24. And while saying this in his defence, Festus said with a loud voice, “Sha’ul, you are mad! Much learning is turning you to madness!”
25. But Sha’ul said, “I am not mad, most excellent Festus, but I speak words of truth and sense.
26. “For the sovereign, before whom I also speak boldly, knows these matters. For I am persuaded that none of these are hidden from him, for this has not been done in a corner.
27. “Sovereign Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you do believe.”
28. And Agrippa said to Sha’ul, “With a little you might persuade me to become a Messianite!”