Berean Standard Bible
Acts 25:13-27
13AfterδὲdeG1161severalτινῶνtinōnG5100daysἩμερῶνHēmerōnG2250had passedδιαγενομένωνdiagenomenōnG1230ὁhoG3588,KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935AgrippaἈγρίππαςAgrippasG67andκαὶkaiG2532BerniceΒερνίκηBernikēG959came downκατήντησανkatēntēsanG2658toεἰςeisG1519CaesareaΚαισάρειανKaisareianG2542to pay their respectsἀσπασάμενοιaspasamenoiG782τὸνtonG3588to FestusΦῆστον.PhēstonG5347.
14Sinceὡς δὲhōs deG1161G5613they were stayingδιέτριβον ἐκεῖ,dietribon ekeiG1304G1563severalG4119daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250G3588,FestusΦῆστοςPhēstosG5347laid outἀνέθετοanethetoG394Paul’s caseκατὰ Παῦλονkata PaulonG3588G2596G3972before theG3588kingβασιλεῖbasileiG935λέγων·legōnG3004: “There isἐστινestinG1510a certainτίςtisG5100manἀνήρanērG435whomὑπὸhupoG5259FelixΦήλικοςPhēlikosG5344leftκαταλελειμμένοςkataleleimmenosG2641in prisonδέσμιος,desmiosG1198.
15While IG1473wasγενομένουgenomenouG1096inεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414,theοἱhoiG3588chief priestsἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749andκαὶkaiG2532οἱhoiG3588eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245of theτῶνtōnG3588JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453presented their caseπερὶ οὗ ἐνεφάνισανperi hou enephanisanG1718G4012G3739andrequestedαἰτούμενοιaitoumenoiG154a judgmentG2613againstκατ᾽kat᾽G2596himαὐτοῦautouG846.
16I toldἀπεκρίθηνapekrithēnG611πρὸςprosG4314themοὓςhousG3739thatὅτιhotiG3754it isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756theRoman customἔθος Ῥωμαίοιςethos RhōmaioisG1485G4514to handχαρίζεσθαίcharizesthaiG5483aτιναtinaG5100man overἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444beforeπρὶνprinG4250ἢēG2228heὁ κατηγορούμενοςho katēgoroumenosG3588G2723ἔχοιechoiG2192has hadλάβοιlaboiG2983anopportunityτόπονtoponG5117toκατὰkataG2596faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383hisτοὺςtousG3588accusersκατηγόρους,katēgorousG2725andτεteG5037defend himselfἀπολογίαςapologiasG627againstπερὶperiG4012theirτοῦtouG3588chargesἐγκλήματος.egklēmatosG1462.
17SoοὖνounG3767whentheyαὐτῶνautōnG846cameσυνελθόντωνsunelthontōnG4905here with meἐνθάδεenthadeG1759,I didποιησάμενος,poiēsamenosG4160notμηδεμίανmēdemianG3367delayἀναβολὴνanabolēnG311.TheτῇtēaG3588nextἑξῆςhexēsG1836dayI satκαθίσαςkathisasG2523onἐπὶepiG1909theτοῦtouG3588judgment seatβήματοςbēmatosG968andordered thatἐκέλευσαekeleusaG2753theτὸνtonG3588manἄνδρα·andraG435be brought inἀχθῆναιachthēnaiG71.
19They only hadδέ εἶχονde eichonG1161G2192someτιναtinaG5100contentionsζητήματαzētēmataG2213withπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτὸνautonG846regardingπερὶperiG4012theirτῆςtēsG3588ownἰδίαςidiasG2398religionδεισιδαιμονίαςdeisidaimoniasG1175andκαὶkaiG2532περίperiG4012a 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.
23οὖνounG3767TheΤῇTēaG3588next dayἐπαύριονepaurionG1887τοῦtouG3588AgrippaἈγρίππαAgrippaG67andκαὶkaiG2532τῆςtēsG3588BerniceΒερνίκηςBernikēsG959cameἐλθόντοςelthontosG2064withμετὰmetaG3326greatπολλῆςpollēsG4183pompφαντασίαςphantasiasG5325andκαὶkaiG2532enteredεἰσελθόντων εἰςeiselthontōn eisG1525G1519theτὸtoG3588auditoriumἀκροατήριονakroatērionG201,along withσύνsunG4862τεteG5037thecommandersχιλιάρχοιςchiliarchoisG5506andκαὶkaiG2532τοῖςtoisG3588leadingκατ᾽ ἐξοχὴνkat᾽ exochēnG2596G1851menἀνδράσινandrasinG435of theτῆςtēsG3588cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172.AndκαὶkaiG2532τοῦtouG3588FestusΦήστουPhēstouG5347ordered thatκελεύσαντοςkeleusantosG2753ὁhoG3588PaulΠαῦλος.¶PaulosG3972be brought inἤχθηēchthēG71.
24ThenΚαίKaiG2532ὁhoG3588FestusΦῆστος·PhēstosG5347saidφησινphēsinG5346, “KingβασιλεῦbasileuG935AgrippaἈγρίππαAgrippaG67andκαὶkaiG2532allπάντεςpantesG3956οἱhoiG3588whoἄνδρες,andresG435are present withσυμπαρόντεςsumparontesG4840usG1473,you seeθεωρεῖτεtheōreiteG2334thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778man.TheτὸtoG3588wholeἅπανhapanG537Jewishτῶν Ἰουδαίωνtōn IoudaiōnG3588G2453communityπλῆθοςplēthosG4128has petitionedἐνέτυχόνenetuchonG1793meG1473aboutπερὶperiG4012himοὗhouG3739,bothτεteG5037hereἐνθάδεenthadeG1759andκαὶkaiG2532inἔνenG1722JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414,crying outβοῶντεςboōntesG994αὐτὸνautonG846thathe oughtδεῖνdeinG1163notμὴmēG3361to liveζῆνzēnG2198anylongerμηκέτι.mēketiG3371.
25ButδὲdeG1161IἐγὼegōG1473foundκατελαβόμηνkatelabomēnG2638heαὐτὸνautonG846had doneπεπραχέναι,peprachenaiG4238nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367worthyἄξιονaxionG514of deathθανάτουthanatouG2288, andsince heαὐτοῦ τούτουautou toutouG3778G846has now appealed toδὲ ἐπικαλεσαμένουde epikalesamenouG1161G1941theτὸνtonG3588EmperorΣεβαστὸνSebastonG4575,I decidedἔκριναekrinaG2919to sendπέμπεινpempeinG3992him.
26I haveἔχω,echōG2192nothingτι οὐκti oukG3756G5100definiteἀσφαλέςasphalesG804to writeγράψαιgrapsaiG1125toτῷtōG3588oursovereignκυρίῳkuriōG2962aboutπερὶperiG4012himοὗhouG3739.ThereforeδιὸdioG1352I have broughtπροήγαγονproēgagonG4254himαὐτὸνautonG846beforeἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909all of youὑμῶνhumōnG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532especiallyμάλισταmalistaG3122beforeἐπὶepiG1909youσοῦ,souG4771,KingβασιλεῦbasileuG935AgrippaἈγρίππα,AgrippaG67,so thatὅπωςhopōsG3704after this inquiryἀνακρίσεως γενομένηςanakriseōs genomenēsG351G1096I may haveσχῶschōG2192somethingτίtiG5101to writeγράψω·grapsōG1125τῆςtēsG3588.
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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