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Acts 26:24

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24And as* he was saying these things in his defense, Festus said with a loud voice, “You are out of your mind, Paul! Your* great learning is drivingf you insane!”g

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Footnotes

  1. *Here “as” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was saying … in his defense”)
  2. *Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  3. fLiterally “is turning”
  4. gLiterally “to madness”

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And as he was saying these things in his defense, Festus said with a loud voice, “Paul, you are out of your mind; your great learning is driving you out of your mind.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

At this point Festus interrupted Paul’s defense. “You are out of your mind, Paul!” he shouted. “Your great learning is driving you insane.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

As he was saying these things in his defense, Festus exclaimed in a loud voice, “You’re out of your mind, Paul! Too much study is driving you mad.”

NLTNew Living Translation

Suddenly, Festus shouted, “Paul, you are insane. Too much study has made you crazy!”

KJV 1900King James Version

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