Berean Standard Bible
Acts 25:1-12
2whereτεteG5037theοἱhoiG3588chief priestsἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749andκαὶkaiG2532οἱhoiG3588Jewishτῶν Ἰουδαίωνtōn IoudaiōnG3588G2453leadersπρῶτοιprōtoiG4413presented their caseἐνεφάνισάν αὐτῷenephanisan autōG1718G846againstκατὰkataG2596τοῦtouG3588PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972.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 tacheiG1722G5034.
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 ischuonG3756G2480proveἀποδεῖξαι,apodeixaiG584.
8ThenτοῦtouG3588PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972made his defenseἀπολογουμένουapologoumenouG626ὅτιhotiG3754: “I have committed no offenseοὔτε τι ἥμαρτον.¶oute ti hēmartonG264G5100G3777againstεἰςeisG1519theτὸνtonG3588lawνόμονnomonG3551of theτῶνtōnG3588JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453orοὔτεouteG3777againstεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588templeἱερὸνhi'eronG2411orοὔτεouteG3777againstεἰςeisG1519CaesarΚαίσαράKaisaraG2541.”
9ButδὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588FestusΦῆστοςPhēstosG5347,wishingθέλωνthelōnG2309to do the Jews a favorτοῖς Ἰουδαίοις χάριν καταθέσθαι,tois Ioudaiois charin katathesthaiG2698G5485G3588G2453ἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611,saidεἶπεν·eipenG2036τῷtōG3588to PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972, “Are you willingθέλειςtheleisG2309to go upἀναβὰςanabasG305toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414to stand trialκριθῆναιkrithēnaiG2919beforeἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909meἐμοῦ;emouG1473ἐκεῖekeiG1563onπερὶperiG4012theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778charges?”
10δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588PaulΠαῦλος·PaulosG3972repliedεἶπενeipenG2036, “I amεἰμι,eimiG1510standingἑστώςhestōsG2476beforeἐπὶepiG1909theτοῦtouG3588judgment seatβήματοςbēmatosG968of CaesarΚαίσαροςKaisarosG2541,whereοὗhouG3757IG1473oughtδεῖdeiG1163to be triedκρίνεσθαι.krinesthaiG2919.I have done nothing wrongοὐδὲν ἠδίκησα,ouden ēdikēsaG91G3762to the JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453,asὡςhōsG5613youσὺsuG4771yourselfκαὶkaiG2532knowἐπιγινώσκεις·epiginōskeisG1921very wellκάλλιονkallionG2566.
11IfεἰeiG1487,howeverμὲν οὖνmen ounG3303G3767,I am guiltyἀδικῶadikōG91καὶkaiG2532ofπέπραχάpeprachaG4238anythingτι,tiG5100worthyἄξιονaxionG514of deathθανάτουthanatouG2288,I do not refuseοὐ παραιτοῦμαιou paraitoumaiG3756G3868τὸtoG3588to dieἀποθανεῖν·apothaneinG599.ButδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487there isἐστινestinG1510noοὐδένoudenG3762truthὧνhōnG3739to theirοὗτοιhoutoiG3778accusationsκατηγοροῦσίνkatēgorousinG2723against meG1473,no oneοὐδείςoudeisG3762has the rightδύναταιdunataiG1410to hand me overχαρίσασθαι.charisasthaiG5483G1473to themαὐτοῖςautoisG846.I appealἐπικαλοῦμαι.¶epikaloumaiG1941to CaesarΚαίσαραKaisaraG2541!”
12ThenΤότεToteG5119ὁhoG3588FestusΦῆστοςPhēstosG5347conferredσυλλαλήσαςsullalēsasG4814withμετὰmetaG3326hisτοῦtouG3588councilσυμβουλίουsumbouliouG4824andrepliedἀπεκρίθη·apekrithēG611, “You have appealedἐπικέκλησαι,epikeklēsaiG1941to CaesarΚαίσαραKaisaraG2541.ToἐπὶepiG1909CaesarΚαίσαραKaisaraG2541you will goπορεύσῃ.¶poreusēG4198!”
Commentaries on Acts 25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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