Acts 25:10

Acts 25:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then said Paul, I stand at Cesar’s judgment seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou very well knowest.
• New International Version (NIV)Paul answered: “I am now standing before Caesar’s court, where I ought to be tried. I have not done any wrong to the Jews, as you yourself know very well.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But Paul said, "I am standing before Caesar's tribunal, where I ought to be tried. To the Jews I have done no wrong, as you yourself know very well.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Paul said, “I stand at Caesar’s judgment seat, where I ought to be judged. To the Jews I have done no wrong, as you very well know.

Context of Acts 25:10

8while Paul said in his own defense, “I have not done anything wrong either against the Law of the Jews, or against the temple, or against Caesar.” 9But Festus, wanting to do the Jews a favor, replied to Paul and said, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and stand trial before me on these charges?” But Paul said, “I am standing before Caesar’s tribunal, where I ought to be tried. I have done nothing wrong to the Jews, as you also very well know. 11If, therefore, I am in the wrong and have committed something deserving death, I am not trying to avoid execution; but if there is nothing to the accusations which these men are bringing against me, no one can hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar.” 12Then when Festus had conferred with his council, he answered, “You have appealed to Caesar; to Caesar you shall go.”

Acts 25:10 word by word

εἶπεν δὲ ὁ Παῦλος· ἐπὶ τοῦ βήματος Καίσαρος ἑστώς εἰμι, οὗ με δεῖ κρίνεσθαι. Ἰουδαίους οὐδὲν ἠδίκησα, ὡς καὶ σὺ κάλλιον ἐπιγινώσκεις·Read the interlinear

• But PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos · PaulG3972
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• I amεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• standingἵστημιhistēmi · to standG2476
• beforeἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• Caesar’sΚαῖσαρKaisar · CaesarG2541
• tribunalβῆμαbēma · judgement seatG968
• whereοὗhou · whitherG3757
• I oughtδεῖdei · be necessaryG1163
• to be triedκρίνωkrinō · to judgeG2919
• I have doneἀδικέωadikeō · to harmG91
• nothingοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• JewsἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453
• as you alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• veryκαλῶςkalōs · wellG2573
• knowἐπιγινώσκωepiginōskō · to come to knowG1921

Cross-references for Acts 25:10

• Acts 16:37But Paul said to them, “After beating us in public without due process--men who are Romans--they threw us into prison; and now they are releasing us secretly? No indeed! On the contrary, let them come in person and lead us out.”
• Acts 22:25But when they stretched him out with straps, Paul said to the centurion who was standing by, “Is it lawful for you to flog a man who is a Roman and uncondemned?”
• Acts 25:25But I found that he had committed nothing deserving death; and since he himself appealed to the Emperor, I decided to send him.
• Acts 23:29and I found that he was being accused regarding questions in their Law, but was not charged with anything deserving death or imprisonment.
• Acts 26:31and when they had gone out, they began talking to one another, saying, “This man is not doing anything deserving death or imprisonment.”
• Acts 28:18And when they had examined me, they were willing to release me because there were no grounds for putting me to death.
• Matthew 27:18For he knew that it was because of envy that they had handed Him over.
• 2 Corinthians 4:2but we have renounced the things hidden because of shame, not walking in trickery nor distorting the word of God, but by the open proclamation of the truth commending ourselves to every person’s conscience in the sight of God.

Commentaries on Acts 25:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10I stand at Caesar's judgment seat - Every procurator represented the person of the emperor in the province over which he presided; and, as the seat of government was at Caesarea, and Paul was now before the tribunal on which the emperor's representative sat, he could say, with the strictest propriety, that he stood before Caesar's judgment seat, where, as a freeman of Rome, he should be tried. As thou very well knowest - The record of this trial before…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Then said Paul … - The reasons why Paul declined the proposal to be tried at Jerusalem are obvious. He had experienced so much violent persecution from his countrymen, and their minds were so full of prejudice, misconception, and enmity, that he had neither justice nor favor to hope at them hands. He knew, too, that they had formerly plotted against his life, and that he had been removed to Caesarea for the purpose of safety. It would be madness and folly…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-11Festus suggested that Paul have his trial in Jerusalem, which led Paul to appeal to Caesar. Paul did not fear death, but he opposed being transferred to a court biased toward condemnation, not justice (25:7).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-109-10. Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure--to ingratiate himself with them. said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and ... be judged ... before me--or, "under my protection." If this was meant in earnest, it was temporizing and vacillating. But, possibly, anticipating Paul's refusal, he wished merely to avoid the odium of refusing to remove the trial to Jerusalem.Read the comment

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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