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Acts 26:24

King James Version (KJV)

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Acts 26:24

Verse 24 of 32

Scripture focus

And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad.

Acts 26:24 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Acts 26:24

Theological / Devotional

Spake for himself. That is, made his defense.

Festus said. He had heard more than he was able to understand, or perhaps cared to listen to. His protest was vociferous. The preaching of the cross is “foolishness” to ears attuned to earth (1 Cor. 1:23).

Beside thyself. That is, mad, as later here and in v. 25. Festus was probably sincere in believing that Paul’s obsession with lofty themes had affected his mind. What Agrippa could understand, if he would, was completely beyond the Roman, Festus.

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