Acts 25
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Acts 25

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1FestusG5347 thereforeG3767, havingG3767 comeG305 intoG1519 theG3588 provinceG1885, afterG3326 threeG5140 daysG2250 wentG305 upG305 toG1519 JerusalemG2414 fromG575 CaesareaG2542. 2AndG2532 theG3588 chiefG749 priestsG749 andG2532 theG3588 principal menG4413 ofG2596 theG3588 JewsG2453 informed himG846 againstG2596 PaulG3972; andG2532 theyG846 besought himG846, 3askingG154 favour againstG2596 himG846, thatG3704 heG846 wouldG846 sendG3343 forG1519 himG846 toG1519 JerusalemG2419; laying wait toG1519 killG337 himG846 onG1519 theG3588 wayG3598. 4Howbeit FestusG5347 answeredG611, thatG3767 PaulG3972 was keptG5083 inG1722 charge at CaesareaG2542, andG1161 thatG3767 heG1161 himselfG1438 was aboutG3195 toG1519 depart thither shortlyG5034. 5LetG1510 themG846 thereforeG3767, saith heG846, whichG3588 areG1510 ofG435 powerG1415 amongG1722 youG5210, goG4782 down withG1722 me, andG435 ifG1487 thereG1510 isG1510 anythingG5100 amiss inG1722 theG3588 manG435, letG1510 themG846 accuseG2723 himG846. 6AndG1161 whenG1161 heG846 had tarried amongG1722 themG846 notG3756 moreG4183 thanG2228 eightG3638 orG2228 tenG1176 daysG2250, heG846 wentG2597 downG2597 unto CaesareaG2542; andG1161 onG1909 theG3588 morrow heG846 satG2523 onG1909 theG3588 judgment-seat, andG1161 commandedG2753 PaulG3972 toG1519 beG2228 broughtG71. 7AndG2532 whenG2532 heG2532 was comeG2597, theG3588 JewsG2453 whichG3739 had comeG2597 downG2597 fromG575 JerusalemG2414 stoodG4026 round aboutG3588 himG846, bringingG2702 againstG575 himG846 manyG4183 andG2532 grievous charges, whichG3739 theyG846 couldG2480 notG3756 proveG584; 8whileG3754 PaulG3972 saidG626 inG1519 hisG3754 defence, NeitherG3777 againstG1519 theG3588 lawG3551 ofG3551 theG3588 JewsG2453, norG3777 againstG1519 theG3588 templeG2411, norG3777 againstG1519 CaesarG2541, have IG3754 sinnedG264 at allG3588. 9ButG1161 FestusG5347, desiringG2309 toG1519 gain favour withG1909 theG3588 JewsG2453, answeredG611 PaulG3972, andG1161 saidG3004, Wilt thou goG305 upG305 toG1519 JerusalemG2414, andG1161 thereG1563 beG3778 judgedG2919 ofG5485 theseG3778 thingsG3778 beforeG1909 meG3004? 10ButG1161 PaulG3972 saidG3004, IG1473 amG1510 standingG2476 beforeG1909 Caesar’sG2541 judgment-seat, whereG3757 IG1473 oughtG1163 toG3004 beG1510 judgedG2919: toG3004 theG3588 JewsG2453 haveG1510 IG1473 doneG91 noG3762 wrongG91, asG5613 thou alsoG2532 veryG2532 wellG2532 knowest. 11IfG1487 thenG2532 IG1473 amG1510 aG1510 wrong-doer, andG2532 haveG1510 committedG4238 anythingG5100 worthyG514 ofG5100 deathG2288, IG1473 refuseG3868 notG3756 toG1410 dieG599: butG1161 ifG1487 noneG3762 ofG5100 thoseG3588 thingsG3778 isG1510 true, whereof theseG3778 accuseG2723 meG1473, noG3756 manG3778 canG1410 giveG5483 meG1473 up unto themG846. IG1473 appealG1941 unto CaesarG2541. 12ThenG5119 FestusG5347, whenG5119 heG5119 had conferredG4814 withG3326 theG3588 councilG4824, answeredG611, Thou hast appealedG1941 unto CaesarG2541: unto CaesarG2541 shalt thou goG4198. 13NowG1161 whenG2532 certainG5100 daysG2250 were passedG1230, AgrippaG67 theG3588 kingG935 andG2532 BerniceG959 arrivedG2658 at CaesareaG2542, andG2532 saluted FestusG5347. 14AndG1161 asG5613 theyG1161 tarried thereG1563 manyG4183 daysG2250, FestusG5347 laidG394 Paul’sG3972 caseG1563 beforeG3588 theG3588 kingG935, sayingG3004, ThereG1563 isG1510 a certainG5100 manG435 leftG2641 a prisonerG1198 byG5259 FelixG5344: 15aboutG4012 whomG3739, whenG2532 IG1473 was at JerusalemG2414, theG3588 chiefG749 priestsG749 andG2532 theG3588 eldersG4245 ofG4012 theG3588 JewsG2453 informed meG1473, askingG154 forG1519 sentence againstG2596 himG846. 16ToG4314 whomG3739 IG3739 answeredG611, thatG3754 itG3739 isG1510 notG3756 theG3588 customG1485 ofG5100 theG3588 RomansG4514 toG4314 giveG5483 up anyG5100 manG444, beforeG4250 thatG3754 theG3588 accusedG2723 have theG3588 accusersG2725 faceG4383 toG4314 faceG4383, andG611 have had opportunityG5117 toG4314 makeG2723 hisG4012 defence concerningG4012 theG3588 matterG5100 laid againstG2596 himG3739. 17WhenG3767 thereforeG3767 theyG846 were comeG4905 togetherG4905 hereG1759, IG3767 madeG4160 noG3367 delay, but onG1909 theG3588 nextG1836 dayG1836 satG2523 downG2523 onG1909 theG3588 judgment-seat, andG435 commandedG2753 theG3588 manG435 toG1909 beG3767 broughtG71. 18ConcerningG4012 whomG3739, whenG3739 theG3588 accusersG2725 stoodG2476 up, theyG3739 broughtG5342 noG3762 chargeG156 ofG4012 suchG3762 evilG4190 thingsG3739 asG2476 IG1473 supposed; 19butG1161 had certainG5100 questionsG2213 againstG4314 himG846 ofG5100 theirG846 ownG2398 religionG1175, andG2532 ofG5100 oneG5100 JesusG2424, whoG3739 was deadG2348, whomG3739 PaulG3972 affirmed toG4314 beG2532 aliveG2198. 20AndG1161 IG1473, beingG639 perplexedG639 howG4012 toG1519 inquire concerningG4012 theseG3778 thingsG3778, askedG3004 whetherG1487 heG3778 would goG4198 toG1519 JerusalemG2414, andG1161 thereG2546 beG3778 judgedG2919 ofG4012 theseG3778 matters. 21ButG1161 whenG1161 PaulG3972 had appealedG1941 toG1519 be keptG5083 forG1519 theG3588 decisionG1233 ofG3588 theG3588 emperorG4575, IG3739 commandedG2753 himG846 toG1519 be keptG5083 till IG3739 should sendG375 himG846 toG1519 CaesarG2541. 22AndG2532 AgrippaG67 saidG5346 unto FestusG5347, IG2532 alsoG2532 could wishG1014 toG4314 hearG191 theG3588 manG444 myselfG846. TomorrowG839, saith heG2532, thou shalt hearG191 himG846. 23SoG3767 onG1519 theG3588 morrow, whenG2532 AgrippaG67 was comeG2064, andG2532 BerniceG959, withG3326 greatG4183 pompG5325, andG2532 theyG3767 were enteredG1525 intoG1519 theG3588 place ofG435 hearing, withG3326 theG3588 chief captains, andG2532 theG3588 principal menG435 ofG435 theG3588 cityG4172, at theG3588 commandG2753 ofG435 FestusG5347 PaulG3972 was broughtG71 inG1519. 24AndG2532 FestusG5347 saith, KingG935 AgrippaG67, andG2532 allG3956 menG435 whichG3739 are hereG1759 presentG3778 withG1722 usG1722, ye behold thisG3778 manG435, aboutG4012 whomG3739 allG3956 theG3956 multitudeG4128 ofG435 theG3956 JewsG2453 made suit toG2532 meG1473, bothG5037 at JerusalemG2414 andG2532 hereG1759, cryingG994 thatG3739 heG2532 oughtG1163 notG3361 toG2532 liveG2198 anyG3956 longerG3371. 25ButG1161 IG1473 foundG2638 thatG3778 heG846 had committedG4238 nothingG3367 worthyG514 ofG514 deathG2288: andG1161 asG846 heG846 himselfG846 appealedG1941 toG3778 theG3588 emperorG4575 IG1473 determinedG2919 toG3778 sendG3992 himG846. 26OfG2962 whomG3739 IG3739 have noG3756 certainG5100 thingG846 toG1909 writeG1125 unto myG3739 lordG2962. WhereforeG1352 IG3739 have broughtG4254 himG846 forth beforeG1909 youG5210, andG2532 specially beforeG1909 thee, kingG935 AgrippaG67, thatG3739, afterG2532 examination had, IG3739 mayG2532 have somewhatG5100 toG1909 writeG1125. 27ForG1063 itG846 seemeth toG2596 meG1473 unreasonable, inG2596 sendingG3992 a prisonerG1198, notG3361 withal toG2596 signify theG3588 chargesG156 againstG2596 himG846.

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Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain