Acts 25:12

Acts 25:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, Hast thou appealed unto Cesar? unto Cesar shalt thou go.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Festus, when he had conferred with his council, answered, "To Caesar you have appealed; to Caesar you shall go."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, “You have appealed to Caesar? To Caesar you shall go!”
• New Living Translation (NLT)Festus conferred with his advisers and then replied, “Very well! You have appealed to Caesar, and to Caesar you will go!”

Context of Acts 25:12

10Paul 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. 11If, however, I am guilty of doing anything deserving death, I do not refuse to die. But if the charges brought against me by these Jews are not true, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!” After Festus had conferred with his council, he declared: “You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you will go!” 13A few days later King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea to pay their respects to Festus. 14Since they were spending many days there, Festus discussed Paul’s case with the king. He said: “There is a man here whom Felix left as a prisoner.

Acts 25:12 word by word

Τότε ὁ Φῆστος συλλαλήσας μετὰ τοῦ συμβουλίου ἀπεκρίθη· Καίσαρα ἐπικέκλησαι, ἐπὶ Καίσαρα πορεύσῃ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thenτότεtote · thenG5119
• Festusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• FestusΦῆστοςPhēstos · FestusG5347
• when he had conferredσυλλαλέωsullaleō · to talk withG4814
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• the councilσυμβούλιονsumboulion · counsel/councilG4824
• answeredἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• Hast thou appealedἐπικαλέωepikaleomai · to call (on)/nameG1941
• unto CesarΚαῖσαρKaisar · CaesarG2541
• untoἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• shalt thou goπορεύωporeuomai · to travelG4198

Cross-references for Acts 25:12

• Acts 25:21But when Paul made his appeal to be held over for the Emperor’s decision, I ordered him held until I could send him to Caesar.”
• Acts 19:21After all this had happened, Paul decided to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia. “After I have been there,” he said, “I must visit Rome also.”
• Acts 23:11The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage! As you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome.”
• Acts 26:32Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar.”
• Acts 27:1When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment.
• Acts 28:16When we got to Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself, with a soldier to guard him.
• Psalms 76:10Surely your wrath against mankind brings you praise, and the survivors of your wrath are restrained.
• Isaiah 46:10I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.’
• Lamentations 3:37Who can speak and have it happen if the Lord has not decreed it?
• Daniel 4:35All the peoples of the earth are regarded as nothing. He does as he pleases with the powers of heaven and the peoples of the earth. No one can hold back his hand or say to him: “What have you done?”
• Romans 15:28So after I have completed this task and have made sure that they have received this contribution, I will go to Spain and visit you on the way.
• Philippians 1:12Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that what has happened to me has actually served to advance the gospel.

Commentaries on Acts 25:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Conferred with the council - From this circumstance, we may learn that the appeal of Paul to Caesar was conditional; else Festus could not have deliberated with his council whether it should be granted; for he had no power to refuse to admit such an appeal. We may, therefore, understand Paul thus: "I now stand before a tribunal where I ought to be judged; if thou refuse to hear and try this cause, rather than go to Jerusalem, I appeal to Caesar." Festus…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12When he had conferred with the council - With his associate judges, or with those who were his counselors in the administration of justice. They were made up of the chief persons, probably military as well as civil, who were about him, and who were his assistants in the administration of the affairs of the province. Unto Caesar shalt thou go - He was willing in this way to rid himself of the trial, and of the vexation attending it. He did not dare to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12Festus approved Paul's request. This confirmed Paul's belief that he must visit Rome (19:21; see also 23:11; 27:24; Romans 1:13–15; 15:22–29).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. Festus--little expecting such an appeal, but bound to respect it. having conferred with the council--his assessors in judgment, as to the admissibility of the appeal. said, Hast thou--for "thou hast." to Cæsar shalt thou go--as if he would add perhaps "and see if thou fare better."Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 25:12

• Judge
• King
• Paul

In the dictionaries

• Affirm
• Appeal
• Council
• Festus, Porcius
• Freedom
• Herod Arippa II.
• James
• Offend
• Pleasure
• Principal

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