"Men, brothers and fathers, hear my defense to you now."

But when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some were scoffing, but others said, "We will hear you again concerning this."

And as he reasoned about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment which is going to be, Felix became afraid and answered, "Go away for now; but when I have opportunity I will summon you."

but had some questions against him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus, who had died, whom Paul affirmed to be living.

And being uncertain [as to] the investigation concerning this, I asked whether he was willing to go to Jerusalem and there be judged concerning these charges.

And I punished them often in all the synagogues, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly enraged against them, I persecuted them even as far as to foreign cities.

And Jehu went forth to the servants of his master, and they said to him, [Is] all well? Why has this madman come to you? And he said to them, You know the man, and his babble.

The Lord has made you priest in the place of Jehoida the priest, to be ruler in the house of the Lord over every prophet, and to every madman, and you shall put them in prison, and into the dungeon.

The days of vengeance have come, the days of your recompense have come; and Israel shall be afflicted as the prophet that is mad, as a man deranged. By reason of the multitude of your iniquities your madness has abounded.

But when His relatives heard, they came out to seize Him, for they were saying, "He has lost His mind."

Then the Jews answered and said to Him, "Do we not say well that You are a Samaritan, and You have a demon?"

Then the Jews said to Him, "Now we know that You have a demon! Abraham and the prophets died, and You say, 'If anyone keeps My word he shall by no means taste death.'

And many of them said, "He has a demon and is raving mad. Why do you listen to Him?"

Others said, "These are not the words of [one] being demon-possessed. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?"

but we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block, and to the Greeks foolishness,

which things we also speak, not in words taught in human wisdom, but in words taught by the Holy Spirit, comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are distinguished, but we are despised!

For if we were beside ourselves, it [was] for God; or if we are of sound mind, [it is] for you.