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It was because of these things that Jews seized me in the Temple and tried to kill me.
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However, I have had God's help; so to this day, I stand testifying to both small and great, saying nothing but what both the prophets and Moshe said would happen -
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that the Messiah would die, and that he, as the first to rise from the dead, would proclaim light to both the People and the Goyim."
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But just as he reached this point in his defense, Festus shouted at the top of his voice, "Sha'ul, you're out of your mind! So much learning is driving you crazy!"
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But Sha'ul said, "No, I am not 'crazy,' Festus, your Excellency; on the contrary, I am speaking words of truth and sanity.
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For the king understands these matters, so to him I express myself freely, because I am sure that none of these things have been hidden from him. After all, they didn't happen in some back alley.
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King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know you believe!"
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Agrippa said to Sha'ul, "In this short time, you're trying to convince me to become Messianic?"
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Sha'ul replied, "Whether it takes a short time or a long time, I wish to God that not only you, but also everyone hearing me today, might become just like me except for these chains!"
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Then the king got up, and with him the governor and Bernice and the others sitting with them.
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After they had left, they said to one another, "This man is doing nothing that deserves either death or prison."