New American Standard Bible 1995
Acts 25:6-17
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’sΠαῦλονPaulonG3972caseκατὰkataG3588G2596before the kingβασιλεῖbasileiG935,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “There is a manἀνήρanērG435who wasleftκαταλελειμμένοςkataleleimmenosG2641as a prisonerδέσμιος,desmiosG1198by FelixΦήλικοςPhēlikosG5344;
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.
Commentaries on Acts 25
- 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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