Berean Standard Bible
Acts 25:6-17
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!”
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.
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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