But speak forth (αλλα αποφθεγγομα). Verb for dignified and elevated discourse, a word from the literary Koine, not the vern…

I am not mad. I am not deranged. There are few more apt turns than the one Paul gives to this accusation from Festus. He could have appeal…

I am not mad, most noble Festus.—There is something characteristic in the union of a calm protest with the courtesy which…

And I said, Who are you, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom you persecute. But rise and stand upon your feet; for I have appeared to you for th…

But what Festus declared to be madness Paul insisted was “true and reasonable.” Then he turned to Agrippa for support. The ministry of Jesus was wi…

I am not mad. Paul is not angry, nor does he sharply reprimand Festus for his blasphemous speech; indeed, he speaks to him with great subm…

But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus
That is, Paul said, as the Alexandrian copy, and some others, and the V…

It is fitting for us, on all occasions, to speak the words of truth and sobriety, and then we need not be troubled by the unjust criticisms of men.…