Acts 7:23

7:23 But when he was about forty years old, it entered his mind 1  to visit his fellow countrymen 2  the Israelites. 3 

Acts 26:25

26:25 But Paul replied, 4  “I have not lost my mind, most excellent Festus, 5  but am speaking 6  true and rational 7  words.

1 tn Grk “heart.”

2 tn Grk “brothers.” The translation “compatriot” is given by BDAG 18-19 s.v. ἀδελφός 2.b.

3 tn Grk “the sons of Israel.”

4 tn Grk “said.”

5 sn See the note on Porcius Festus in 24:27.

6 tn Or “declaring.” BDAG 125 s.v. ἀποφθέγγομαι states, “speak out, declare boldly or loudly…τὶ: σωφροσύνης ῥήματα Ac 26:25.”

7 tn BDAG 987 s.v. σωφροσύνη 1 has “gener. soundness of mind, reasonableness, rationality…ἀληθείας καὶ σωφροσύνης ῥήματα true and rational words (opp. μαίνομαι) Ac 26:25.”