25and he saith, `I am not mad, most noble Festus, but of truth and soberness the sayings I speak forth;
26for the king doth know concerning these things, before whom also I speak boldly, for none of these things, I am persuaded, are hidden from him; for this thing hath not been done in a corner;
27thou dost believe, king Agrippa, the prophets? I have known that thou dost believe!`
28And Agrippa said unto Paul, `In a little thou dost persuade me to become a Christian!`
29and Paul said, `I would have wished to God, both in a little, and in much, not only thee, but also all those hearing me to-day, to become such as I also am -- except these bonds.`
30And, he having spoken these things, the king rose up, and the governor, Bernice also, and those sitting with them,
31and having withdrawn, they were speaking unto one another, saying -- `This man doth nothing worthy of death or of bonds;`