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Paul before Festus

1 Festus° then°, having arrived° in athe province°, three° days° later° went° up to Jerusalem° from bCaesarea°. 2 And the chief° priests° and the leading° men° of the Jews° abrought° charges° against° Paul°, and they were urging° him, 3 requesting° a Iconcession° against° IIPaul, that he might IIIhave him brought° to Jerusalem° ([at the same time], asetting° an ambush° to kill° him on the way°). 4 Festus° then° aanswered° that Paul° bwas being kept° in custody° at cCaesarea° and that he himself° was about° to leave° shortly°. 5 “Therefore°,” he *said°, “let the influential° men° among° you Igo° there with me, and if° there is anything° wrong° IIabout° the man°, let them IIIprosecute° him.”

[1] aAc 23:34 bAc 8:40; 25:4, 6, 13
[2] aAc 24:1; 25:15
[3] IOr favor IILit him IIILit send for him to Jerusalem aAc 9:24
[4] aAc 25:16 bAc 24:23 cAc 8:40; 25:1, 6, 13
[5] ILit go down IILit in IIIOr accuse

6 ¶ After he had spent° not more° than eight° or° ten° days° among° them, he went° down° to aCaesarea°, and on the next° day° he took° his seat° on bthe tribunal° and ordered° Paul° to be brought°. 7 After Paul arrived°, the Jews° who had come° down° from Jerusalem° stood° around° him, bringing° amany° and serious° charges° against° him bwhich° they could° not prove°, 8 while Paul° said° in his own defense°, “aI have committed° no° offense° either° against° the Law° of the Jews° or° against° the temple° or° against° Caesar°.” 9 But Festus°, awishing° to do° the Jews° a favor°, answered° Paul° and said°, “bAre you willing° to go° up to Jerusalem° and Istand° trial° before° me on these° [charges]?” 10 But Paul° said°, “I am° standing° before° Caesar’s° atribunal°, where° I ought° to be tried°. I have done° no° wrong° to [the] Jews°, as you also° very° well° know°. 11 If°, then°, I am° a wrongdoer° and have committed° anything° worthy° of death°, I do not refuse° to die°; but if° none° of those things is [true] of which° these° men° accuse° me, no° one° can° hand° me over to them. I aappeal° to Caesar°.” 12 Then° when Festus° had conferred° with Ihis council°, he answered°, “You have appealed° to Caesar°, to Caesar° you shall go°.”

[6] aAc 8:40; 25:1, 4, 13 bMt 27:19; Ac 25:10, 17
[7] aAc 24:5f bAc 24:13
[8] aAc 6:13; 24:12; 28:17
[9] ILit be judged aAc 12:3; 24:27 bAc 25:20
[10] aMt 27:19; Ac 25:6, 17
[11] aAc 25:21, 25; 26:32; 28:19
[12] IA different group from that mentioned in Ac 4:15 and 24:20

13 ¶ Now° when several° days° had elapsed°, King° Agrippa° and Bernice° arrived° at aCaesarea° Iand paid° their respects° to Festus°. 14 While° they were spending° many° days° there°, Festus° laid° Paul’s° case°° before the king°, saying°, “There is a man° who was aleft° as a prisoner° by Felix°; 15 and when I was at Jerusalem°, the chief° priests° and the elders° of the Jews° abrought° charges° against° him, asking° for a sentence° of condemnation° against° him. 16 I aanswered° them that it is not the custom° of the Romans° to hand° over any° man° before° bthe accused° meets° his accusers° face° to face° and has° an opportunity° to make his defense° against° the charges°. 17 So° after they had assembled° here°, I did not delay°, but on the next° day took° my seat° on athe tribunal° and ordered° the man° to be brought° before me. 18 When the accusers° stood° up, they [began] bringing° charges° against° him not of such° crimes° as I was expecting°, 19 but they [simply] had° some° apoints° of disagreement° with him about° their own° Ibreligion° and about° a dead° man°, Jesus°, whom° Paul° asserted° to be alive°. 20 aBeing° at a loss° how° to investigate° Isuch° matters, I asked° whether° he was willing° to go° to Jerusalem° and there° stand° trial° on these° matters. 21 But when Paul° aappealed° to be held° in custody° for Ithe Emperor’s° decision°, I ordered° him to be kept° in custody° until° I send° him to Caesar°.” 22 Then° aAgrippa° [said] to Festus°, “I also° would like° to hear° the man° myself°.” “Tomorrow°,” he *said°, “you shall hear° him.”

[13] ILit greeting Festus aAc 8:40; 25:1, 4, 6
[14] aAc 24:27
[15] aAc 24:1; 25:2
[16] aAc 25:4f bAc 23:30
[17] aMt 27:19; Ac 25:6, 10
[19] IOr superstition aAc 18:15; 23:29 bAc 17:22
[20] ILit these aAc 25:9
[21] ILit the Augustus’s (in this case Nero) aAc 25:11f
[22] aAc 9:15

Paul before Agrippa

23 ¶ So°, on the next° day° when aAgrippa° came° Itogether° with aBernice° amid° great° pomp°, and entered° the auditorium° IIaccompanied° by the IIIcommanders° and the prominent° men° of the city°, at the command° of Festus°, Paul° was brought° in. 24 Festus° *said°, “King° Agrippa°, and all° you gentlemen° here° present° with us, you see° this° man° about° whom° aall° the people° of the Jews° appealed° to me, both° at Jerusalem° and here°, loudly° declaring° that bhe ought° not to live° any° longer°. 25 But I found° that he had committed° anothing° worthy° of death°; and since he himself° bappealed° to Ithe Emperor°, I decided° to send° him. 26 IYet I have° nothing° definite° about° him to write° to my lord°. Therefore° I have brought° him before° you [all] and especially° before° you, King° Agrippa°, so° that after the investigation° has taken° place°, I may have° something° to write°. 27 For it seems° absurd° to me in sending° a prisoner°, not to indicate° also° the charges° against° him.”

[23] ILit and Bernice IILit and with IIII.e. chiliarchs, in command of one thousand troops aAc 25:13; 26:30
[24] aAc 25:2, 7 bAc 22:22
[25] IV 21, note 1 aLk 23:4; Ac 23:29 bAc 25:11f
[26] ILit About whom I have nothing definite


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1 ¶ Nowº when Festusº was come¹ª into² the² province,º afterº threeº daysº he ascendedºª fromº Caesareaº toº Jerusalem.º

[1] Ac 18:22; 21:15; 23:34; 25:5.

The Jews accuse Paul before Festus.

2 Thenº the² high priestº andº the² chiefº of the² Jewsº informedºª himº againstº Paul,º andº besoughtºª him,º 3 And desiredºª favourº againstº him,º thatº he would send forºª himº toº Jerusalem,º laying¹ª waitº² inº the² wayº to killºª him.º 4 Butºº Festus¹² answered,ºª that Paulº should be keptºª atº Caesarea,º andº that he himselfº wouldºª departºª¹ shortlyº² [thither]. 5 Let them² therefore,º saidºª he, which amongº youº are able,º go down withºª [me], and accuseºª this¹² man,º if¹ª there be¹ª any²² wickedness¹² inº him.¹² 6 Andº when he had tarriedºª amongº themº moreº thanº tenº days,º he went downºª untoº Caesarea;º and the² next dayº sittingºª onº the² judgment seatº commandedºª Paulº to be brought.ºª 7 Andº when heº was come,ºª the² Jewsº which came downºª fromº Jerusalemº stood round about,ºª and¹ laidºª manyº and² grievousº complaintsº againstº Paul,º whichº they couldºª notº prove.ºª

[2] Jb 31:31; Pv 4:16; Ac 24:1; 25:15; Ro 3:12.
[3] 1S 23:19; Ps 37:32; 64:2; 140:1; Jr 18:18; 38:4; Mk 6:23; Lk 23:8; Jn 16:3; Ac 9:2; 23:12; 26:9; Ro 3:8.
[5] 1S 24:11; Ps 7:3; Jn 18:29; Ac 18:14; 23:30; 24:8; 25:16, 18, 25.
[6] Mt 27:19; Jn 19:13; Ac 18:12; 25:10, 17; 2Co 5:10; Jm 2:6.
[7] Ezr 4:15; Es 3:8; Ps 27:12; 35:11; Mt 5:11; 26:60; Mk 15:3; Lk 23:2, 10; Ac 21:28; 24:5, 13; 25:24; 1P 4:14.

He answereth for himself,

8 While he² answered¹ª for himself,¹² Neitherº¹ againstº the² lawº of the² Jews,º neitherº againstº the² temple,º nor² yet¹ againstº Caesar,º have I offendedºª any thing² at all.¹ 9 Butº Festus,º willingºª to doºª the² Jewsº a pleasure,º answeredºª Paul,º and said,ºª Wilt² thou¹ª go upºª toº Jerusalem,º and thereº be judgedºª ofº these thingsº beforeº me?º 10 Thenº saidºª Paul,º I standººªª atº Caesar'sº judgment seat,º whereº Iº oughtºª to be judged:ºª to the Jewsº have I done¹ª no¹ wrong,ºª² asºº thouº very well¹² knowest.ºª

[8] Gn 40:15; Jr 37:18; Dn 6:22; Ac 6:13; 23:1; 24:6, 12, 17; 25:10; 28:17, 21; 2Co 1:12.
[9] Mk 15:15; Ac 12:3; 24:27; 25:3, 20.
[10] Mt 27:18, 23; Ac 16:37; 22:25; 23:29; 25:25; 26:31; 28:18; 2Co 4:2.

and appealeth unto Caesar.

11 Forº if¹¹² I² be an offender,ºª orº have committedºª any thingº worthyº of death,º I refuseºª notº to die:ºª butº ifº there beºª noneº of these things¹ whereof² theseº accuseºª me,º no manº mayºª deliverºª meº unto them.º I appeal² unto¹ª Caesar.º 12 ² Thenº Festus,º when he had conferredºª withº the² council,º answered,ºª Hast thou appealed² unto¹ª Caesar?º untoº Caesarº shalt thou go.ºª 13 Andº afterºª certainº daysº kingº Agrippaº andº Berniceº cameºª untoº Caesareaº to saluteºª Festus.º

[11] Jsh 22:22; 1S 12:3; 27:1; Jb 31:21, 38; Ps 7:3; Ac 16:37; 18:14; 22:25; 25:10, 25; 26:32; 28:19; 1Th 2:15.
[12] Ps 76:10; Is 46:10; Lm 3:37; Dn 4:35; Ac 19:21; 23:11; 25:21; 26:32; 27:1; 28:16; Ro 15:28; Php 1:12, 20.
[13] 1S 13:10; 25:14; 2S 8:10; 2K 10:13; Mk 15:18; Ac 25:22; 26:1, 27.

Afterwards Festus openeth his matter to King Agrippa,

14 Andº whenº they had beenºª thereº manyº days,º Festusº declaredºª Paul'sº causeº unto the² king,º saying,ºª There isºª a certainº manº left¹ª in bondsº² byº Felix:º 15 Aboutº whom,º when¹ª Iº wasºª atº Jerusalem,º the² chief priestsº andº the² eldersº of the² Jewsº informedºª [me], desiringºª [to have] judgmentº againstº him.º 16 Toº whomº I answered,ºª¹ It² isºª notº the mannerº of the Romansº to deliverºª anyº manº toº die,º beforeº thatº he which is accusedºª haveºª the² accusersº face to face,ºº¹ and² have¹ª licenceº² to answer for himselfº concerningº the² crime laid against him.º 17 Therefore,º when theyº were comeºª hither,º without¹ª anyº delayº on the² morrowº I satºª onº the² judgment seat,º and commandedºª the² manº to be brought forth.ºª 18 Againstº whomº when the² accusersº stood up,ºª they broughtºª noneº accusationº of such things² as¹ Iº supposed:ºª 19 Butº hadºª certainº questionsº againstº himº ofº their ownº superstition,º andº ofº oneº Jesus,º which was dead,ºª whomº Paulº affirmedºª to be alive.ºª 20 Andº because Iº doubtedºª ofº such¹ manner¹ of questions,º²² I askedºª [him] whetherº he wouldºª goºª toº Jerusalem,º and thereº be judgedºª ofº these matters.º 21 Butº when Paulº had appealedºª to be² reservedºª¹ untoº the² hearingº of Augustus,º I commandedºª himº to be keptºª tillº¹ I might² sendºª himº toº Caesar.º 22 Thenº Agrippaº saidºª untoº Festus,º I wouldºª alsoº hearºª the² manº myself.¹²² To morrow,º¹ saidºª he,² thou shalt hearºª him.º

[14] Ac 24:27.
[15] Es 3:9; Lk 18:3; 23:23; Ac 25:1.
[16] Dt 17:4; 19:17; Pv 18:13, 17; Jn 7:51; Ac 25:4; 26:1.
[17] Ac 25:6.
[19] Ac 1:22; 2:32; 17:22, 31; 18:15, 19; 23:29; 25:7; 26:22; 1Co 15:3, 14; Rv 1:18.
[20] Ac 25:9.
[21] Lk 2:1; Ac 25:10, 12; 26:32; 27:1; 2Ti 4:16.
[22] Is 52:15; Mt 10:18; Lk 21:12; Ac 9:15.

and he is brought forth.

23 And² on the² morrow,º when¹ Agrippaº was come,ºª andº Bernice,º withº greatº pomp,º andº was enteredºª intoº the² place of hearing,º withºº the² chief captains,º andº principalºº menº ofºª the² city,º atº Festus'º commandmentºª Paulº was brought forth.ºª 24 Andº Festusº said,ºª Kingº Agrippa,º andº allº menº which¹ are here presentºª with us,º ye seeºªª this man,º aboutº whomº allº the² multitudeº of the² Jewsº have dealtºª with me,º bothº atº Jerusalem,º andº [also] here,º cryingºª that he² oughtºª notº to liveºª any longer.º

[23] Es 1:4; Ec 1:2; Is 5:14; 14:11; Ezk 7:24; 30:18; 32:12; 33:28; Dn 4:30; Ac 9:15; 12:21; 1Co 7:31; Jm 1:11; 1P 1:24; 1Jn 2:16.
[24] Lk 23:21; Ac 22:22; 25:2, 7.

Festus cleareth him to have done nothing worthy of death.

25 Butº when Iº foundºª that heº had committedºª nothingº worthyº of death,º andº¹ that he² himself¹² hath² appealed¹² to¹ª Augustus,º I have determinedºª to sendºª him.º 26 Ofº whomº I haveºª noº certain¹ thingº² to writeºª unto my lord.º Whereforeº I have brought¹ª him¹ forthºª² beforeº you,º andº speciallyº beforeº thee,º O kingº Agrippa,º that,º after examinationº had,ºª I might haveºª somewhatº to write.ºª 27 Forº it seemethºª to meº unreasonableº to sendºª a prisoner,º andº not² withal¹² to signifyºª the² crimesº [laid] againstº him.º

[25] Lk 23:4, 14; Jn 18:38; Ac 23:9, 29; 25:11; 26:31.
[26] Ac 26:2.
[27] Pv 18:13; Jn 7:51.


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