Acts 26:24–32

²⁴And, he thus making a defence, Festus with a loud voice said, ‘Thou art mad, Paul; much learning doth turn thee mad;’ ²⁵and he saith, ‘I am not mad, most noble Festus, but of truth and soberness the sayings I speak forth; ²⁶for the king doth know concerning these things, before whom also I speak boldly, for none of these things, I am persuaded, are hidden from him; for this thing hath not been done in a corner; ²⁷thou dost believe, king Agrippa, the prophets? I have known that thou dost believe!’ ²⁸And Agrippa said unto Paul, ‘In a little thou dost persuade me to become a Christian!’ ²⁹and Paul said, ‘I would have wished to God, both in a little, and in much, not only thee, but also all those hearing me to-day, to become such as I also am—except these bonds.’ ³⁰And, he having spoken these things, the king rose up, and the governor, Bernice also, and those sitting with them, ³¹and having withdrawn, they were speaking unto one another, saying—‘This man doth nothing worthy of death or of bonds;’ ³²and Agrippa said to Festus, ‘This man might have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.’

Chapter 27