New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 25

Paul before Festus

1FestusΦῆστοςPhēstosG5347thenοὖνounG3767,having arrivedἐπιβὰςepibasG1910inthe provinceἐπαρχείᾳeparcheiaG1885,threeτρεῖςtreisG5140daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250laterμετὰmetaG3326wentἀνέβηanebēG305up to JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414fromCaesareaΚαισαρείας,KaisareiasG2542.

2And the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749and the leadingG4413menG4413of the JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453broughtG1718chargesG1718againstκατὰkataG2596PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972,and they were urgingπαρεκάλουνparekalounG3870him,

3requestingαἰτούμενοιaitoumenoiG154aconcessionχάρινcharinG5485againstG2596Paul, that he mighthave him broughtμεταπέμψηταιmetapempsētaiG3343to JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419(at the same time,settingποιοῦντεςpoiountesG4160an ambushἐνέδρανenedranG1747to killἀνελεῖνaneleinG337him on the wayὁδόν.¶hodonG3598).

4FestusΦῆστοςPhēstosG5347thenοὖνounG3767answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611that PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972was being keptG5083in custodyG5083atCaesareaΚαισάρειαν,KaisareianG2542and that he himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438was aboutμέλλεινmelleinG3195to leaveἐκπορεύεσθαι·ekporeuesthaiG1607shortlyτάχειtacheiG5034.

5“ThereforeοὖνounG3767,”he saidφησινphēsinG5346, “let the influentialG1415menG1415amongἐνenG1722yougoσυγκαταβάντες,sugkatabantesG4782there with me, and ifεἴeiG1487there is anythingτίtiG5100wrongἄτοπον,atoponG824aboutἐνenG1722the manἀνδρὶandriG435, let themprosecuteκατηγορείτωσανkatēgoreitōsanG2723him.”

6After he had spentδιατρίψαςdiatripsasG1304not moreπλείουςpleiousG4183than eightὀκτὼoktōG3638orἢēG2228tenδέκα,dekaG1176daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250amongἐνenG1722them, he wentG2597downκαταβὰςkatabasG2597toCaesareaΚαισάρειαν,KaisareianG2542,and on the nextἐπαύριονepaurionG1887dayG1887he tookG2523his seatG2523onthe tribunalβήματοςbēmatosG968and orderedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972to be broughtἀχθῆναι.¶achthēnaiG71.

7After Paul arrivedΠαραγενομένουParagenomenouG3854,the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453who had comeκαταβεβηκότεςkatabebēkotesG2597downG2597from JerusalemἹεροσολύμωνHi'erosolumōnG2414stoodG4026aroundG4026him, bringingG2702manyπολλὰpollaG4183and seriousβαρέαbareaG926chargesG159againstG2702himwhichἃhaG3739they couldἴσχυονischuonG2480not proveἀποδεῖξαι,apodeixaiG584,

8while PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972saidG626in his own defenseἀπολογουμένουapologoumenouG626, “I have committedG264noG3777offenseG264eitherG3777againstεἰςeisG1519the LawνόμονnomonG3551of the JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453orG3777againstεἰςeisG1519the templeG2413orG3777againstεἰςeisG1519CaesarΚαίσαράKaisaraG2541.”

9But FestusΦῆστοςPhēstosG5347,wishingθέλωνthelōnG2309to doκαταθέσθαι,katathesthaiG2698the JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453a favorχάρινcharinG5485,answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972and saidG3004, “Are you willingθέλειςtheleisG2309to goἀναβὰςanabasG305up to JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414andstandG2919trialG2919beforeἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909me on theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778charges?”

10But PaulΠαῦλος·PaulosG3972saidG3004, “I amεἰμι,eimiG1510standingἑστώςhestōsG2476beforeἐπὶepiG1909Caesar’sΚαίσαροςKaisarosG2541tribunalβήματοςbēmatosG968,whereοὗhouG3757I oughtδεῖdeiG1163to be triedκρίνεσθαι.krinesthaiG2919.I have doneG91noοὐδὲνoudenG3762wrongἠδίκησα,ēdikēsaG91to theJewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453,as you alsoκαὶkaiG2532veryG2573wellG2573knowἐπιγινώσκεις·epiginōskeisG1921.

11IfεἰeiG1487,thenοὖνounG3767,I amG91a wrongdoerG91and have committedπέπραχάpeprachaG4238anythingτι,tiG5100worthyἄξιονaxionG514of deathθανάτουthanatouG2288,I do not refuseπαραιτοῦμαιparaitoumaiG3868to dieἀποθανεῖν·apothaneinG599;but ifεἰeiG1487noneG3762of those things is trueof whichὧνhōnG3739theseG3778menG3778accuseκατηγοροῦσίνkatēgorousinG2723me, noG3762oneG3762canδύναταιdunataiG1410handχαρίσασθαι.charisasthaiG5483me over to them. Iappealἐπικαλοῦμαι.¶epikaloumaiG1941to CaesarΚαίσαραKaisaraG2541.”

12ThenΤότεToteG5119when FestusΦῆστοςPhēstosG5347had conferredσυλλαλήσαςsullalēsasG4814withhis councilσυμβουλίουsumbouliouG4824,he answeredἀπεκρίθη·apekrithēG611, “You have appealedἐπικέκλησαι,epikeklēsaiG1941to CaesarΚαίσαραKaisaraG2541,to CaesarΚαίσαραKaisaraG2541you shall goπορεύσῃ.¶poreusēG4198.”

13NowδὲdeG1161when severalτινῶνtinōnG5100daysἩμερῶνHēmerōnG2250had elapsedδιαγενομένωνdiagenomenōnG1230,KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935AgrippaἈγρίππαςAgrippasG67and BerniceΒερνίκηBernikēG959arrivedκατήντησανkatēntēsanG2658atCaesareaΚαισάρειανKaisareianG2542and paidG782their respectsG782to FestusΦῆστον.PhēstonG5347.

14WhileὡςhōsG5613they were spendingδιέτριβονdietribonG1304manyπλείουςpleiousG4183daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250thereἐκεῖ,ekeiG1563,FestusΦῆστοςPhēstosG5347laidἀνέθετοanethetoG394Paul’sΠαῦλονPaulonG3972caseκατὰkataG3588 G2596before the kingβασιλεῖbasileiG935,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “There is a manἀνήρanērG435who wasleftκαταλελειμμένοςkataleleimmenosG2641as a prisonerδέσμιος,desmiosG1198by FelixΦήλικοςPhēlikosG5344;

15and when I was at JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414,the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749and the eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245of the JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453broughtG1718chargesG1718againstG4012him, askingαἰτούμενοιaitoumenoiG154for a sentenceG2613of condemnationG2613againstG4012him.

16IansweredἀπεκρίθηνapekrithēnG611them that it is not the customἔθοςethosG1485of the RomansῬωμαίοιςRhōmaioisG4514to handχαρίζεσθαίcharizesthaiG5483over anyτιναtinaG5100manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444beforeπρὶνprinG4250the accusedκατηγορούμενοςkatēgoroumenosG2723meetsG2192his accusersκατηγόρους,katēgorousG2725faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383to faceG4383and hasG2192an opportunityτόπονtoponG5117to make his defenseἀπολογίαςapologiasG627againstπερὶperiG4012the chargesἐγκλήματος.egklēmatosG1462.

17SoοὖνounG3767after they had assembledσυνελθόντωνsunelthontōnG4905hereἐνθάδεenthadeG1759,I did not delayἀναβολὴνanabolēnG311,but on the nextἑξῆςhexēsG1836day tookG2523my seatG2523onthe tribunalβήματοςbēmatosG968and orderedἐκέλευσαekeleusaG2753the manἄνδρα·andraG435to be broughtἀχθῆναιachthēnaiG71before me.

18When the accusersκατήγοροιkatēgoroiG2725stoodσταθέντεςstathentesG2476up, they beganbringingἔφερονepheronG5342chargesαἰτίανaitianG156againstπερὶperiG4012him not of suchG3739crimesG4190as I was expectingὑπενόουνhupenoounG5282,

19but they simplyhadεἶχονeichonG2192someτιναtinaG5100pointsG2213of disagreementG2213with him aboutπερὶperiG4012their ownἰδίαςidiasG2398religionδεισιδαιμονίαςdeisidaimoniasG1175and aboutπερίperiG4012a deadτεθνηκότος,tethnēkotosG2348manτινοςtinosG5100,JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,whomὃνhonG3739PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972assertedἔφασκενephaskenG5335to be aliveζῆν.zēnG2198.

20BeingG639at a lossG639howG2214to investigateG2214suchτούτωνtoutōnG3778matters, I askedἔλεγονelegonG3004whetherεἰeiG1487he was willingβούλοιτοbouloitoG1014to goπορεύεσθαιporeuesthaiG4198to JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414and thereG2546standG2919trialG2919on theseτούτων.toutōnG3778matters.

21But when PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972appealedἐπικαλεσαμένουepikalesamenouG1941to be heldG5083in custodyG5083forthe Emperor’sΣεβαστοῦSebastouG4575decisionδιάγνωσινdiagnōsinG1233,I orderedἐκέλευσαekeleusaG2753him to be keptG5083in custodyG5083untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193I sendἀναπέμψωanapempsōG375him to CaesarΚαίσαρα.KaisaraG2541.”

22ThenG2532AgrippaἈγρίππαςAgrippasG67saidto FestusΦῆστονPhēstonG5347, “I alsoκαὶkaiG2532would likeἐβουλόμηνeboulomēnG1014to hearἀκοῦσαι.akousaiG191the manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444myselfG846.” “TomorrowαὔριόνaurionG839,”he saidφησινphēsinG5346, “you shall hearἀκούσῃakousēG191him.”

Paul before Agrippa

23SoοὖνounG3767,on the nextἐπαύριονepaurionG1887dayG1887whenAgrippaἈγρίππαAgrippaG67cameἐλθόντοςelthontosG2064togetherG2532withBerniceΒερνίκηςBernikēsG959amidμετὰmetaG3326greatπολλῆςpollēsG4183pompφαντασίαςphantasiasG5325,and enteredεἰσελθόντωνeiselthontōnG1525the auditoriumἀκροατήριονakroatērionG201accompaniedσύνsunG4862by thecommandersχιλιάρχοιςchiliarchoisG5506and the prominentἐξοχὴνexochēnG1851menἀνδράσινandrasinG435of the cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172,at the commandκελεύσαντοςkeleusantosG2753of FestusΦήστουPhēstouG5347,PaulΠαῦλος.¶PaulosG3972was broughtἤχθηēchthēG71in.

24FestusΦῆστος·PhēstosG5347saidφησινphēsinG5346, “KingβασιλεῦbasileuG935AgrippaἈγρίππαAgrippaG67,and allπάντεςpantesG3956you gentlemenἄνδρες,andresG435hereG4840presentG4840with us, you seeθεωρεῖτεtheōreiteG2334thisG3778manG3778aboutπερὶperiG4012whomοὗhouG3739allἅπανhapanG537the peopleπλῆθοςplēthosG4128of the JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453appealedἐνέτυχόνenetuchonG1793to me, bothτεteG5037at JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414and hereἐνθάδεenthadeG1759,loudlyG994declaringG994thathe oughtδεῖνdeinG1163not to liveζῆνzēnG2198anyG3371longerμηκέτι.mēketiG3371.

25But I foundκατελαβόμηνkatelabomēnG2638that he had committedπεπραχέναι,peprachenaiG4238nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367worthyἄξιονaxionG514of deathθανάτουthanatouG2288;and since he himselfG846appealedἐπικαλεσαμένουepikalesamenouG1941tothe EmperorΣεβαστὸνSebastonG4575,I decidedἔκριναekrinaG2919to sendπέμπεινpempeinG3992him.

26Yet I haveἔχω,echōG2192nothingοὐκoukG3756definiteἀσφαλέςasphalesG804aboutπερὶperiG4012him to writeγράψαιgrapsaiG1125to my lordκυρίῳkuriōG2962.ThereforeδιὸdioG1352I have broughtG4254him beforeG4254you alland especiallyμάλισταmalistaG3122beforeG1909you, KingβασιλεῦbasileuG935AgrippaἈγρίππα,AgrippaG67,soὅπωςhopōsG3704that after the investigationἀνακρίσεωςanakriseōsG351has takenG1096placeγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096,I may haveσχῶschōG2192somethingτίtiG5101to writeγράψω·grapsōG1125.

27For it seemsδοκεῖdokeiG1380absurdἄλογονalogonG249to me in sendingπέμπονταpempontaG3992a prisonerδέσμιονdesmionG1198,not to indicateσημᾶναι.¶sēmanaiG4591alsoκαὶkaiG2532the chargesαἰτίαςaitiasG156againstκατ᾽kat᾽G2596him.”

Paul before Festus

Paul before Agrippa

Commentaries on Acts 25