Berean Standard Bible

Acts 25

1οὖνounG3767ThreeτρεῖςtreisG5140daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250afterμετὰmetaG3326his arrivalἐπιβὰςepibasG1910in theτῇtēaG3588provinceἐπαρχείᾳeparcheiaG1885,FestusΦῆστοςPhēstosG5347went upἀνέβηanebēG305fromἀπὸapoG575CaesareaΚαισαρείας,KaisareiasG2542toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414,

2whereτεteG5037theοἱhoiG3588chief priestsἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749andκαὶkaiG2532οἱhoiG3588Jewishτῶν Ἰουδαίωνtōn IoudaiōnG3588 G2453leadersπρῶτοιprōtoiG4413presented their caseἐνεφάνισάν αὐτῷenephanisan autōG1718 G846againstκατὰkataG2596τοῦtouG3588PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972.TheyκαὶkaiG2532urgedπαρεκάλουνparekalounG3870FestusαὐτὸνautonG846

3to grant themαἰτούμενοιaitoumenoiG154a concessionχάρινcharinG5485againstκατ᾽kat᾽G2596Paulαὐτοῦ,autouG846byὅπωςhopōsG3704summoningμεταπέμψηταιmetapempsētaiG3343himαὐτὸνautonG846toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419, becausethey were preparingποιοῦντεςpoiountesG4160an ambushἐνέδρανenedranG1747to killἀνελεῖνaneleinG337himαὐτὸνautonG846alongκατὰkataG2596theτὴνtēnG3588wayὁδόν.¶hodonG3598.

4ButοὖνounG3767μὲνmenG3303ὉHoG3588FestusΦῆστοςPhēstosG5347repliedἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611τὸνtonG3588, “PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972is being heldτηρεῖσθαιtēreisthaiG5083inεἰςeisG1519CaesareaΚαισάρειαν,KaisareianG2542,andδὲdeG1161I myselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438amμέλλεινmelleinG3195going thereἐκπορεύεσθαι·ekporeuesthaiG1607soonἐν τάχειen tacheiG1722 G5034.

5φησινphēsinG5346SoοὖνounG3767ifεἴeiG1487ἐνenG1722thisοἱhoiG3588manἀνδρὶandriG435has doneἐστινestinG1510anythingτίtiG5100wrongἄτοπον,atoponG824,let someτῷtōG3588ofἐνenG1722yourὑμῖνhuminG4771leadersδυνατοὶdunatoiG1415come down with meσυγκαταβάντες,sugkatabantesG4782and accuseκατηγορείτωσανkatēgoreitōsanG2723himαὐτοῦ.autouG846there.”

6AfterδὲdeG1161spendingδιατρίψαςdiatripsasG1304noοὐouG3756more thanG4119eightὀκτὼoktōG3638orἢēG2228tenδέκα,dekaG1176daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250withἐνenG1722themαὐτοῖςautoisG846, Festuswent downκαταβὰςkatabasG2597toεἰςeisG1519CaesareaΚαισάρειαν,KaisareianG2542.TheτῇtēaG3588next dayἐπαύριονepaurionG1887he satκαθίσαςkathisasG2523onἐπὶepiG1909theτοῦtouG3588judgment seatβήματοςbēmatosG968andordered thatἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753τὸνtonG3588PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972be brought inἀχθῆναι.¶achthēnaiG71.

7WhenδὲdeG1161PaulαὐτοῦautouG846arrivedΠαραγενομένουParagenomenouG3854,theοἱhoiG3588JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453who had come downκαταβεβηκότεςkatabebēkotesG2597fromἀπὸapoG575JerusalemἹεροσολύμωνHi'erosolumōnG2414stood aroundπεριέστησανperiestēsanG4026himαὐτὸνautonG846,bringingκαταφέροντεςkatapherontesG2702manyπολλὰpollaG4183καὶkaiG2532seriousβαρέαbareaG926chargesαἰτιώματαaitiōmataG157thatἃhaG3739they could notοὐκ ἴσχυονouk ischuonG3756 G2480proveἀποδεῖξαι,apodeixaiG584.

8ThenτοῦtouG3588PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972made his defenseἀπολογουμένουapologoumenouG626ὅτιhotiG3754: “I have committed no offenseοὔτε τι ἥμαρτον.¶oute ti hēmartonG264 G5100 G3777againstεἰςeisG1519theτὸνtonG3588lawνόμονnomonG3551of theτῶνtōnG3588JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453orοὔτεouteG3777againstεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588templeἱερὸνhi'eronG2411orοὔτεouteG3777againstεἰςeisG1519CaesarΚαίσαράKaisaraG2541.”

9ButδὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588FestusΦῆστοςPhēstosG5347,wishingθέλωνthelōnG2309to do the Jews a favorτοῖς Ἰουδαίοις χάριν καταθέσθαι,tois Ioudaiois charin katathesthaiG2698 G5485 G3588 G2453ἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611,saidεἶπεν·eipenG2036τῷtōG3588to PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972, “Are you willingθέλειςtheleisG2309to go upἀναβὰςanabasG305toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414to stand trialκριθῆναιkrithēnaiG2919beforeἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909meἐμοῦ;emouG1473ἐκεῖekeiG1563onπερὶperiG4012theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778charges?”

Paul Appeals to Caesar

10δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588PaulΠαῦλος·PaulosG3972repliedεἶπενeipenG2036, “I amεἰμι,eimiG1510standingἑστώςhestōsG2476beforeἐπὶepiG1909theτοῦtouG3588judgment seatβήματοςbēmatosG968of CaesarΚαίσαροςKaisarosG2541,whereοὗhouG3757IG1473oughtδεῖdeiG1163to be triedκρίνεσθαι.krinesthaiG2919.I have done nothing wrongοὐδὲν ἠδίκησα,ouden ēdikēsaG91 G3762to the JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453,asὡςhōsG5613youσὺsuG4771yourselfκαὶkaiG2532knowἐπιγινώσκεις·epiginōskeisG1921very wellκάλλιονkallionG2566.

11IfεἰeiG1487,howeverμὲν οὖνmen ounG3303 G3767,I am guiltyἀδικῶadikōG91καὶkaiG2532ofπέπραχάpeprachaG4238anythingτι,tiG5100worthyἄξιονaxionG514of deathθανάτουthanatouG2288,I do not refuseοὐ παραιτοῦμαιou paraitoumaiG3756 G3868τὸtoG3588to dieἀποθανεῖν·apothaneinG599.ButδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487there isἐστινestinG1510noοὐδένoudenG3762truthὧνhōnG3739to theirοὗτοιhoutoiG3778accusationsκατηγοροῦσίνkatēgorousinG2723against meG1473,no oneοὐδείςoudeisG3762has the rightδύναταιdunataiG1410to hand me overχαρίσασθαι.charisasthaiG5483 G1473to themαὐτοῖςautoisG846.I appealἐπικαλοῦμαι.¶epikaloumaiG1941to CaesarΚαίσαραKaisaraG2541!”

12ThenΤότεToteG5119ὁhoG3588FestusΦῆστοςPhēstosG5347conferredσυλλαλήσαςsullalēsasG4814withμετὰmetaG3326hisτοῦtouG3588councilσυμβουλίουsumbouliouG4824andrepliedἀπεκρίθη·apekrithēG611, “You have appealedἐπικέκλησαι,epikeklēsaiG1941to CaesarΚαίσαραKaisaraG2541.ToἐπὶepiG1909CaesarΚαίσαραKaisaraG2541you will goπορεύσῃ.¶poreusēG4198!”

Festus Consults Agrippa

13AfterδὲdeG1161severalτινῶνtinōnG5100daysἩμερῶνHēmerōnG2250had passedδιαγενομένωνdiagenomenōnG1230ὁhoG3588,KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935AgrippaἈγρίππαςAgrippasG67andκαὶkaiG2532BerniceΒερνίκηBernikēG959came downκατήντησανkatēntēsanG2658toεἰςeisG1519CaesareaΚαισάρειανKaisareianG2542to pay their respectsἀσπασάμενοιaspasamenoiG782τὸνtonG3588to FestusΦῆστον.PhēstonG5347.

14Sinceὡς δὲhōs deG1161 G5613they were stayingδιέτριβον ἐκεῖ,dietribon ekeiG1304 G1563severalG4119daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250G3588,FestusΦῆστοςPhēstosG5347laid outἀνέθετοanethetoG394Paul’s caseκατὰ Παῦλονkata PaulonG3588 G2596 G3972before theG3588kingβασιλεῖbasileiG935λέγων·legōnG3004: “There isἐστινestinG1510a certainτίςtisG5100manἀνήρanērG435whomὑπὸhupoG5259FelixΦήλικοςPhēlikosG5344leftκαταλελειμμένοςkataleleimmenosG2641in prisonδέσμιος,desmiosG1198.

15While IG1473wasγενομένουgenomenouG1096inεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414,theοἱhoiG3588chief priestsἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749andκαὶkaiG2532οἱhoiG3588eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245of theτῶνtōnG3588JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453presented their caseπερὶ οὗ ἐνεφάνισανperi hou enephanisanG1718 G4012 G3739andrequestedαἰτούμενοιaitoumenoiG154a judgmentG2613againstκατ᾽kat᾽G2596himαὐτοῦautouG846.

16I toldἀπεκρίθηνapekrithēnG611πρὸςprosG4314themοὓςhousG3739thatὅτιhotiG3754it isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756theRoman customἔθος Ῥωμαίοιςethos RhōmaioisG1485 G4514to handχαρίζεσθαίcharizesthaiG5483aτιναtinaG5100man overἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444beforeπρὶνprinG4250ἢēG2228heὁ κατηγορούμενοςho katēgoroumenosG3588 G2723ἔχοιechoiG2192has hadλάβοιlaboiG2983anopportunityτόπονtoponG5117toκατὰkataG2596faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383hisτοὺςtousG3588accusersκατηγόρους,katēgorousG2725andτεteG5037defend himselfἀπολογίαςapologiasG627againstπερὶperiG4012theirτοῦtouG3588chargesἐγκλήματος.egklēmatosG1462.

17SoοὖνounG3767whentheyαὐτῶνautōnG846cameσυνελθόντωνsunelthontōnG4905here with meἐνθάδεenthadeG1759,I didποιησάμενος,poiēsamenosG4160notμηδεμίανmēdemianG3367delayἀναβολὴνanabolēnG311.TheτῇtēaG3588nextἑξῆςhexēsG1836dayI satκαθίσαςkathisasG2523onἐπὶepiG1909theτοῦtouG3588judgment seatβήματοςbēmatosG968andordered thatἐκέλευσαekeleusaG2753theτὸνtonG3588manἄνδρα·andraG435be brought inἀχθῆναιachthēnaiG71.

18But when hisπερὶ οὗperi houG4012 G3739οἱhoiG3588accusersκατήγοροιkatēgoroiG2725rose to speakσταθέντεςstathentesG2476,they did not chargeοὐδεμίαν αἰτίαν ἔφερονoudemian aitian epheronG5342 G3762 G156himwith any of the crimesG4190ὧνhōnG3739IἐγὼegōG1473had expectedὑπενόουνhupenoounG5282.

19They only hadδέ εἶχονde eichonG1161 G2192someτιναtinaG5100contentionsζητήματαzētēmataG2213withπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτὸνautonG846regardingπερὶperiG4012theirτῆςtēsG3588ownἰδίαςidiasG2398religionδεισιδαιμονίαςdeisidaimoniasG1175andκαὶkaiG2532περίperiG4012a certainτινοςtinosG5100JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424whohad diedτεθνηκότος,tethnēkotosG2348, butwhomὃνhonG3739ὁhoG3588PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972affirmedἔφασκενephaskenG5335to be aliveζῆν.zēnG2198.

20SinceδὲdeG1161IἐγὼegōG1473was at a lossἀπορούμενοςaporoumenosG639τὴνtēnG3588as toπερὶperiG4012how to investigateζήτησινzētēsinG2214theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778matters,I askedG2036ifεἰeiG1487he was willingβούλοιτοbouloitoG1014to goπορεύεσθαιporeuesthaiG4198toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414andG2546be tried thereκρίνεσθαιkrinesthaiG2919onπερὶperiG4012theseτούτων.toutōnG3778charges.

21ButδὲdeG1161whenτοῦtouG3588PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972appealedἐπικαλεσαμένουepikalesamenouG1941αὐτὸνautonG846to be held overτηρηθῆναιtērēthēnaiG5083forεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588decisionδιάγνωσινdiagnōsinG1233of theτοῦtouG3588EmperorΣεβαστοῦSebastouG4575,I ordered thatἐκέλευσαekeleusaG2753heαὐτὸνautonG846be heldτηρεῖσθαιtēreisthaiG5083untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193οὗhouG3739I could sendἀναπέμψωanapempsōG375himαὐτὸνautonG846toπρὸςprosG4314CaesarΚαίσαρα.KaisaraG2541.”

22ThenδὲdeG1161AgrippaἈγρίππαςAgrippasG67saidtoπρὸςprosG4314τὸνtonG3588FestusΦῆστονPhēstonG5347, “I would likeἐβουλόμηνeboulomēnG1014καὶkaiG2532to hearἀκοῦσαι.akousaiG191thisτοῦtouG3588manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444myselfαὐτὸςautosG846.” “TomorrowαὔριόνaurionG839you will hearἀκούσῃakousēG191himαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846,”Festus declaredφησινphēsinG5346.

Paul before Agrippa and Bernice

23οὖνounG3767TheΤῇTēaG3588next dayἐπαύριονepaurionG1887τοῦtouG3588AgrippaἈγρίππαAgrippaG67andκαὶkaiG2532τῆςtēsG3588BerniceΒερνίκηςBernikēsG959cameἐλθόντοςelthontosG2064withμετὰmetaG3326greatπολλῆςpollēsG4183pompφαντασίαςphantasiasG5325andκαὶkaiG2532enteredεἰσελθόντων εἰςeiselthontōn eisG1525 G1519theτὸtoG3588auditoriumἀκροατήριονakroatērionG201,along withσύνsunG4862τεteG5037thecommandersχιλιάρχοιςchiliarchoisG5506andκαὶkaiG2532τοῖςtoisG3588leadingκατ᾽ ἐξοχὴνkat᾽ exochēnG2596 G1851menἀνδράσινandrasinG435of theτῆςtēsG3588cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172.AndκαὶkaiG2532τοῦtouG3588FestusΦήστουPhēstouG5347ordered thatκελεύσαντοςkeleusantosG2753ὁhoG3588PaulΠαῦλος.¶PaulosG3972be brought inἤχθηēchthēG71.

24ThenΚαίKaiG2532ὁhoG3588FestusΦῆστος·PhēstosG5347saidφησινphēsinG5346, “KingβασιλεῦbasileuG935AgrippaἈγρίππαAgrippaG67andκαὶkaiG2532allπάντεςpantesG3956οἱhoiG3588whoἄνδρες,andresG435are present withσυμπαρόντεςsumparontesG4840usG1473,you seeθεωρεῖτεtheōreiteG2334thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778man.TheτὸtoG3588wholeἅπανhapanG537Jewishτῶν Ἰουδαίωνtōn IoudaiōnG3588 G2453communityπλῆθοςplēthosG4128has petitionedἐνέτυχόνenetuchonG1793meG1473aboutπερὶperiG4012himοὗhouG3739,bothτεteG5037hereἐνθάδεenthadeG1759andκαὶkaiG2532inἔνenG1722JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414,crying outβοῶντεςboōntesG994αὐτὸνautonG846thathe oughtδεῖνdeinG1163notμὴmēG3361to liveζῆνzēnG2198anylongerμηκέτι.mēketiG3371.

25ButδὲdeG1161IἐγὼegōG1473foundκατελαβόμηνkatelabomēnG2638heαὐτὸνautonG846had doneπεπραχέναι,peprachenaiG4238nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367worthyἄξιονaxionG514of deathθανάτουthanatouG2288, andsince heαὐτοῦ τούτουautou toutouG3778 G846has now appealed toδὲ ἐπικαλεσαμένουde epikalesamenouG1161 G1941theτὸνtonG3588EmperorΣεβαστὸνSebastonG4575,I decidedἔκριναekrinaG2919to sendπέμπεινpempeinG3992him.

26I haveἔχω,echōG2192nothingτι οὐκti oukG3756 G5100definiteἀσφαλέςasphalesG804to writeγράψαιgrapsaiG1125toτῷtōG3588oursovereignκυρίῳkuriōG2962aboutπερὶperiG4012himοὗhouG3739.ThereforeδιὸdioG1352I have broughtπροήγαγονproēgagonG4254himαὐτὸνautonG846beforeἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909all of youὑμῶνhumōnG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532especiallyμάλισταmalistaG3122beforeἐπὶepiG1909youσοῦ,souG4771,KingβασιλεῦbasileuG935AgrippaἈγρίππα,AgrippaG67,so thatὅπωςhopōsG3704after this inquiryἀνακρίσεως γενομένηςanakriseōs genomenēsG351 G1096I may haveσχῶschōG2192somethingτίtiG5101to writeγράψω·grapsōG1125τῆςtēsG3588.

27ForγάρgarG1063it seemsδοκεῖdokeiG1380unreasonableἄλογονalogonG249to meG1473to send onπέμπονταpempontaG3992a prisonerδέσμιονdesmionG1198withoutμὴ καὶmē kaiG3361 G2532specifyingσημᾶναι.¶sēmanaiG4591theτὰςtasG3588chargesαἰτίαςaitiasG156againstκατ᾽kat᾽G2596himαὐτοῦautouG846.”

Paul Appeals to Caesar

Festus Consults Agrippa

Paul before Agrippa and Bernice

Commentaries on Acts 25