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!”

[26:24]  ¹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[26:24]  ² sn See the note on Porcius Festus in 24:27.

[26:24]  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.”