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Acts 25:6-17

6AndwhenhehadtarriedamongthemnotmoreπλείουςpleiousG4183thaneightὀκτὼoktōG3638ortenδέκα,dekaG1176daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,hewentG2597downκαταβὰςkatabasG2597unto Cæsarea;andonthemorrowhesatG2523onthejudgment-seat,andcommandedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972tobebroughtG71.

7AndwhenhewascomeκαταβεβηκότεςkatabebēkotesG2597,theJewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453thathadcomeG2597downfromJerusalemἹεροσολύμωνHi'erosolumōnG2414stoodroundabouthim,bringingagainsthimmanyπολλὰpollaG4183andgrievous chargeswhichtheycouldnotprove;

8whilePaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972saidinhisdefence,NeitheragainstthelawνόμονnomonG3551oftheJewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453,noragainstthetempleἱερὸνhi'eronG2411,noragainstCæsar,haveIsinnedG264atall.

9ButFestusΦῆστοςPhēstosG5347,desiringG2309togainfavorχάρινcharinG5485withtheJewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453,answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972andsaidG3004, Wilt thougoG305uptoJerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414,andtherebejudgedG2919ofthesethingsτούτωνtoutōnG3778beforeme?

10ButPaulΠαῦλος·PaulosG3972saidG3004,IamG1510standingἑστώςhestōsG2476beforeCæsar’s judgment-seat,whereοὗhouG3757IoughtG1163tobeG1510judgedG2919:totheJewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453haveIdonenowrongἠδίκησα,ēdikēsaG91,asthoualsoκαὶkaiG2532verywellknowest.

11IfthenIamG1510awrong-doer,andhavecommittedanythingτι,tiG5100worthyἄξιονaxionG514ofdeathθανάτουthanatouG2288,IrefuseπαραιτοῦμαιparaitoumaiG3868nottodieἀποθανεῖν·apothaneinG599;butifnoneG3762ofthosethingsG3778isG1510true whereoftheseaccuseκατηγοροῦσίνkatēgorousinG2723me,nomanG3778cangivemeup untothem.Iappealἐπικαλοῦμαι.¶epikaloumaiG1941unto Cæsar.

12ThenΤότεToteG5119FestusΦῆστοςPhēstosG5347,whenhehadconferredwiththecouncil,answeredἀπεκρίθη·apekrithēG611, Thou hastappealedἐπικέκλησαι,epikeklēsaiG1941unto Cæsar: unto Cæsar shalt thougoπορεύσῃ.¶poreusēG4198.

13NowδὲdeG1161whencertainG5100daysἩμερῶνHēmerōnG2250werepassed,AgrippaἈγρίππαςAgrippasG67thekingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935andBerniceΒερνίκηBernikēG959arrivedatCæsarea,andsalutedFestusΦῆστον.PhēstonG5347.

14AndastheytarriedtheremanyπλείουςpleiousG4183daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,FestusΦῆστοςPhēstosG5347laidPaul’scasebeforethekingβασιλεῖbasileiG935,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,ThereisG1510acertainτίςtisG5100manἀνήρanērG435leftG2641aprisonerδέσμιος,desmiosG1198byFelixΦήλικοςPhēlikosG5344;

15aboutwhom,whenIwasatJerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414,thechiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749andtheeldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245oftheJewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453informedme,askingαἰτούμενοιaitoumenoiG154forsentenceagainsthim.

16TowhomIansweredἀπεκρίθηνapekrithēnG611,thatitisG1510notthecustomἔθοςethosG1485oftheRomansῬωμαίοιςRhōmaioisG4514togiveupanymanἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444,beforethattheaccusedG2723havetheaccusersκατηγόρους,katēgorousG2725faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383tofaceG4383,andhavehadopportunityτόπονtoponG5117tomakehisdefenceconcerningπερὶperiG4012thematterlaidagainsthim.

17WhenthereforeοὖνounG3767theywerecomeG4905togetherG4905hereἐνθάδεenthadeG1759,ImadeG4160nodelay, butonthenextἑξῆςhexēsG1836dayG1836satG2523onthejudgment-seat,andcommandedἐκέλευσαekeleusaG2753themanἄνδρα·andraG435tobebroughtG71.

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