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Acts 25:12
12Then Festus, having conferred with the council, answered, Thou hast appealed to Caesar. To Caesar shalt thou go.
Acts 25:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, Hast thou appealed unto Cesar? unto Cesar shalt thou go.
- New International Version (NIV)After Festus had conferred with his council, he declared: “You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you will go!”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then Festus, when he had conferred with his council, answered, "To Caesar you have appealed; to Caesar you shall go."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, “You have appealed to Caesar? To Caesar you shall go!”
Context of Acts 25:12
10But Paul said, I am standing before the judgment-seat of Caesar, where I ought to be judged. To the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou also very well knowest. 11If then I have done any wrong and committed anything worthy of death, I do not deprecate dying; but if there is nothing of those things of which they accuse me, no man can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar. Then Festus, having conferred with the council, answered, Thou hast appealed to Caesar. To Caesar shalt thou go. 13And when certain days had elapsed, Agrippa the king and Bernice arrived at Caesarea to salute Festus. 14And when they had spent many days there, Festus laid before the king the matters relating to Paul, saying, There is a certain man left prisoner by Felix,
Read all of Acts 25Acts 25:12 word by word
Τότε ὁ Φῆστος συλλαλήσας μετὰ τοῦ συμβουλίου ἀπεκρίθη· Καίσαρα ἐπικέκλησαι, ἐπὶ Καίσαρα πορεύσῃ.¶Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Acts 25:12
- Acts 25:21But Paul having appealed to be kept for the cognisance of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I shall send him to Caesar.
- Acts 19:21And when these things were fulfilled, Paul purposed in his spirit to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia, saying, After I have been there I must see Rome also.
- Acts 23:11But the following night the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good courage; for as thou hast testified the things concerning me at Jerusalem, so thou must bear witness at Rome also.
- Acts 26:32And Agrippa said to Festus, This man might have been let go if he had not appealed to Caesar.
- Acts 27:1But when it had been determined that we should sail to Italy, they delivered up Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion, by name Julius, of Augustus' company.
- Acts 28:16And when we came to Rome, [the centurion delivered up the prisoners to the praetorian prefect, but] Paul was allowed to remain by himself with the soldier who kept him.
- Psalms 76:10For the fury of man shall praise thee; the remainder of fury wilt thou gird on thyself.
- Isaiah 46:10declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure;
- Lamentations 3:37Who is he that saith, and there cometh to pass, what the Lord hath not commanded?
- Daniel 4:35And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and he doeth according to his will in the army of the heavens, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
- Romans 15:28Having finished this therefore, and having sealed to them this fruit, I will set off by you into Spain.
- Philippians 1:12But I would have you know, brethren, that the circumstances in which I am have turned out rather to the furtherance of the glad tidings,
Commentaries on Acts 25:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Conferred with the council - From this circumstance, we may learn that the appeal of Paul to Caesar was conditional; else Festus could not have deliberated with his council whether it should be granted; for he had no power to refuse to admit such an appeal. We may, therefore, understand Paul thus: "I now stand before a tribunal where I ought to be judged; if thou refuse to hear and try this cause, rather than go to Jerusalem, I appeal to Caesar." Festus…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12When he had conferred with the council - With his associate judges, or with those who were his counselors in the administration of justice. They were made up of the chief persons, probably military as well as civil, who were about him, and who were his assistants in the administration of the affairs of the province. Unto Caesar shalt thou go - He was willing in this way to rid himself of the trial, and of the vexation attending it. He did not dare to…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12Festus approved Paul's request. This confirmed Paul's belief that he must visit Rome (19:21; see also 23:11; 27:24; Romans 1:13–15; 15:22–29).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. Festus--little expecting such an appeal, but bound to respect it. having conferred with the council--his assessors in judgment, as to the admissibility of the appeal. said, Hast thou--for "thou hast." to Cæsar shalt thou go--as if he would add perhaps "and see if thou fare better."Read the comment
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- 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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