New American Standard Bible 2020

Acts 25

Paul before Festus

1FestusΦῆστοςPhēstosG5347,thenοὖνounG3767,after arrivingἐπιβὰςepibasG1910inthe provinceἐπαρχείᾳeparcheiaG1885,wentG305upG305to JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414fromCaesareaΚαισαρείας,KaisareiasG2542threeτρεῖςtreisG5140daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250laterμετὰmetaG3326.

2And the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749and the leadingG4413menG4413of the JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453broughtG1718chargesG1718againstκατὰkataG2596PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972,and they were pleadingπαρεκάλουνparekalounG3870with Festus,

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

4FestusΦῆστοςPhēstosG5347thenοὖνounG3767answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611that PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972was being keptG5083inG5083custodyG5083inCaesareaΚαισάρειαν,KaisareianG2542,and that he himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438wasG3195aboutG3195toG3195leaveἐκπορεύεσθαι·ekporeuesthaiG1607shortlyτάχειtacheiG5034.

5“ThereforeοὖνounG3767,”he saidφησινphēsinG5346, “have the influentialG1415menG1415amongἐνenG1722yougoσυγκαταβάντες,sugkatabantesG4782there with me, and ifεἴeiG1487there is anythingτίtiG5100wrongἄτοπον,atoponG824aboutἐνenG1722the manἀνδρὶandriG435,have them bringG2723chargesG2723againstG2723him.”

6After Festushad spentδιατρίψαςdiatripsasG1304noοὐouG3756moreπλείουςpleiousG4183than eightὀκτὼoktōG3638orἢēG2228tenδέκα,dekaG1176daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250amongἐνenG1722them, he wentG2597downκαταβὰςkatabasG2597toCaesareaΚαισάρειαν,KaisareianG2542,and on the nextἐπαύριονepaurionG1887dayG1887he tookG2523his seatG2523onthe tribunalβήματοςbēmatosG968and orderedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753that PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972be broughtἀχθῆναι.¶achthēnaiG71.

7After Paul arrivedΠαραγενομένουParagenomenouG3854,the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453who had comeκαταβεβηκότεςkatabebēkotesG2597downG2597from JerusalemἹεροσολύμωνHi'erosolumōnG2414stoodG4026aroundG4026him, bringingG2702manyπολλὰpollaG4183,and seriousβαρέαbareaG926,chargesG159againstG2702himwhichἃhaG3739they couldἴσχυονischuonG2480not proveἀποδεῖξαι,apodeixaiG584,

8while PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972saidG626inG626his own defenseἀπολογουμένουapologoumenouG626, “I have not doneG264anythingτιtiG5100wrongG264eitherοὔτεouteG3777againstεἰςeisG1519the LawνόμονnomonG3551of the JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453,orοὔτεouteG3777againstεἰςeisG1519the templeG2413,orοὔτεouteG3777againstεἰςeisG1519CaesarΚαίσαράKaisaraG2541.”

9But FestusΦῆστοςPhēstosG5347,wantingθέλωνthelōnG2309to doκαταθέσθαι,katathesthaiG2698the JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453a favorχάρινcharinG5485,repliedἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611to PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972and saidG3004, “Are you willingθέλειςtheleisG2309to goG305upG305to JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414andstandG2919trialG2919beforeἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909me on theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778charges?”

10But PaulΠαῦλος·PaulosG3972saidG3004, “I amεἰμι,eimiG1510standingἑστώςhestōsG2476beforeἐπὶepiG1909Caesar’sΚαίσαροςKaisarosG2541tribunalβήματοςbēmatosG968,whereοὗhouG3757I oughtδεῖdeiG1163to be triedκρίνεσθαι.krinesthaiG2919.I have doneG91nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762wrongἠδίκησα,ēdikēsaG91to theJewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453,as you alsoκαὶkaiG2532veryG2573wellG2573knowἐπιγινώσκεις·epiginōskeisG1921.

11IfεἰeiG1487,thereforeοὖνounG3767,I amG91inG91theG91wrongἀδικῶadikōG91and have committedπέπραχάpeprachaG4238somethingτι,tiG5100deservingἄξιονaxionG514deathθανάτουthanatouG2288,I am not tryingG3868toG3868avoidG3868executionἀποθανεῖν·apothaneinG599;but ifεἰeiG1487there is nothingG3762to the accusationsG2723whichὧνhōnG3739theseG3778menG3778are bringingG2723againstG2723me, noG3762oneG3762canδύναταιdunataiG1410handG5483me overG5483to them. Iappealἐπικαλοῦμαι.¶epikaloumaiG1941toG1941CaesarΚαίσαραKaisaraG2541.”

12ThenΤότεToteG5119when FestusΦῆστοςPhēstosG5347had conferredσυλλαλήσαςsullalēsasG4814withhis councilσυμβουλίουsumbouliouG4824,he answeredἀπεκρίθη·apekrithēG611, “You have appealedἐπικέκλησαι,epikeklēsaiG1941toG1941CaesarΚαίσαραKaisaraG2541;to CaesarΚαίσαραKaisaraG2541you shall goπορεύσῃ.¶poreusēG4198.”

13NowδὲdeG1161when severalτινῶνtinōnG5100daysἩμερῶνHēmerōnG2250had passedδιαγενομένωνdiagenomenōnG1230,KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935AgrippaἈγρίππαςAgrippasG67and BerniceΒερνίκηBernikēG959arrivedκατήντησανkatēntēsanG2658inCaesareaΚαισάρειανKaisareianG2542,payingG782their respectsG782to FestusΦῆστον.PhēstonG5347.

14And whileὡςhōsG5613they were spendingδιέτριβονdietribonG1304manyπλείουςpleiousG4183daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250thereἐκεῖ,ekeiG1563,FestusΦῆστοςPhēstosG5347presentedἀνέθετοanethetoG394Paul’sΠαῦλονPaulonG3972caseκατὰkataG3588 G2596to the kingβασιλεῖbasileiG935,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “There is a manἀνήρanērG435who wasleftκαταλελειμμένοςkataleleimmenosG2641as a prisonerδέσμιος,desmiosG1198by FelixΦήλικοςPhēlikosG5344;

15and when I was in JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414,the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749and the eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245of the JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453broughtG1718chargesG1718againstG4012him, askingαἰτούμενοιaitoumenoiG154for a sentenceG2613ofG2613condemnationG2613againstG4012him.

16IrepliedἀπεκρίθηνapekrithēnG611to them that it is not the customἔθοςethosG1485of the RomansῬωμαίοιςRhōmaioisG4514to handG5483overG5483anyτιναtinaG5100personἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444beforeπρὶνprinG4250the accusedκατηγορούμενοςkatēgoroumenosG2723meetsG2192his accusersκατηγόρους,katēgorousG2725faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383to faceG4383,and hasG2192an opportunityτόπονtoponG5117to make his defenseἀπολογίαςapologiasG627againstπερὶperiG4012the chargesἐγκλήματος.egklēmatosG1462.

17SoοὖνounG3767after they had assembledσυνελθόντωνsunelthontōnG4905hereἐνθάδεenthadeG1759,I did not delayἀναβολὴνanabolēnG311,but on the nextἑξῆςhexēsG1836day tookG2523my seatG2523onthe tribunalβήματοςbēmatosG968and orderedἐκέλευσαekeleusaG2753that the manἄνδρα·andraG435be broughtἀχθῆναιachthēnaiG71.

18When the accusersκατήγοροιkatēgoroiG2725stoodσταθέντεςstathentesG2476up, they did not beginbringingἔφερονepheronG5342anyοὐδεμίανoudemianG3762chargesαἰτίανaitianG156againstπερὶperiG4012him of crimesG4190that I suspectedὑπενόουνhupenoounG5282,

19but they simplyhadεἶχονeichonG2192someG5100pointsG2213ofG2213disagreementG2213with him aboutπερὶperiG4012their ownἰδίαςidiasG2398religionδεισιδαιμονίαςdeisidaimoniasG1175and aboutπερίperiG4012a deadG2348manG2348,JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,whomὃνhonG3739PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972assertedἔφασκενephaskenG5335to be aliveζῆν.zēnG2198.

20AndbeingG639atG639aG639lossG639howG2214toG2214investigateG2214suchτούτωνtoutōnG3778matters, IaskedἔλεγονelegonG3004whetherεἰeiG1487he was willingβούλοιτοbouloitoG1014to goπορεύεσθαιporeuesthaiG4198to JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414and standG2919trialG2919thereG2546on theseτούτων.toutōnG3778matters.

21But when PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972appealedἐπικαλεσαμένουepikalesamenouG1941to be heldG5083inG5083custodyG5083forthe Emperor’sΣεβαστοῦSebastouG4575decisionδιάγνωσινdiagnōsinG1233,I orderedἐκέλευσαekeleusaG2753that he be keptG5083inG5083custodyG5083untilἕωςhe'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 nextἐπαύριονepaurionG1887dayG1887whenAgrippaἈγρίππαAgrippaG67andBerniceΒερνίκηςBernikēsG959cameἐλθόντοςelthontosG2064amidμετὰmetaG3326greatπολλῆςpollēsG4183pompφαντασίαςphantasiasG5325and enteredεἰσελθόντωνeiselthontōnG1525the auditoriumἀκροατήριονakroatērionG201,accompaniedσύνsunG4862by the commandersχιλιάρχοιςchiliarchoisG5506and the prominentἐξοχὴνexochēnG1851menἀνδράσινandrasinG435of the cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172,at the commandκελεύσαντοςkeleusantosG2753of FestusΦήστουPhēstouG5347,PaulΠαῦλος.¶PaulosG3972was broughtἤχθηēchthēG71before them.

24And FestusΦῆστος·PhēstosG5347saidφησινphēsinG5346, “KingβασιλεῦbasileuG935AgrippaἈγρίππαAgrippaG67,and allπάντεςpantesG3956you gentlemenἄνδρες,andresG435presentσυμπαρόντεςsumparontesG4840with us, you seeθεωρεῖτεtheōreiteG2334thisG3778manG3778aboutπερὶperiG4012whomοὗhouG3739allἅπανhapanG537the peopleπλῆθοςplēthosG4128of the JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453appealedἐνέτυχόνenetuchonG1793to me, bothτεteG5037in JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414and hereἐνθάδεenthadeG1759,shoutingβοῶντεςboōntesG994thathe oughtδεῖνdeinG1163not to liveζῆνzēnG2198anyG3371longerμηκέτι.mēketiG3371.

25But I foundκατελαβόμηνkatelabomēnG2638that he had committedπεπραχέναι,peprachenaiG4238nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367deservingἄξιονaxionG514deathθανάτουthanatouG2288;and since he himselfG846appealedἐπικαλεσαμένουepikalesamenouG1941toG1941the EmperorΣεβαστὸνSebastonG4575,I decidedἔκριναekrinaG2919to sendπέμπεινpempeinG3992him.

26Yet, I haveἔχω,echōG2192nothingοὐκoukG3756definiteἀσφαλέςasphalesG804aboutπερὶperiG4012him to writeγράψαιgrapsaiG1125to my lordκυρίῳkuriōG2962.ThereforeδιὸdioG1352,I have broughtG4254him beforeG4254you alland especiallyμάλισταmalistaG3122beforeG1909you, KingβασιλεῦbasileuG935AgrippaἈγρίππα,AgrippaG67,soὅπωςhopōsG3704thatG3704after the investigationἀνακρίσεωςanakriseōsG351has takenG1096placeγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096,I may haveσχῶschōG2192somethingτίtiG5101to writeγράψω·grapsōG1125.

27For it seemsδοκεῖdokeiG1380absurdἄλογονalogonG249to me in sendingπέμπονταpempontaG3992a prisonerδέσμιονdesmionG1198,not to indicateσημᾶναι.¶sēmanaiG4591the chargesαἰτίαςaitiasG156againstκατ᾽kat᾽G2596him asG2532wellG2532.”

Paul before Festus

Paul before Agrippa

Commentaries on Acts 25