Acts 25:19

Acts 25:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
• New International Version (NIV)Instead, they had some points of dispute with him about their own religion and about a dead man named Jesus who Paul claimed was alive.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Rather they had certain points of dispute with him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus, who was dead, but whom Paul asserted to be alive.
• New King James Version (NKJV)but had some questions against him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus, who had died, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

Context of Acts 25:19

17So when they had assembled here, I did not delay. The next day I took my seat at the tribunal and ordered the man to be brought in. 18The accusers stood up but brought no charge against him of the evils I was expecting. Instead they had some disagreements with him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus, a dead man Paul claimed to be alive. 20Since I was at a loss in a dispute over such things, I asked him if he wanted to go to Jerusalem and be tried there regarding these matters. 21But when Paul appealed to be held for trial by the Emperor, I ordered him to be kept in custody until I could send him to Caesar.”

Acts 25:19 word by word

ζητήματα δέ τινα περὶ τῆς ἰδίας δεισιδαιμονίας εἶχον πρὸς αὐτὸν καὶ περί τινος Ἰησοῦ τεθνηκότος, ὃν ἔφασκεν ὁ Παῦλος ζῆν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Butδέde · thenG1161
• hadἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• certainτιςtis · oneG5100
• questionsζήτημαzētēma · a question/disputeG2213
• againstπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• ofπερίperi · aboutG4012
• their ownἴδιοςidios · one's own/privateG2398
• superstitionδεισιδαιμονίαdeisidaimonia · religionG1175
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• which was deadθνῄσκωthnēskō · to die/be deadG2348
• whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos · PaulG3972
• affirmedφάσκωphaskō · to claimG5335
• to be aliveζάωzaō · to liveG2198

Cross-references for Acts 25:19

• Acts 25:7When he arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him and brought many serious charges that they were not able to prove.
• Acts 18:15But if these are questions about words, names, and your own law, see to it yourselves. I refuse to be a judge of such things.”
• Acts 23:29I found out that the accusations were concerning questions of their law, and that there was no charge that merited death or imprisonment.
• Acts 17:22Paul stood in the middle of the Areopagus and said, “People of Athens! I see that you are extremely religious in every respect.
• Acts 1:22beginning from the baptism of John until the day he was taken up from us — from among these, it is necessary that one become a witness with us of his resurrection.”
• Acts 2:32“God has raised this Jesus; we are all witnesses of this.
• Acts 17:31because he has set a day when he is going to judge the world in righteousness by the man he has appointed. He has provided proof of this to everyone by raising him from the dead.”
• Acts 26:22To this very day, I have had help from God, and I stand and testify to both small and great, saying nothing other than what the prophets and Moses said would take place —
• 1 Corinthians 15:3For I passed on to you as most important what I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
• Revelation 1:18and the Living One. I was dead, but look — I am alive forever and ever, and I hold the keys of death and Hades.

Commentaries on Acts 25:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19Questions - of their own superstition - ; Questions concerning their own religion. Superstition meant something as bad among the Romans as it does among us; and is it likely that Festus, only a procurator, should thus speak to Agrippa, a King, concerning his own religion? He could not have done so without offering the highest insult. The word must therefore simply mean religion - the national creed, and the national worship, as I have at large proved it…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19But had certain questions - Certain inquiries, or litigated and disputed subjects; certain points of dispute in which they differed - ́ zētēmata tinaOf their own superstition - ́ deisidaimoniasThis word properly denotes “the worship or fear of demons”; but it was applied by the Greeks and Romans to the worship of their gods. It is the same word which is used in Acts 17:22, where it is used in a good sense. See the notes on that place. There are two…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-27Verses 13-27 Agrippa had the government of Galilee. How many unjust and hasty judgments the Roman maxim, ver. #(16), condemn! This heathen, guided only by the light of nature, followed law and custom exactly, yet how many Christians will not follow the rules of truth, justice, and charity, in judging their brethren! The questions about God's worship, the way of salvation, and the truths of the gospel, may appear doubtful and without interest, to worldly…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18-20These verses provide the official reasons Festus gave for his actions (see also 25:9). There were no criminal charges against Paul. The objections were about their religion and focused on Paul's claim that Jesus is alive.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-2116-21. to deliver any man to die--On the word "deliver up," see on Ac 25:11.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 25:19

• Indictments
• Paul
• Superstition

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• Jesus
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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