²⁹ And Paul said, “Whether short or long, I would to God that not only you but also all who hear me this day ^(A)might become such as I am—except for ^(B)these chains.”

³⁰ Then the king rose, and ^(C)the governor and Bernice and those who were sitting with them. ³¹ And when they had withdrawn, they said to one another, ^(D)“This man is doing nothing to deserve death or imprisonment.”