New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 25:1-8

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.”

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