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Acts 25

1FestusΦῆστοςPhēstosG5347thereforeοὖνounG3767,beingcomeG305intotheeparchy,afterthreeτρεῖςtreisG5140daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250wentG305uptoJerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414fromCaesareaΚαισαρείας,KaisareiasG2542.

2AndthechiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749andthechiefG749oftheJewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453laid informationsbeforehimagainstPaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972,andbesoughthim,

3askingαἰτούμενοιaitoumenoiG154asagraceG5485againsthimthathewouldsendG3343forhimtoJerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419, layingpeopleinwaittokillhimonthewayὁδόν.¶hodonG3598.

4FestusΦῆστοςPhēstosG5347thereforeοὖνounG3767answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611thatPaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972shouldbekeptG5083atCaesareaΚαισάρειαν,KaisareianG2542,andthathehimselfwasabouttosetoutshortly.

5LetthereforeοὖνounG3767thepersonsofauthorityamongyou,saysφησινphēsinG5346he, going down too,iftherebeG1510anythingτίtiG5100inthismanἀνδρὶandriG435,accuseκατηγορείτωσανkatēgoreitōsanG2723him.

6AndhavingremainedamongthemnotmoreπλείουςpleiousG4183thaneightὀκτὼoktōG3638ortenδέκα,dekaG1176daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,hewentG2597downκαταβὰςkatabasG2597toCaesareaΚαισάρειαν,KaisareianG2542;andonthenextἐπαύριονepaurionG1887dayG2250,havingsatG2523downG2597onthejudgment-seat,commandedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972tobebroughtG71.

7AndwhenhewascomeκαταβεβηκότεςkatabebēkotesG2597,theJewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453whowerecomeG2597downfromJerusalemἹεροσολύμωνHi'erosolumōnG2414stoodround,bringingmanyπολλὰpollaG4183andgrievous chargeswhichtheywerenotableἴσχυονischuonG2480toprove:

8PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972answeringforhimself,NeitheragainstthelawνόμονnomonG3551oftheJewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453,noragainstthetempleἱερὸνhi'eronG2411,noragainstCaesarΚαίσαράKaisaraG2541,haveIoffended [in]anythingτιtiG5100.

9ButFestusΦῆστοςPhēstosG5347, desirousofobligingtheJewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453,toacquiretheirfavour,answeringἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972,saidG3004, Art thouwillingG2309togoG305uptoJerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414,theretobejudgedG2919beforemeconcerningπερὶperiG4012thesethingsτούτωνtoutōnG3778?

10ButPaulΠαῦλος·PaulosG3972saidG3004,IamG1510standingἑστώςhestōsG2476beforethejudgment-seatofCaesarΚαίσαροςKaisarosG2541,whereοὗhouG3757IoughtG1163tobeG1510judgedG2919.TotheJewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453haveIdonenowrongἠδίκησα,ēdikēsaG91,asthoualsoκαὶkaiG2532verywellknowest.

11IfthenIhavedoneanywrongἀδικῶadikōG91andcommittedanythingτι,tiG5100worthyἄξιονaxionG514ofdeathθανάτουthanatouG2288,Idonotdeprecatedyingἀποθανεῖν·apothaneinG599;butifthereisG1510nothingofthosethingsG3778ofwhichtheyaccuseκατηγοροῦσίνkatēgorousinG2723me,nomanG3778cangivemeuptothem.Iappealἐπικαλοῦμαι.¶epikaloumaiG1941toCaesarΚαίσαραKaisaraG2541.

12ThenΤότεToteG5119FestusΦῆστοςPhēstosG5347, havingconferredwiththecouncil,answeredἀπεκρίθη·apekrithēG611, Thou hastappealedἐπικέκλησαι,epikeklēsaiG1941toCaesarΚαίσαραKaisaraG2541.ToCaesarΚαίσαραKaisaraG2541shalt thougoπορεύσῃ.¶poreusēG4198.

13AndwhencertainG5100daysἩμερῶνHēmerōnG2250hadelapsed,AgrippaἈγρίππαςAgrippasG67thekingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935andBerniceΒερνίκηBernikēG959arrivedatCaesareaΚαισάρειανKaisareianG2542tosaluteFestusΦῆστον.PhēstonG5347.

14AndwhenG5613theyhadspentmanyπλείουςpleiousG4183daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250there,FestusΦῆστοςPhēstosG5347laidbeforethekingβασιλεῖbasileiG935thematters relatingtoPaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,ThereisG1510acertainτίςtisG5100manἀνήρanērG435leftG2641prisonerδέσμιος,desmiosG1198byFelixΦήλικοςPhēlikosG5344,

15concerningπερὶperiG4012whom,whenIwasatJerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414,thechiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749andtheeldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245oftheJewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453laid informations, requiring judgmentagainsthim:

16towhomIansweredἀπεκρίθηνapekrithēnG611,ItisG1510not[the]customἔθοςethosG1485oftheRomansῬωμαίοιςRhōmaioisG4514togiveupanymanἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444beforethattheaccusedG2723havetheaccusersκατηγόρους,katēgorousG2725faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383tofaceG4383,andhehavegotopportunityτόπονtoponG5117ofdefence touchingthecharge.

17WhenthereforeοὖνounG3767theyhadcomeG4905togetherG4905hereἐνθάδεenthadeG1759,withoutputtingitoff,IsatG2523thenextἑξῆςhexēsG1836dayG1836onthejudgment-seatandcommandedἐκέλευσαekeleusaG2753themanἄνδρα·andraG435tobebroughtG71:

18concerningπερὶperiG4012whomtheaccusersκατήγοροιkatēgoroiG2725,standingG2476up,broughtἔφερονepheronG5342nosuchaccusationofguiltG156asIsupposed;

19buthadagainsthimcertainτιναtinaG5100questionsζητήματαzētēmataG2213oftheirownἰδίαςidiasG2398systemofworship,andconcerningG4012acertainτινοςtinosG5100JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424whoisdead,whomPaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972affirmedtobelivingG2198.

20AndasImyselfwasatalossastoaninquiryintothesethingsG3778,IsaidG3004,WashewillingβούλοιτοbouloitoG1014togoπορεύεσθαιporeuesthaiG4198toJerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414andtheretobejudgedG2919concerningG4012thesethingsG3778?

21ButPaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972havingappealedἐπικαλεσαμένουepikalesamenouG1941tobekeptG5083forthecognisanceofAugustus,IcommandedἐκέλευσαekeleusaG2753himtobekeptG5083tillIshallsendhimtoCaesarΚαίσαρα.KaisaraG2541.

22AndAgrippaἈγρίππαςAgrippasG67[saidφησινphēsinG5346]toFestusΦῆστονPhēstonG5347,ImyselfalsoκαὶkaiG2532woulddesiretohearἀκοῦσαι.akousaiG191themanἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444. To-morrow,saidG5346he, thou shalthearἀκούσῃakousēG191him.

23OnthemorrowthereforeοὖνounG3767,AgrippaἈγρίππαAgrippaG67beingcomeG2064,andBerniceΒερνίκηςBernikēsG959,withgreatπολλῆςpollēsG4183pomp,andhavingenteredεἰσελθόντωνeiselthontōnG1525intothehallofaudience,withthechiliarchsandthemenG435ofdistinctionofthecityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172,andFestusΦήστουPhēstouG5347havinggivencommandκελεύσαντοςkeleusantosG2753,PaulΠαῦλος.¶PaulosG3972wasbroughtG71.

24AndFestusΦῆστος·PhēstosG5347saidφησινphēsinG5346,KingβασιλεῦbasileuG935AgrippaἈγρίππαAgrippaG67,andallmenG435whoarehereἐνθάδεenthadeG1759presentwithus, yeseeθεωρεῖτεtheōreiteG2334thisperson,concerningπερὶperiG4012whomallthemultitudeπλῆθοςplēthosG4128oftheJewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453appliedtomebothinJerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414andhereG1759,cryingβοῶντεςboōntesG994outagainst[him]thatheoughtG1163nottoliveζῆνzēnG2198anylongerμηκέτι.mēketiG3371.

25ButI, havingfoundthathehaddonenothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367worthyἄξιονaxionG514ofdeathθανάτουthanatouG2288,andthis[manG3778]himselfhavingappealedἐπικαλεσαμένουepikalesamenouG1941toAugustus,IhavedecidedtosendπέμπεινpempeinG3992him;

26concerningπερὶperiG4012whomIhavenothingcertainG5100towriteγράψαιgrapsaiG1125tomylordκυρίῳkuriōG2962.WhereforeIhavebroughtG4254himbeforeyou,andspeciallybeforethee,kingβασιλεῦbasileuG935AgrippaἈγρίππα,AgrippaG67,sothatanexaminationhavingbeengoneintoImayhavesomethingG5100towriteγράψω·grapsōG1125:

27foritseemsδοκεῖdokeiG1380tomesenseless,sendingG3992aprisonerδέσμιονdesmionG1198,notalsoκαὶkaiG2532tosignifythechargesG156againsthim.

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