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| Acts 25:1 | Festus, therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea, | Festus, having entered on his duties as governor of the province, two days later went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem. | Festus therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea. |
| Acts 25:2 | and the chief priest and the principal men of the Jews made manifest to him [the things] against Paul, and were calling on him, | The High Priests and the leading men among the Jews immediately made representations to him against Paul, and begged him | And the chief priests and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul; and they besought him, |
| Acts 25:3 | asking favour against him, that he may send for him to Jerusalem, making an ambush to put him to death in the way. | asking it as a favour, to Paul's prejudice to have him brought to Jerusalem. They were planning an ambush to kill him on the way. | asking a favor against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem; laying a plot to kill him on the way. |
| Acts 25:4 | Then, indeed, Festus answered that Paul is kept in Caesarea, and himself is about speedily to go on thither, | Festus, however, replied that Paul was in custody in Caesarea, and that he was himself going there very soon. | Howbeit Festus answered, that Paul was kept in charge at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to depart [thither] shortly. |
| Acts 25:5 | `Therefore those able among you saith he having come down together, if there be anything in this man let them accuse him;` | "Therefore let those of you," he said, "who can come, go down with me, and impeach the man, if there is anything amiss in him." | Let them therefore, saith he, that are of power among you go down with me, and if there is anything amiss in the man, let them accuse him. |
| Acts 25:6 | and having tarried among them more than ten days, having gone down to Caesarea, on the morrow having sat upon the tribunal, he commanded Paul to be brought; | After a stay of eight or ten days in Jerusalem not more he went down to Caesarea; and the next day, taking his seat on the tribunal, he ordered Paul to be brought in. | And when he had tarried among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down unto Caesarea; and on the morrow he sat on the judgment-seat, and commanded Paul to be brought. |
| Acts 25:7 | and he having come, there stood round about the Jews who have come down from Jerusalem many and weighty charges they are bringing against Paul, which they were not able to prove, | Upon Paul's arrival, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood round him, and brought many grave charges against him which they were unable to substantiate. | And when he was come, the Jews that had come down from Jerusalem stood round about him, bringing against him many and grievous charges which they could not prove; |
| Acts 25:8 | he making defence `Neither in regard to the law of the Jews, nor in regard to the temple, nor in regard to Caesar did I commit any sin.` | But, in reply, Paul said, "Neither against the Jewish Law, nor against the Temple, nor against Caesar, have I committed any offence whatever." | while Paul said in his defense, Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I sinned at all. |
| Acts 25:9 | And Festus willing to lay on the Jews a favour, answering Paul, said, `Art thou willing, to Jerusalem having gone up, there concerning these things to be judged before me?` | Then Festus, being anxious to gratify the Jews, asked Paul, "Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem, and there stand your trial before me on these charges?" | But Festus, desiring to gain favor with the Jews, answered Paul and said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me? |
| Acts 25:10 | and Paul said, `At the tribunal of Caesar I am standing, where it behoveth me to be judged; to Jews I did no unrighteousness, as thou dost also very well know; | "I am standing before Caesar's tribunal," replied Paul, "where alone I ought to be tried. The Jews have no real ground of complaint against me, as in fact you yourself are beginning to see more clearly. | But Paul said, I am standing before Caesar's judgment-seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou also very well knowest. |
| Acts 25:11 | for if indeed I am unrighteous, and anything worthy of death have done, I deprecate not to die; and if there is none of the things of which these accuse me, no one is able to make a favour of me to them; to Caesar I appeal!` | If, however, I have done wrong and have committed any offence for which I deserve to die, I do not ask to be excused that penalty. But if there is no truth in what these men allege against me, no one has the right to give me up to them as a favour. I appeal to Caesar." | If then I am a wrong-doer, and have committed anything worthy of death, I refuse not to die; but if none of those things is [true] whereof these accuse me, no man can give me up unto them. I appeal unto Caesar. |
| Acts 25:12 | then Festus, having communed with the council, answered, `To Caesar thou hast appealed; to Caesar thou shalt go.` | Then, after conferring with the Council, Festus replied, "To Caesar you have appealed: to Caesar you shall go." | Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, Thou hast appealed unto Caesar: unto Caesar shalt thou go. |
| Acts 25:13 | And certain days having passed, Agrippa the king, and Bernice, came down to Caesarea saluting Festus, | A short time after this, Agrippa the king and Bernice came to Caesarea to pay a complimentary visit to Festus; | Now when certain days were passed, Agrippa the King and Bernice arrived at Caesarea, and saluted Festus. |
| Acts 25:14 | and as they were continuing there more days, Festus submitted to the king the things concerning Paul, saying, `There is a certain man, left by Felix, a prisoner, | and, during their rather long stay, Festus laid Paul's case before the king. "There is a man here," he said, "whom Felix left a prisoner, | And as they tarried there many days, Festus laid Paul's case before the King, saying, There is a certain man left a prisoner by Felix; |
| Acts 25:15 | about whom, in my being at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews laid information, asking a decision against him, | about whom, when I went to Jerusalem, the High Priests and the Elders of the Jews made representations to me, begging that sentence might be pronounced against him. | about whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed [me], asking for sentence against him. |
| Acts 25:16 | unto whom I answered, that it is not a custom of Romans to make a favour of any man to die, before that he who is accused may have the accusers face to face, and may receive place of defence in regard to the charge laid against [him]. | My reply was that it is not the custom among the Romans to give up any one for punishment before the accused has had his accusers face to face, and has had an opportunity of defending himself against the charge which has been brought against him. | To whom I answered, that it is not the custom of the Romans to give up any man, before that the accused have the accusers face to face, and have had opportunity to make his defense concerning the matter laid against him. |
| Acts 25:17 | `They, therefore, having come together I, making no delay, on the succeeding [day] having sat upon the tribunal, did command the man to be brought, | "When, therefore, a number of them came here, the next day I took my seat on the tribunal, without any loss of time, and ordered the man to be brought in. | When therefore they were come together here, I made no delay, but on the next day sat on the judgment-seat, and commanded the man to be brought. |
| Acts 25:18 | concerning whom the accusers, having stood up, were bringing against [him] no accusation of the things I was thinking of, | But, when his accusers stood up, they did not charge him with the misdemeanours of which I had been suspecting him. | Concerning whom, when the accusers stood up, they brought no charge of such evil things as I supposed; |
| Acts 25:19 | but certain questions concerning their own religion they had against him, and concerning a certain Jesus who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive; | But they quarrelled with him about certain matters connected with their own religion, and about one Jesus who had died, but so Paul persistently maintained is now alive. | but had certain questions against him of their own religion, and of one Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive. |
| Acts 25:20 | and I, doubting in regard to the question concerning this, said, If he would wish to go on to Jerusalem, and there to be judged concerning these things | I was at a loss how to investigate such questions, and asked Paul whether he would care to go to Jerusalem and there stand his trial on these matters. | And I, being perplexed how to inquire concerning these things, asked whether he would go to Jerusalem and there be judged of these matters. |
| Acts 25:21 | but Paul having appealed to be kept to the hearing of Sebastus, I did command him to be kept till I might send him unto Caesar.` | But when Paul appealed to have his case kept for the Emperor's decision, I ordered him to be kept in prison until I could send him up to Caesar." | But when Paul had appealed to be kept for the decision of the emperor, I commanded him to be kept till I should send him to Caesar. |
| Acts 25:22 | And Agrippa said unto Festus, `I was wishing also myself to hear the man;` and he said, `To-morrow thou shalt hear him;` | "I should like to hear the man myself," said Agrippa. "to-morrow," replied Festus, "you shall." Accordingly, the next day, Agrippa and Bernice came in state | And Agrippa [said] unto Festus, I also could wish to hear the man myself. To-morrow, saith he, thou shalt hear him. |
| Acts 25:23 | on the morrow, therefore on the coming of Agrippa and Bernice with much display, and they having entered into the audience chamber, with the chief captains also, and the principal men of the city, and Festus having ordered Paul was brought forth. | and took their seats in the Judgement Hall, attended by the Tribunes and the men of high rank in the city; and, at the command of Festus, Paul was brought in. | So on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and they were entered into the place of hearing with the chief captains and principal men of the city, at the command of Festus Paul was brought in. |
| Acts 25:24 | And Festus said, `King Agrippa, and all men who are present with us, ye see this one, about whom all the multitude of the Jews did deal with me, both in Jerusalem and here, crying out, He ought not to live any longer; | Then Festus said, "King Agrippa and all who are present with us, you see here the man about whom the whole nation of the Jews made suit to me, both in Jerusalem and here, crying out that he ought not to live any longer. | And Festus saith, King Agrippa, and all men who are here present with us, ye behold this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews made suit to me, both at Jerusalem and here, crying that he ought not to live any longer. |
| Acts 25:25 | and I, having found him to have done nothing worthy of death, and he also himself having appealed to Sebastus, I decided to send him, | I could not discover that he had done anything for which he deserved to die; but as he has himself appealed to the Emperor, I have decided to send him to Rome. | But I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death: and as he himself appealed to the emperor I determined to send him. |
| Acts 25:26 | concerning whom I have no certain thing to write to [my] lord, wherefore I brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, king Agrippa, that the examination having been made, I may have something to write; | I have nothing very definite, however, to tell our Sovereign about him. So I have brought the man before you all and especially before you, King Agrippa that after he has been examined I may find something which I can put into writing. | Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, king Agrippa, that, after examination had, I may have somewhat to write. |
| Acts 25:27 | for it doth seem to me irrational, sending a prisoner, not also to signify the charges against him.` | For, when sending a prisoner to Rome, it seems to me to be absurd not to state the charges against him." | For it seemeth to me unreasonable, in sending a prisoner, not withal to signify the charges against him. |
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