Revised Literal Translation
Acts 25
1NowοὖνounG3767when FestusΦῆστοςPhēstosG5347was comeἐπιβὰςepibasG1910into the provinceτῇ ἐπαρχείᾳtēa eparcheiaG3588G1885,afterμετὰmetaG3326threeτρεῖςtreisG5140daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250he ascendedἀνέβηanebēG305fromἀπὸapoG575CæsareaΚαισαρείας,KaisareiasG2542toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414.
2οἱhoiG3588οἱhoiG3588ThenG1161the high priestἀρχιερεῖς τῶνarchiereis tōnG3588G749andκαὶkaiG2532the chiefπρῶτοιprōtoiG4413of the JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453informedἐνεφάνισάνenephanisanG1718himαὐτῷautōG846againstκατὰkataG2596Paulτοῦ Παύλουtou PaulouG3588G3972,andκαὶkaiG2532besoughtπαρεκάλουνparekalounG3870himαὐτὸνautonG846,
3And desiredαἰτούμενοιaitoumenoiG154favourχάρινcharinG5485againstκατ᾽kat᾽G2596himαὐτοῦ,autouG846,thatὅπωςhopōsG3704he would send forμεταπέμψηταιmetapempsētaiG3343himαὐτὸνautonG846toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419,layingποιοῦντεςpoiountesG4160waitἐνέδρανenedranG1747inκατὰkataG2596the wayτὴν ὁδόν.¶tēn hodonG3588G3598to killἀνελεῖνaneleinG337himαὐτὸνautonG846.
4ὉHoG3588ButοὖνounG3767μὲνmenG3303FestusΦῆστοςPhēstosG5347answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611,that Paulτὸν Παῦλονton PaulonG3588G3972shouldμέλλεινmelleinG3195be keptτηρεῖσθαιtēreisthaiG5083atG1722CæsareaΚαισάρειαν,KaisareianG2542,andδὲdeG1161that he himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438would departἐκπορεύεσθαι·ekporeuesthaiG1607G1722shortlyτάχειtacheiG5034thither.
5Let themG4782thereforeοὖνounG3767,said heφησινphēsinG5346,whichG3588G1415amongἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771are ableG3588G1415,go down withG4782me,and accuseκατηγορείτωσανkatēgoreitōsanG2723thisG3778manἀνδρὶandriG3588G435,ifεἴeiG1487there beἐστινestinG1510anyτίtiG5100wickednessἄτοπον,atoponG824inἐνenG1722himαὐτοῦ.autouG846.
6τῇtēaG3588AndδὲdeG1161when he had tarriedδιατρίψαςdiatripsasG1304amongἐνenG1722themαὐτοῖςautoisG846moreG4119thanἢēG2228tenδέκα,dekaG1176daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,he went downκαταβὰςkatabasG2597untoεἰςeisG1519CæsareaΚαισάρειαν,KaisareianG2542;and the next dayἐπαύριονepaurionG1887sittingκαθίσαςkathisasG2523onἐπὶepiG1909the judgment seatτοῦ βήματοςtou bēmatosG3588G968commandedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753Paulτὸν Παῦλονton PaulonG3588G3972to be broughtἀχθῆναι.¶achthēnaiG71.
7AndδὲdeG1161whenG3854heG846was comeG3854,the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453whichG3588came downκαταβεβηκότεςkatabebēkotesG2597fromἀπὸapoG575JerusalemἹεροσολύμωνHi'erosolumōnG2414stood round aboutπεριέστησανperiestēsanG4026,and laidG5342manyπολλὰpollaG4183andκαὶkaiG2532grievousβαρέαbareaG926complaintsαἰτιώματαaitiōmataG157againstG2596PaulG3588G3972,whichἃhaG3739they couldἴσχυονischuonG2480notοὐκoukG3756proveἀποδεῖξαι,apodeixaiG584.
8G3588WhileὅτιhotiG3754he answeredἀπολογουμένουapologoumenouG626for himselfG846,NeitherοὔτεouteG3777againstεἰςeisG1519the lawνόμονnomonG3588G3551of the JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453,neitherοὔτεouteG3777againstεἰςeisG1519the templeἱερὸνhi'eronG3588G2411,nor yetοὔτεouteG3777againstεἰςeisG1519CæsarΚαίσαράKaisaraG2541,have I offendedἥμαρτον.¶hēmartonG264any thing at allτιtiG5100.
9ὉHoG3588ButδὲdeG1161FestusΦῆστος τοῖςPhēstos toisG3588G5347,willingθέλωνthelōnG2309to doκαταθέσθαι,katathesthaiG2698the JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453a pleasureχάρινcharinG5485,answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611Paulτῷ Παύλῳtō PaulōG3588G3972,and saidG3004,Wilt thouθέλειςtheleisG2309go upἀναβὰςanabasG305toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414,and thereἐκεῖekeiG1563be judgedκριθῆναιkrithēnaiG2919ofπερὶperiG4012these thingsτούτωνtoutōnG3778beforeἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909meἐμοῦ;emouG1473?
10ThenδὲdeG1161saidG3004Paulὁ Παῦλος·ho PaulosG3588G3972,Iεἰμι,eimiG1510standἑστώςhestōsG2476atἐπὶepiG1909Cæsar’sΚαίσαροςKaisarosG2541judgment seatτοῦ βήματοςtou bēmatosG3588G968,whereοὗhouG3757IG1473oughtδεῖdeiG1163to be judgedκρίνεσθαι.krinesthaiG2919:to the JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453have I doneG91noοὐδὲνoudenG3762wrongἠδίκησα,ēdikēsaG91,asὡςhōsG5613καὶkaiG2532thouσὺsuG4771very wellκάλλιονkallionG2566knowestἐπιγινώσκεις·epiginōskeisG1921.
11τὸtoG3588ForG1063ifεἰeiG1487μὲνmenG3303I be an offenderἀδικῶadikōG91,orκαὶkaiG2532have committedπέπραχάpeprachaG4238any thingτι,tiG5100worthyἄξιονaxionG514of deathθανάτουthanatouG2288,I refuseπαραιτοῦμαιparaitoumaiG3868notοὐouG3756to dieἀποθανεῖν·apothaneinG599:butδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487there beἐστινestinG1510noneοὐδένoudenG3762of these things whereofὧνhōnG3739theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778accuseκατηγοροῦσίνkatēgorousinG2723meG1473,no manοὐδείςoudeisG3762mayδύναταιdunataiG1410deliverχαρίσασθαι.charisasthaiG5483meG1473unto themαὐτοῖςautoisG846.I appeal untoἐπικαλοῦμαι.¶epikaloumaiG1941CæsarΚαίσαραKaisaraG2541.
12ThenΤότεToteG5119Festusὁ Φῆστοςho PhēstosG3588G5347,when he had conferredσυλλαλήσαςsullalēsasG4814withμετὰmetaG3326the councilτοῦ συμβουλίουtou sumbouliouG3588G4824,answeredἀπεκρίθη·apekrithēG611,Hast thou appealedἐπικέκλησαι,epikeklēsaiG1941unto CæsarΚαίσαραKaisaraG2541?untoἐπὶepiG1909CæsarΚαίσαραKaisaraG2541shalt thou goπορεύσῃ.¶poreusēG4198.
13AndδὲdeG1161afterδιαγενομένωνdiagenomenōnG1230certainτινῶνtinōnG5100daysἩμερῶνHēmerōnG2250kingὁ βασιλεὺςho basileusG3588G935AgrippaἈγρίππαςAgrippasG67andκαὶkaiG2532BerniceΒερνίκηBernikēG959cameκατήντησανkatēntēsanG2658untoεἰςeisG1519CæsareaΚαισάρειανKaisareianG2542to saluteἀσπασάμενοιaspasamenoiG782Festusτὸν Φῆστον.ton PhēstonG3588G5347.
14ὁhoG3588AndδὲdeG1161whenὡςhōsG5613they had beenδιέτριβονdietribonG1304thereἐκεῖ,ekeiG1563manyG4119daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,FestusΦῆστος τῷPhēstos tōG3588G5347declaredἀνέθετοanethetoG394Paul’sτὰ Παῦλονta PaulonG3588G3972causeκατὰkataG2596unto the kingβασιλεῖ τὸνbasilei tonG3588G935,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,There isἐστινestinG1510a certainτίςtisG5100manἀνήρanērG435leftκαταλελειμμένοςkataleleimmenosG2641in bondsδέσμιος,desmiosG1198byὑπὸhupoG5259FelixΦήλικοςPhēlikosG5344:
15οἱhoiG3588οἱhoiG3588AboutπερὶperiG4012whomοὗhouG3739,when IG1473wasγενομένουgenomenouG1096atεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414,the chief priestsἀρχιερεῖς τῶνarchiereis tōnG3588G749andκαὶkaiG2532the eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245of the JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453informedἐνεφάνισανenephanisanG1718me,desiringαἰτούμενοιaitoumenoiG154to havejudgmentG1349againstκατ᾽kat᾽G2596himαὐτοῦautouG846.
16ToπρὸςprosG4314whomοὓςhousG3739I answeredἀπεκρίθηνapekrithēnG611,ὅτιhotiG3754It isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756the mannerἔθοςethosG1485of the RomansῬωμαίοιςRhōmaioisG4514to deliverχαρίζεσθαίcharizesthaiG5483anyτιναtinaG5100manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444toG1519dieG684,beforeπρὶνprinG4250thatἢēG2228he whichὁhoG3588is accusedκατηγορούμενοςkatēgoroumenosG2723haveἔχοιechoiG2192the accusersτοὺς κατηγόρους,tous katēgorousG3588G2725faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383toκατὰkataG2596faceG4383,andτεteG5037haveλάβοιlaboiG2983licenceτόπονtoponG5117to answer for himselfἀπολογίαςapologiasG627concerningπερὶperiG4012the crime laid against himτοῦ ἐγκλήματος.tou egklēmatosG3588G1462.
17τῇtēaG3588ThereforeοὖνounG3767,when theyαὐτῶνautōnG846were comeσυνελθόντωνsunelthontōnG4905hitherἐνθάδεenthadeG1759,withoutμηδεμίανmēdemianG3367ποιησάμενος,poiēsamenosG4160any delayἀναβολὴνanabolēnG311on the morrowἑξῆςhexēsG1836I satκαθίσαςkathisasG2523onἐπὶepiG1909the judgment seatτοῦ βήματοςtou bēmatosG3588G968,and commandedἐκέλευσαekeleusaG2753the manτὸν ἄνδρα·ton andraG3588G435to be brought forthἀχθῆναιachthēnaiG71.
19τῆςtēsG3588ButδέdeG1161hadεἶχονeichonG2192certainτιναtinaG5100questionsζητήματαzētēmataG2213againstπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτὸνautonG846ofπερὶperiG4012their ownἰδίαςidiasG2398superstitionδεισιδαιμονίαςdeisidaimoniasG1175,andκαὶkaiG2532ofπερίperiG4012oneτινοςtinosG5100JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,which was deadτεθνηκότος,tethnēkotosG2348,whomὃνhonG3739Paulὁ Παῦλοςho PaulosG3588G3972affirmedἔφασκενephaskenG5335to be aliveζῆν.zēnG2198.
20τὴνtēnG3588AndδὲdeG1161becauseG639IἐγὼegōG1473doubtedG639ofG1519suchπερὶperiG4012mannerτούτωνtoutōnG3778of questionsζήτησινzētēsinG2214,I askedἔλεγονelegonG3004himwhetherεἰeiG1487he wouldβούλοιτοbouloitoG1014goπορεύεσθαιporeuesthaiG4198toG1519JerusalemG2419,and thereG2546be judgedκρίνεσθαιkrinesthaiG2919ofπερὶperiG4012these mattersτούτων.toutōnG3778.
21ButδὲdeG1161when Paulτοῦ Παύλουtou PaulouG3588G3972had appealedἐπικαλεσαμένουepikalesamenouG1941αὐτὸνautonG846to be reservedτηρηθῆναιtērēthēnaiG5083untoεἰςeisG1519the hearingτὴν διάγνωσινtēn diagnōsinG3588G1233of Augustusτοῦ Σεβαστοῦtou SebastouG3588G4575,I commandedἐκέλευσαekeleusaG2753himαὐτὸνautonG846to be keptτηρεῖσθαιtēreisthaiG5083tillἕωςhe'ōsG2193οὗhouG3739I might sendG3992himαὐτὸνautonG846toπρὸςprosG4314CæsarΚαίσαρα.KaisaraG2541.
22G3588ThenδὲdeG1161AgrippaἈγρίππαςAgrippasG67saidφησινphēsinG5346untoπρὸςprosG4314FestusΦῆστονPhēstonG3588G5347,I wouldἐβουλόμηνeboulomēnG1014alsoκαὶkaiG2532hearἀκοῦσαι.akousaiG191the manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG3588G444myselfαὐτὸςautosG846.G1161To morrowαὔριόνaurionG839,said heG5346,thou shalt hearἀκούσῃakousēG191himαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846.
23G3588AndοὖνounG3767on the morrowἐπαύριονepaurionG1887,when AgrippaἈγρίππαAgrippaG3588G67was comeἐλθόντοςelthontosG2064,andκαὶkaiG2532BerniceΒερνίκηςBernikēsG3588G959,withμετὰmetaG3326greatπολλῆςpollēsG4183pompφαντασίαςphantasiasG5325,andκαὶkaiG2532was enteredεἰσελθόντωνeiselthontōnG1525intoεἰςeisG1519the place of hearingἀκροατήριονakroatērionG3588G201,withσύνsunG4862τεteG5037the chief captainsχιλιάρχοιςchiliarchoisG3588G5506,andκαὶkaiG2532G3588principalἐξοχὴνexochēnG1851G1510menἀνδράσινandrasinG435of the cityπόλεωςpoleōsG3588G4172,atκατ᾽kat᾽G2596Festus’ΦήστουPhēstouG3588G5347καὶkaiG2532commandmentκελεύσαντοςkeleusantosG2753PaulΠαῦλος.¶PaulosG3588G3972was brought forthἤχθηēchthēG71.
24AndΚαίKaiG2532Festusὁ Φῆστος·ho PhēstosG3588G5347saidφησινphēsinG5346,KingβασιλεῦbasileuG935AgrippaἈγρίππαAgrippaG67,andκαὶkaiG2532all menG3956whichοἱhoiG3588are here presentσυμπαρόντεςsumparontesG4840with usG1473,ye seeθεωρεῖτεtheōreiteG2334thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778manἄνδρες,andresG435,aboutπερὶperiG4012whomοὗhouG3739allG3956the multitudeτὸ πλῆθοςto plēthosG3588G4128of the Jewsτῶν Ἰουδαίωνtōn IoudaiōnG3588G2453have dealtἐνέτυχόνenetuchonG1793with meG1473,bothτεteG5037atἔνenG1722JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414,andκαὶkaiG2532alsohereἐνθάδεenthadeG1759,crying thatG1916heαὐτὸνautonG846oughtδεῖνdeinG1163notμὴmēG3361to liveζῆνzēnG2198any longerμηκέτι.mēketiG3371.
25τὸνtonG3588ButδὲdeG1161when IἐγὼegōG1473foundκατελαβόμηνkatelabomēnG2638that heG846had committedπεπραχέναι,peprachenaiG4238nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367worthyἄξιονaxionG514of deathθανάτουthanatouG2288,andG2532that heτούτουtoutouG3778δὲdeG1161himselfG846hath appealed toἐπικαλεσαμένουepikalesamenouG1941AugustusΣεβαστὸνSebastonG4575,I have determinedἔκριναekrinaG2919to sendπέμπεινpempeinG3992himG846.
26OfπερὶperiG4012whomοὗhouG3739I haveἔχω,echōG2192noοὐκoukG3756certainἀσφαλέςasphalesG804thingτιtiG5100to writeγράψαιgrapsaiG1125unto my lordτῷ κυρίῳtō kuriōG3588G2962.WhereforeδιὸdioG1352I have broughtG4254himαὐτὸνautonG846forthG4254beforeἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909youὑμῶνhumōnG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532speciallyμάλισταmalistaG3122beforeἐπὶepiG1909theeσοῦ,souG4771,O kingβασιλεῦbasileuG935AgrippaἈγρίππα,AgrippaG67,thatὅπωςhopōsG3704,after examinationτῆς ἀνακρίσεωςtēs anakriseōsG3588G351hadγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096,I might haveσχῶschōG2192somewhatτίtiG5101to writeγράψω·grapsōG1125.
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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