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 driving^f you insane!”^g ²⁵But Paul said, “I am not out of my mind, most excellent Festus, but am speaking words of truth and rationality. ²⁶For the king knows about these things, to whom also I am speaking freely, for I am not convinced that these things in any way have escaped^h his notice, because this wasⁱ not done^j in a corner. ²⁷Do you believe the prophets, King Agrippa? I know that you believe.” ²⁸But Agrippa said to Paul, “In a short time are you persuading me to become a Christian?”^k ²⁹And Paul replied, “I pray to God, whether in a short time or in a long time, not only you but also all those who are listening to me today may become such people as I also am, except for these bonds!”

³⁰Both the king and the governor got up, and Bernice and those who were sitting with them. ³¹And as they^* were going out, they were talking to one another, saying, “This man is not doing anything deserving death or imprisonment.” ³²And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”

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Footnotes

*Here “as” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was saying … in his defense”)
*Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
fLiterally “is turning”
gLiterally “to madness”
hSome manuscripts have “that any of these things in any way has escaped”
iLiterally “is”
jLiterally “having been done”
kOr “In a short time you are persuading me to become a Christian”
*Here “as” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“were going out”)