I am not out of my mind, most excellent Festus, but I utter words of sober truth.
NCB
But he replied, “I am not out of my mind, most excellent Festus. What I am asserting is true and reasonable.
NCV
Paul said, “Most excellent Festus, I am not crazy. My words are true and sensible.
NET
But Paul replied, “I have not lost my mind, most excellent Festus, but am speaking true and rational words.
NIRV
“I am not crazy, most excellent Festus,” Paul replied. “What I am saying is true and reasonable.
NIV
“I am not insane, most excellent Festus,” Paul replied. “What I am saying is true and reasonable.
NIVUK
‘I am not insane, most excellent Festus,’ Paul replied. ‘What I am saying is true and reasonable.
NKJV
But he said, “I am not mad, most noble Festus, but speak the words of truth and reason.
NLV
Paul said, “Most respected Festus, I am not crazy. I am speaking the truth!
NLT
But Paul replied, “I am not insane, Most Excellent Festus. What I am saying is the sober truth.
NMB
And Paul said, I am not mad, most dear Festus, but speak the words of truth and soberness.
NRSVA
But Paul said, ‘I am not out of my mind, most excellent Festus, but I am speaking the sober truth.
NRSVACE
But Paul said, ‘I am not out of my mind, most excellent Festus, but I am speaking the sober truth.
NRSVCE
But Paul said, “I am not out of my mind, most excellent Festus, but I am speaking the sober truth.
NRSVUE
But Paul said, “I am not out of my mind, most excellent Festus, but I am speaking the sober truth.
NTFE
“I’m not mad, most excellent Festus,” responded Paul. “On the contrary, what I say is full of truth and good sense.
OJB
But Rav Sha’ul says, "I am not meshuggah, most excellent Festus; I am speaking dvarim of Emes and Ta’am (Reason).
RGT
But he said, “I am not mad, O noble Festus. Rather, I speak the words of truth and soberness.
RSV
But Paul said, “I am not mad, most excellent Festus, but I am speaking the sober truth.
RSVCE
But Paul said, “I am not mad, most excellent Festus, but I am speaking the sober truth.
TLV
But Paul declares, “I am not insane, most noble Festus! Rather I am speaking the sober truth.
VOICE
Paul: No, most excellent Festus, I am not insane. I am telling the sane and sober truth.
WEB
But he said, “I am not crazy, most excellent Festus, but boldly declare words of truth and reasonableness.
WE
Paul said, `No, great ruler Festus, I am not crazy. But what I say is true. It makes good sense.
WYC
And Paul said, I mad not, thou best Festus, but I speak out the words of truth and of soberness [but I speak out the words of truth and soberness].
YLT
and he saith, `I am not mad, most noble Festus, but of truth and soberness the sayings I speak forth;
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