Acts 25
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Acts 25:13-21

13NowδὲdeG1161when severalτινῶνtinōnG5100daysἩμερῶνHēmerōnG2250had elapsedδιαγενομένωνdiagenomenōnG1230,KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935AgrippaἈγρίππαςAgrippasG67and BerniceΒερνίκηBernikēG959arrivedκατήντησανkatēntēsanG2658atCaesareaΚαισάρειανKaisareianG2542and paidG782their respectsG782to FestusΦῆστον.PhēstonG5347.
14WhileὡςhōsG5613they were spendingδιέτριβονdietribonG1304manyπλείουςpleiousG4183daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250thereἐκεῖ,ekeiG1563,FestusΦῆστοςPhēstosG5347laidἀνέθετοanethetoG394Paul’sΠαῦλονPaulonG3972caseκατὰkataG3588G2596before 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.”
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