Acts 25:23

Acts 25:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and was entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains, and principal men of the city, at Festus’ commandment Paul was brought forth.
• New International Version (NIV)The next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp and entered the audience room with the high-ranking military officers and the prominent men of the city. At the command of Festus, Paul was brought in.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So on the next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp, and they entered the audience hall with the military tribunes and the prominent men of the city. Then, at the command of Festus, Paul was brought in.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So the next day, when Agrippa and Bernice had come with great pomp, and had entered the auditorium with the commanders and the prominent men of the city, at Festus’ command Paul was brought in.

Context of Acts 25:23

21But when Paul appealed to be held in custody for the decision of His Majesty the Emperor, I ordered him to be held until I could send him to Caesar.” 22Then Agrippa said to Festus, “I would like to hear the man myself.” “Tomorrow,” he said, “you shall hear him.” So on the next day, Agrippa and Bernice came with great pageantry. They entered the audience hall with the commanders and the most prominent men of the city. Then at the order of Festus, Paul was brought in. 24Festus said, “King Agrippa and all present with us, you see this man about whom the whole Judean population petitioned me, both in Jerusalem and here, shouting out that he ought not live any longer. 25But I found that he had done nothing deserving of death; and when he himself appealed to His Majesty the Emperor, I decided to send him.

Acts 25:23 word by word

Τῇ οὖν ἐπαύριον ἐλθόντος τοῦ Ἀγρίππα καὶ τῆς Βερνίκης μετὰ πολλῆς φαντασίας καὶ εἰσελθόντων εἰς τὸ ἀκροατήριον σύν τε χιλιάρχοις καὶ ἀνδράσιν τοῖς κατ᾽ ἐξοχὴν τῆς πόλεως καὶ κελεύσαντος τοῦ Φήστου ἤχθη ὁ Παῦλος.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• on the morrowἐπαύριονepaurion · the next dayG1887
• when AgrippaἈγρίππαςAgrippas · AgrippaG67
• was comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• BerniceΒερνίκηBernikē · BerniceG959
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• greatπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• pompφαντασίαphantasia · pageantryG5325
• was enteredεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the place of hearingἀκροατήριονakroaterion · hallG201
• withσύνsun · withG4862
• ·τεte · and/bothG5037
• the chief captainsχιλίαρχοςchiliarchos · military officerG5506
• principalἐξοχήexochē · prominentG1851
• ·εἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• menἀνήρanēr · manG435
• of the cityπόλιςpolis · cityG4172
• atκατάkata · according toG2596
• Festus’ΦῆστοςPhēstos · FestusG5347
• commandmentκελεύωkeleuō · to orderG2753
• PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos · PaulG3972
• was brought forthἄγωagō · to bringG71

Cross-references for Acts 25:23

• Acts 12:21On an appointed day, Herod donned his royal robes and, taking his seat upon the throne, began to make a speech to them.
• Esther 1:4He displayed the vast wealth of his kingdom and the splendor and glory of his majesty for many days, 180 days.
• Ecclesiastes 1:2Futile! Futile! says Kohelet. Completely meaningless! Everything is futile!
• Isaiah 5:14Therefore Sheol has enlarged its gullet and opened its measureless mouth— down goes her glory, her tumult, her uproar, and the revelry in her.
• Isaiah 14:11Your pomp is brought down to Sheol with the music of your harps. Maggots are spread out under you, and worms cover you.”
• Ezekiel 7:24I will bring the wicked of the nations. They will possess their houses. So I will end the pride of the strong, when their holy places are profaned.
• Ezekiel 30:18In Tehaphnehes the day will grow dark when I break the yokes of Egypt there. The pride of her power will cease in her —a cloud will cover her. Her daughters will go into captivity.
• Ezekiel 32:12By the swords of the mighty I will cause your multitude to fall. They are all ruthless among the nations. They will devastate the pride of Egypt. All of its multitude will be annihilated.
• Ezekiel 33:28I will make the land a desolation and a horror. The pride of her power will cease. The mountains of Israel will be desolate, so that no one will pass through.’
• Daniel 4:30Immediately the word about Ne­buchadnezzar was fulfilled. He was driven away from men, ate grass like an ox, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven, until his hair had grown like eagles’ feathers and his nails like birds’ claws.
• 1 Corinthians 7:31and those who use the world, as though not using it to the fullest. For the present form of this world is passing away.
• James 1:11For the sun arises with a scorching heat and withers the grass, and its flower falls off and the beauty of its appearance is destroyed. So also the rich man in the midst of his pursuits will wither away.
• 1 Peter 1:24For, “All humanity is like grass, And all its glory like a wildflower. The grass withers, and the flower falls off,
• 1 John 2:16For everything in the world—the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, and the boasting of life—is not from the Father but from the world.
• Acts 9:15But the Lord said to him, “Go, for he is a choice instrument to carry My name before nations and kings and Bnei-Yisrael.

Commentaries on Acts 25:23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23With great pomp - ; With much phantasy, great splendor, great parade, superb attendance or splendid retinue: in this sense the Greek word is used by the best writers. Wetstein has very justly remarked, that these children of Herod the Great made this pompous appearance in that very city where, a few years before, their father, for his Pride, was smitten of God, and eaten up by worms! How seldom do the living lay any of God's judgments to heart! The place…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23With great pomp - Greek: “with much phantasy” ́ phantasiaswith much show, parade, and splendor. It was an occasion on which he could exhibit much of the splendor of royalty, and he chose to do it. Into the place of hearing - The court-room, or the place where the judges heard and tried causes. With the chief captains - Greek: the chiliarchs; the commanders of 1,000 men. It means here that the military officers were assembled. “The principal men of the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-27Verses 13-27 Agrippa had the government of Galilee. How many unjust and hasty judgments the Roman maxim, ver. #(16), condemn! This heathen, guided only by the light of nature, followed law and custom exactly, yet how many Christians will not follow the rules of truth, justice, and charity, in judging their brethren! The questions about God's worship, the way of salvation, and the truths of the gospel, may appear doubtful and without interest, to worldly…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23-27Paul's legal hearing before King Agrippa included all the ceremony of a royal visit. The main purpose was for Agrippa to advise Festus on what to write in the appeal to Caesar. There was no clear charge against Paul. Festus believed Paul had done nothing deserving death.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22-2722-27. I would also hear--"should like to hear." the man myself--No doubt Paul was fight when he said, "The king knoweth of these things ... for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him; for this thing was not done in a corner" (Ac 26:26). Hence his curiosity to see and hear the man who had raised such commotion and was remodelling to such an extent the whole Jewish life.Read the comment

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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