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Whereupon, O kingAgrippa, I wasnotdisobedient unto the heavenlyvision:
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Butshewedfirst unto them ofDamascus,and at Jerusalem,andthroughoutall the coasts of Judaea,and then to the Gentiles, that they should repentandturntoGod, and doworksmeet for repentance.
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For these causes the Jewscaughtmein the temple, and went about to kill me.
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HavingthereforeobtainedhelpofGod, I continueuntothisday,witnessingboth to smallandgreat,saying none other thingsthan those whichtheprophetsandMoses did sayshouldcome:
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ThatChrist should suffer, and that he should be the first that should risefrom the dead, and shouldshewlight unto the people,and to the Gentiles.
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And as hethus spake for himself, Festussaid with a loudvoice,Paul, thou art beside thyself; muchlearning doth maketheemad*.
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But he said, I amnotmad, most nobleFestus;but speak forth the words of truthandsoberness.
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For the kingknowethofthese things, beforewhomalso I speakfreely: for I am persuadedthatnoneof these things are hidden from him;for this thingwasnotdonein a corner.
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KingAgrippa, believest thou the prophets? I knowthat thou believest.
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ThenAgrippasaiduntoPaul,Almostthoupersuadestme to be a Christian.