Acts 26:25

26:25 But Paul replied, 1  “I have not lost my mind, most excellent Festus, 2  but am speaking 3  true and rational 4  words.

1 tn Grk “said.”

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

3 tn Or “declaring.” BDAG 125 s.v. ἀποφθέγγομαι states, “speak out, declare boldly or loudly…τὶ: σωφροσύνης ῥήματα Ac 26:25.”

4 tn BDAG 987 s.v. σωφροσύνη 1 has “gener. soundness of mind, reasonableness, rationality…ἀληθείας καὶ σωφροσύνης ῥήματα true and rational words (opp. μαίνομαι) Ac 26:25.”