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And as hee thus spake for himselfe, Festus saide with a lowd voyce, Paul, thou art beside thy selfe, much learning doeth make thee mad.

But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus, but speake foorth the words of trueth and sobernesse.

For the King knoweth of these things, before whom also I speake freely: for I am perswaded, that none of these things are hidden from him, for this thing was not done in a corner.

King Agrippa, beleeuest thou the Prophets? I know that thou beleeuest.

Then Agrippa saide vnto Paul, Almost thou perswadest mee to bee a Christian.

And Paul said, I would to God, that not onely thou, but also all that heare mee this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.

And when hee had thus spoken, the king rose vp, and the gouernour, and Bernice, & they that sate with them.

And when they were gone aside, they talked betweene themselues, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death, or of bonds.

Then said Agrippa vnto Festus, This man might haue bene set at libertie, if he had not appealed vnto Cesar.