Revised Version 1895

Acts 25

1FestusΦῆστοςPhēstosG5347thereforeοὖνounG3767,havingG3767comeG305intoG1519theτῇtēaG3588provinceἐπαρχείᾳeparcheiaG1885,afterμετὰmetaG3326threeτρεῖςtreisG5140daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250wentG305upG305toG1519JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414fromἀπὸapoG575CaesareaΚαισαρείας,KaisareiasG2542.

2AndG2532theG3588chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749andG2532theG3588principalmenπρῶτοιprōtoiG4413ofG2596theG3588JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453informedhimG846againstG2596PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972;andG2532theyG846besoughthimG846,

3askingαἰτούμενοιaitoumenoiG154favouragainstG2596himG846,thatὅπωςhopōsG3704heG846wouldG846sendμεταπέμψηταιmetapempsētaiG3343forG1519himG846toG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419; laying waittoG1519killἀνελεῖνaneleinG337himG846onG1519theτὴνtēnG3588wayὁδόν.¶hodonG3598.

4HowbeitFestusΦῆστοςPhēstosG5347answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611,thatG3767PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972waskeptτηρεῖσθαιtēreisthaiG5083inἐνenG1722charge atCaesareaΚαισάρειαν,KaisareianG2542,andG1161thatG3767heG1161himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438wasaboutμέλλεινmelleinG3195toεἰςeisG1519depart thithershortlyτάχειtacheiG5034.

5LetG1510themG846thereforeοὖνounG3767, saithheG846,whichοἱhoiG3588areG1510ofG435powerδυνατοὶdunatoiG1415amongG1722youG5210,goσυγκαταβάντες,sugkatabantesG4782downwithG1722me,andG435ifεἴeiG1487thereG1510isG1510anythingτίtiG5100amissinG1722theτῷtōG3588manἀνδρὶandriG435,letG1510themG846accuseκατηγορείτωσανkatēgoreitōsanG2723himG846.

6AndG1161whenG1161heG846had tarriedamongἐνenG1722themG846notοὐouG3756moreπλείουςpleiousG4183thanG2228eightὀκτὼoktōG3638orG2228tenδέκα,dekaG1176daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,heG846wentG2597downκαταβὰςkatabasG2597untoCaesareaΚαισάρειαν,KaisareianG2542;andG1161onG1909theG3588morrowheG846satκαθίσαςkathisasG2523onG1909theG3588judgment-seat,andG1161commandedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972toεἰςeisG1519beG2228broughtἀχθῆναι.¶achthēnaiG71.

7AndG2532whenG2532heG2532wascomeκαταβεβηκότεςkatabebēkotesG2597,theG3588JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453whichG3739hadcomeG2597downG2597fromG575JerusalemἹεροσολύμωνHi'erosolumōnG2414stoodπεριέστησανperiestēsanG4026roundaboutG3588himG846,bringingκαταφέροντεςkatapherontesG2702againstG575himG846manyπολλὰpollaG4183andG2532grievous charges,whichG3739theyG846couldἴσχυονischuonG2480notοὐκoukG3756proveἀποδεῖξαι,apodeixaiG584;

8whileG3754PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972saidἀπολογουμένουapologoumenouG626inG1519hisG3754defence,NeitherοὔτεouteG3777againstG1519theτοῦtouG3588lawνόμονnomonG3551ofG3551theτὸνtonG3588JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453,norοὔτεouteG3777againstG1519theτῶνtōnG3588templeἱερὸνhi'eronG2411,norοὔτεouteG3777againstG1519CaesarΚαίσαράKaisaraG2541, haveIG3754sinnedἥμαρτον.¶hēmartonG264atallτὸtoG3588.

9ButG1161FestusΦῆστοςPhēstosG5347,desiringG2309toG1519gain favourwithG1909theG3588JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453,answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972,andG1161saidG3004, Wilt thougoG305upG305toG1519JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414,andG1161thereἐκεῖekeiG1563beG3778judgedκριθῆναιkrithēnaiG2919ofχάρινcharinG5485theseG3778thingsτούτωνtoutōnG3778beforeG1909meG3004?

10ButδὲdeG1161PaulΠαῦλος·PaulosG3972saidG3004,IG1473amG1510standingἑστώςhestōsG2476beforeἐπὶepiG1909Caesar’sΚαίσαροςKaisarosG2541judgment-seat,whereοὗhouG3757IG1473oughtδεῖdeiG1163toG3004beG1510judgedκρίνεσθαι.krinesthaiG2919:toG3004theG3588JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453haveG1510IG1473doneG91noοὐδὲνoudenG3762wrongἠδίκησα,ēdikēsaG91,asὡςhōsG5613thoualsoκαὶkaiG2532veryG2532wellG2532knowest.

11IfεἰeiG1487thenG2532IG1473amG1510aG1510wrong-doer,andG2532haveG1510committedπέπραχάpeprachaG4238anythingτι,tiG5100worthyἄξιονaxionG514ofG5100deathθανάτουthanatouG2288,IG1473refuseπαραιτοῦμαιparaitoumaiG3868notG3756toG1410dieἀποθανεῖν·apothaneinG599:butδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487noneG3762ofG5100thoseτὸtoG3588thingsG3778isG1510true, whereoftheseG3778accuseκατηγοροῦσίνkatēgorousinG2723meG1473,noG3756manG3778canG1410giveχαρίσασθαι.charisasthaiG5483meG1473up untothemαὐτοῖςautoisG846.IG1473appealἐπικαλοῦμαι.¶epikaloumaiG1941untoCaesarΚαίσαραKaisaraG2541.

12ThenΤότεToteG5119FestusΦῆστοςPhēstosG5347,whenG5119heG5119hadconferredσυλλαλήσαςsullalēsasG4814withμετὰmetaG3326theG3588councilσυμβουλίουsumbouliouG4824,answeredἀπεκρίθη·apekrithēG611, Thou hastappealedἐπικέκλησαι,epikeklēsaiG1941untoCaesarΚαίσαραKaisaraG2541: untoCaesarΚαίσαραKaisaraG2541shalt thougoπορεύσῃ.¶poreusēG4198.

13NowδὲdeG1161whenG2532certainτινῶνtinōnG5100daysἩμερῶνHēmerōnG2250werepassedδιαγενομένωνdiagenomenōnG1230,AgrippaἈγρίππαςAgrippasG67theG3588kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935andG2532BerniceΒερνίκηBernikēG959arrivedκατήντησανkatēntēsanG2658atCaesareaΚαισάρειανKaisareianG2542,andG2532salutedFestusΦῆστον.PhēstonG5347.

14AndG1161asὡςhōsG5613theyG1161tarriedthereG1563manyπλείουςpleiousG4183daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,FestusΦῆστοςPhēstosG5347laidἀνέθετοanethetoG394Paul’sΠαῦλονPaulonG3972caseG1563beforeG3588theG3588kingβασιλεῖbasileiG935,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,ThereG1563isἐστινestinG1510acertainτίςtisG5100manἀνήρanērG435leftκαταλελειμμένοςkataleleimmenosG2641aprisonerδέσμιος,desmiosG1198byὑπὸhupoG5259FelixΦήλικοςPhēlikosG5344:

15aboutG4012whomοὗhouG3739,whenG2532IG1473was atJerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414,theοἱhoiG3588chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749andG2532theοἱhoiG3588eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245ofG4012theτῶνtōnG3588JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453informedmeG1473,askingαἰτούμενοιaitoumenoiG154forεἰςeisG1519sentenceagainstκατ᾽kat᾽G2596himαὐτοῦautouG846.

16ToG4314whomG3739IG3739answeredἀπεκρίθηνapekrithēnG611,thatG3754itG3739isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756theG3588customἔθοςethosG1485ofG5100theG3588RomansῬωμαίοιςRhōmaioisG4514toG4314giveχαρίζεσθαίcharizesthaiG5483upanyG5100manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444,beforeπρὶνprinG4250thatG3754theG3588accusedG2723havetheG3588accusersκατηγόρους,katēgorousG2725faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383toG4314faceG4383,andG611have hadopportunityτόπονtoponG5117toG4314makeG2723hisG4012defenceconcerningπερὶperiG4012theG3588matterG5100laidagainstκατὰkataG2596himG3739.

17WhenG3767thereforeοὖνounG3767theyαὐτῶνautōnG846werecomeG4905togetherG4905hereἐνθάδεenthadeG1759,IG3767madeποιησάμενος,poiēsamenosG4160noμηδεμίανmēdemianG3367delay, butonG1909theτῇtēaG3588nextἑξῆςhexēsG1836dayG1836satG2523downG2523onG1909theτοῦtouG3588judgment-seat,andG435commandedἐκέλευσαekeleusaG2753theτὸνtonG3588manἄνδρα·andraG435toG1909beG3767broughtἀχθῆναιachthēnaiG71.

18ConcerningπερὶperiG4012whomG3739,whenG3739theοἱhoiG3588accusersκατήγοροιkatēgoroiG2725stoodG2476up,theyG3739broughtἔφερονepheronG5342noG3762chargeαἰτίανaitianG156ofG4012suchG3762evilG4190thingsG3739asG2476IἐγὼegōG1473supposed;

19butδέdeG1161hadcertainG5100questionsζητήματαzētēmataG2213againstG4314himG846ofG5100theirG846ownἰδίαςidiasG2398religionδεισιδαιμονίαςdeisidaimoniasG1175,andG2532ofG5100oneG5100JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,whoG3739wasdeadτεθνηκότος,tethnēkotosG2348,whomG3739PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972affirmedtoG4314beG2532aliveζῆν.zēnG2198.

20AndG1161IἐγὼegōG1473,beingG639perplexedἀπορούμενοςaporoumenosG639howG4012toG1519inquireconcerningG4012theseG3778thingsG3778,askedἔλεγονelegonG3004whetherεἰeiG1487heG3778wouldgoπορεύεσθαιporeuesthaiG4198toG1519JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414,andG1161thereG2546beG3778judgedκρίνεσθαιkrinesthaiG2919ofG4012theseG3778matters.

21ButG1161whenG1161PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972hadappealedἐπικαλεσαμένουepikalesamenouG1941toG1519bekeptτηρηθῆναιtērēthēnaiG5083forG1519theτοῦtouG3588decisionδιάγνωσινdiagnōsinG1233ofτὴνtēnG3588theτοῦtouG3588emperorΣεβαστοῦSebastouG4575,IG3739commandedἐκέλευσαekeleusaG2753himG846toG1519bekeptτηρεῖσθαιtēreisthaiG5083tillIG3739shouldsendἀναπέμψωanapempsōG375himG846toG1519CaesarΚαίσαρα.KaisaraG2541.

22AndG2532AgrippaἈγρίππαςAgrippasG67saidφησινphēsinG5346untoFestusΦῆστονPhēstonG5347,IG2532alsoκαὶkaiG2532couldwishἐβουλόμηνeboulomēnG1014toπρὸςprosG4314hearἀκοῦσαι.akousaiG191theG3588manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444myselfαὐτὸςautosG846.TomorrowαὔριόνaurionG839, saithheG2532, thou shalthearἀκούσῃakousēG191himαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846.

23SoG3767onG1519theG3588morrow,whenκαὶkaiG2532AgrippaἈγρίππαAgrippaG67wascomeἐλθόντοςelthontosG2064,andκαὶkaiG2532BerniceΒερνίκηςBernikēsG959,withG3326greatπολλῆςpollēsG4183pompφαντασίαςphantasiasG5325,andκαὶkaiG2532theyG3767wereenteredεἰσελθόντωνeiselthontōnG1525intoG1519theG3588placeofG435hearing,withG3326theG3588chief captains,andκαὶkaiG2532theG3588principalmenG435ofG435theG3588cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172, attheG3588commandκελεύσαντοςkeleusantosG2753ofG435FestusΦήστουPhēstouG5347PaulΠαῦλος.¶PaulosG3972wasbroughtἤχθηēchthēG71inG1519.

24AndG2532FestusΦῆστος·PhēstosG5347saith,KingβασιλεῦbasileuG935AgrippaἈγρίππαAgrippaG67,andG2532allG3956menG435whichG3739arehereἐνθάδεenthadeG1759presentG3778withG1722usG1722, ye beholdthisG3778manG435,aboutπερὶperiG4012whomG3739allG3956theG3956multitudeπλῆθοςplēthosG4128ofG435theG3956JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453made suittoG2532meG1473,bothτεteG5037atJerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414andG2532hereG1759,cryingβοῶντεςboōntesG994thatG3739heG2532oughtδεῖνdeinG1163notμὴmēG3361toG2532liveζῆνzēnG2198anyG3956longerμηκέτι.mēketiG3371.

25ButδὲdeG1161IG1473foundκατελαβόμηνkatelabomēnG2638thatG3778heG846hadcommittedπεπραχέναι,peprachenaiG4238nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367worthyἄξιονaxionG514ofG514deathθανάτουthanatouG2288:andδὲdeG1161asG846heG846himselfG846appealedἐπικαλεσαμένουepikalesamenouG1941toG3778theτὸνtonG3588emperorΣεβαστὸνSebastonG4575IG1473determinedἔκριναekrinaG2919toG3778sendπέμπεινpempeinG3992himG846.

26OfG2962whomG3739IG3739havenoοὐκoukG3756certainG5100thingG846toG1909writeγράψαιgrapsaiG1125untomyG3739lordκυρίῳkuriōG2962.WhereforeδιὸdioG1352IG3739havebroughtπροήγαγονproēgagonG4254himG846forthbeforeG1909youG5210,andG2532speciallybeforeG1909thee,kingβασιλεῦbasileuG935AgrippaἈγρίππα,AgrippaG67,thatG3739,afterG2532examination had,IG3739mayG2532havesomewhatG5100toG1909writeγράψω·grapsōG1125.

27ForγάρgarG1063itG846seemethtoG2596meG1473unreasonable,inG2596sendingπέμπονταpempontaG3992aprisonerδέσμιονdesmionG1198,notμὴmēG3361withaltoG2596signifytheτὰςtasG3588chargesαἰτίαςaitiasG156againstG2596himG846.

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