^{22 Ref} And so, by God's help, I am here today, witnessing to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said would come about;

^{23 Ref} That the Christ would go through pain, and being the first to come back from the dead, would give light to the people and to the Gentiles.

^{24 Ref} And when he made his answer in these words, Festus said in a loud voice, Paul, you are off your head; your great learning has made you unbalanced.