Acts 25

1 ♥ 📝 F estus^G5347 therefore,^G3767 having come^G1910 into the province,^G1885 after^G3326 three^G5140 days^G2250 went up^G305 to^G1519 Jerusalem^G2414 from^G575 Caesarea.^G2542

2 ♥ 📝 And^G2532 the chief priests^G749 and^G2532 the principal^G4413 men of the Jews^G2453 informed^G1718 him^G846 against^G2596 Paul;^G3972 and^G2532 they besought^G3870 him,^G846

3 ♥ 📝 asking^G154 a favor^G5485 against^G2596 him,^G846 that^G3704 he would send for^G3343 him^G846 to^G1519 Jerusalem;^G2419 laying^G4160 a plot^G1747 to kill^G337 him^G846 on^G2596 the way.^G3598

4 ♥ 📝 Howbeit^{G3767 G3303} Festus^G5347 answered,^G611 that Paul^G3972 was^G3195 kept^G5083 in charge at^G1722 Caesarea,^G2542 and^G1161 that he himself^G1438 was about to depart^{G1607 G1722} [thither] shortly.^G5034

5 ♥ 📝 Let them^G3588 therefore,^G3767 saith he,^G5346 that^G3588 are of power^G1415 among^G1722 you^G5213 go down with^G4782 me, and if^G1487 there is^G2076 anything^G5100 amiss^G1722 in^G3588 the man,^G5129 let them accuse^{G846 G2723} him.^G846

6 ♥ 📝 And^G1161 when he had tarried^G1304 among^G1722 them^G846 not more^G4119 than^G2228 eight or ten^G1176 days,^G2250 he went down^G2597 unto^G1519 Caesarea;^G2542 and on the morrow^G1887 he sat^G2523 on^G1909 the judgment-seat,^G968 and commanded^G2753 Paul^G3972 to be brought.^G71

7 ♥ 📝 And^G1161 when^G3854 he^G846 was come,^G3854 the Jews^G2453 that^G3588 had come down^G2597 from^G575 Jerusalem^G2414 stood round about^G4026 him, bringing^G5342 against^G2596 him^G3972 many^G4183 and^G2532 grievous^G926 charges^G157 which^G3739 they could^G2480 not^G3756 prove;^G584

8 ♥ 📝 while^G3754 Paul said^G626 in his^G846 defense, Neither^G3777 against^G1519 the law^G3551 of the Jews,^G2453 nor^G3777 against^G1519 the temple,^G2411 nor^G3777 against^G1519 Caesar,^G2541 have I sinned^G264 at all.^G5100

9 ♥ 📝 But^G1161 Festus,^G5347 desiring^G2309 to gain^G2698 favor^G5485 with the Jews,^G2453 answered^G611 Paul^G3972 and said,^G2036 Wilt thou^G2309 go up^G305 to^G1519 Jerusalem,^G2414 and there^G1563 be judged^G2919 of^G4012 these things^G5130 before^G1909 me?^G1700

10 ♥ 📝 But^G1161 Paul^G3972 said,^G2036 I^G1510 am standing^G2476 before^G1909 Caesar's^G2541 judgment-seat,^G968 where^G3757 I^G3165 ought^G1163 to be judged:^G2919 to the Jews^G2453 have I done^G91 no^G3762 wrong,^G91 as^G5613 thou^G4771 also^G2532 very well^G2566 knowest.^G1921

11 ♥ 📝 ^G1063 If^G1487 then ^G3303 I am a wrong-doer,^G91 and^G2532 have committed^G4238 anything^G5100 worthy^G514 of death,^G2288 I refuse^G3868 not^G3756 to die;^G599 but^G1161 if^G1487 none^G3762 of those things is^G2076 [true] whereof^G3739 these^G3778 accuse^G2723 me,^G3450 no man^G3762 can^G1410 give^G5483 me^G3165 up unto them.^G846 I appeal unto^G1941 Caesar.^G2541

12 ♥ 📝 Then^G5119 Festus,^G5347 when he had conferred^G4814 with^G3326 the council,^G4824 answered,^G611 Thou hast appealed^G1941 unto Caesar:^G2541 unto^G1909 Caesar^G2541 shalt thou go.^G4198

13 ♥ 📝 Now^G1161 when certain^G5100 days^G2250 were passed,^G1230 Agrippa^G67 the King^G935 and^G2532 Bernice^G959 arrived^G2658 at^G1519 Caesarea,^G2542 and saluted^G782 Festus.^G5347

14 ♥ 📝 And^G1161 as^G5613 they tarried^G1304 there^G1563 many^G4119 days,^G2250 Festus^G5347 laid^G394 Paul's^G3972 case^G2596 before the King,^G935 saying,^G3004 There is^G2076 a certain^G5100 man^G435 left^G2641 a prisoner^G1198 by^G5259 Felix;^G5344

15 ♥ 📝 about^G4012 whom,^G3739 when I^G3450 was^G1096 at^G1519 Jerusalem,^G2414 the chief priests^G749 and^G2532 the elders^G4245 of the Jews^G2453 informed^G1718 [me], asking^G154 for sentence^G1349 against^G2596 him.^G846

16 ♥ 📝 To^G4314 whom^G3739 I answered,^G3754 that it is^G2076 not^G3756 the custom^G1485 of the Romans^G4514 to give up^G5483 any^G5100 man,^{G444 G1519 G684} before^G4250 that^G2228 the ^G3588 accused^G2723 have^G2192 the accusers^G2725 face^G4383 to^G2596 face,^G4383 and^G5037 have^G2983 had opportunity^G5117 to make his defense^G627 concerning^G4012 the matter laid against him.^G1462

17 ♥ 📝 When therefore^G3767 they^G846 were come^G4905 together here,^G1759 I made^G4160 no^G3367 delay,^G311 but on the next day^G1836 sat^G2523 on^G1909 the judgment-seat,^G968 and commanded^G2753 the man^G435 to be brought.^G71

18 ♥ 📝 Concerning^G4012 whom,^G3739 when the accusers^G2725 stood up,^G2476 they brought^G2018 no^G3762 charge^G156 of such evil things^G3739 as I^G1473 supposed;^G5282

19 ♥ 📝 but^G1161 had^G2192 certain^G5100 questions^G2213 against^G4314 him^G846 of^G4012 their own^G2398 religion,^G1175 and^G2532 of^G4012 one^G5100 Jesus,^G2424 who was dead,^G2348 whom^G3739 Paul^G3972 affirmed^G5335 to be alive.^G2198

20 ♥ 📝 And^G1161 I,^G1473 being^G639 perplexed^G639 how^G5127 to^G1519 inquire^G4012 concerning these things,^G2214 asked^G3004 whether^G1487 he would^G1014 go^G4198 to^G1519 Jerusalem^G2419 and there^G2546 be judged^G2919 of^G4012 these matters.^G5130

21 ♥ 📝 But^G1161 when Paul^G3972 had appealed^{G1941 G846} to be kept^G5083 for^G1519 the decision^G1233 of the emperor,^G4575 I commanded^G2753 him^G846 to be kept^G5083 till^{G2193 G3739} I should send^G3992 him^G846 to^G4314 Caesar.^G2541

22 ♥ 📝 And^G1161 Agrippa^G67 [said]^G5346 unto^G4314 Festus,^G5347 I also^G2532 could^G1014 wish to hear^G191 the man^G444 myself.^G1161 To-morrow,^G839 saith he,^G5346 thou shalt hear^G191 him.^G846

23 ♥ 📝 So^G3767 on the morrow,^G1887 when Agrippa^G67 was come,^G2064 and^G2532 Bernice,^G959 with^G3326 great^G4183 pomp,^G5325 and^G2532 they were entered^G1525 into^G1519 the place of hearing^G201 with^{G4862 G5037} the chief captains^G5506 and^G2532 principal^{G1851 G5607} men^G435 of the city,^G4172 at^G2596 the command^G2753 of^G2532 Festus^G5347 Paul^G3972 was brought in.^G71

24 ♥ 📝 And^G2532 Festus^G5347 saith,^G5346 King^G935 Agrippa,^G67 and^G2532 all men^G3956 who^G3588 are here present^G4840 with us,^G2254 ye behold^G2334 this^G5126 man,^G435 about^G4012 whom^G3739 all^G3956 the multitude^G4128 of the Jews^G2453 made suit^G1793 to me,^G3427 both^G5037 at^G1722 Jerusalem^G2414 and^G2532 here,^G1759 crying that^G1916 he^G846 ought^G1163 not^G3361 to live^G2198 any longer.^G3371

25 ♥ 📝 But^G1161 I^G1473 found^G2638 that he^G846 had committed^G4238 nothing^G3367 worthy^G514 of death:^G2288 and^G2532 as he^{G5127 G1161} himself^G846 appealed^G1941 to the emperor^G4575 I determined^G2919 to send^G3992 him.^G846

26 ♥ 📝 Of^G4012 whom^G3739 I have^G2192 no^G3756 certain^G804 thing^G5100 to write^G1125 unto my lord.^G2962 Wherefore^G1352 I have brought^G4254 him^G846 forth^G4254 before^G1909 you,^G5216 and^G2532 specially^G3122 before^G1909 thee,^G4675 king^G935 Agrippa,^G67 that,^G3704 after examination^G351 had,^G1096 I may have^G2192 somewhat^G5100 to write.^G1125

27 ♥ 📝 For^G1063 it seemeth^G1380 to me^G3427 unreasonable,^G249 in sending^G3992 a prisoner,^{G1198 G2532} not^G3361 withal to signify^G4591 the charges^G156 against^G2596 him.^G846