Acts 26:24

26:24 As Paul ¹  was saying these things in his defense, Festus ²  exclaimed loudly, “You have lost your mind, ³  Paul! Your great learning is driving you insane!”

Acts 26:31-32

26:31 and as they were leaving they said to one another, ⁴  “This man is not doing anything deserving ⁵  death or imprisonment.” 26:32 Agrippa ⁶  said to Festus, ⁷  “This man could have been released ⁸  if he had not appealed to Caesar.” ⁹ 

¹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² sn See the note on Porcius Festus in 24:27.

³ tn On the term translated “lost your mind” see BDAG 610 s.v. μαίνομαι, which has “you’re out of your mind, you’re raving, said to one whose enthusiasm seems to have outrun better judgment 26:24.”

⁴ tn Grk “they spoke to one another saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant in English and has not been translated.

⁵ tn BDAG 93 s.v. ἄξιος 1.b has “θανάτου ἢ δεσμῶν ἄ. nothing deserving death or imprisonment 23:29; 26:31.”

⁶ sn See the note on King Agrippa in 25:13.

⁷ sn See the note on Porcius Festus in 24:27.

⁸ tn Or “set free.”

⁹ tn Or “to the emperor” (“Caesar” is a title for the Roman emperor).