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Acts 25 🔍 📕 📖 ↷

Paul's Trial before Festus

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1

Now

οὖν

when Festus

Φῆστος

was come

ἐπιβαίνω

into the province,

ἐπαρχία

after

μετά

three

τρεῖς

days

ἡμέρα

he ascended

ἀναβαίνω

from

ἀπό

Caesarea

Καισάρεια

to

εἰς

Jerusalem.

Ἱεροσόλυμα

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2

Then

δέ

the high priest

ἀρχιερεύς

and

καί

the chief

πρῶτος

of the Jews

Ἰουδαῖος

informed

ἐμφανίζω

him

αὐτός

against

κατά

Paul,

Παῦλος

and

καί

besought

παρακαλέω

him,

αὐτός

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3

And desired

αἰτέω

favour

χάρις

against

κατά

him,

αὐτός

that

ὅπως

he would send for

μεταπέμπω

him

αὐτός

to

εἰς

Jerusalem,

Ἱερουσαλήμ

laying

ποιέω

wait

ἐνέδρα

in

κατά

the way

ὁδός

to kill

ἀναιρέω

him.

αὐτός

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4

But

μέν

οὖν

Festus

Φῆστος

answered,

ἀποκρίνομαι

that Paul

Παῦλος

should be kept

τηρέω

at

ἐν

Caesarea,

Καισάρεια

and

δέ

that he himself

ἑαυτοῦ

would

μέλλω

depart

ἐκπορεύομαι

ἐν

shortly

τάχος

thither.

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5

Let them therefore,

οὖν

said

φημί

he, which among

ἐν

you

ὑμῖν

are able,

δυνατός

go down with

συγκαταβαίνω

me, and accuse

κατηγορέω

this

αὐτός

man,

ἀνήρ

if

εἴ

there be

ἐστί

any wickedness

εἴ

in

ἐν

him.

τούτῳ

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6

And

δέ

when he had tarried

διατρίβω

among

ἐν

them

αὐτός

more

πλείων

than

ἤ

ten

δέκα

days,

ἡμέρα

he went down

καταβαίνω

unto

εἰς

Caesarea;

Καισάρεια

and the next day

ἐπαύριον

sitting

καθίζω

on

ἐπί

the judgment seat

βῆμα

commanded

κελεύω

Paul

Παῦλος

to be brought.

ἄγω

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7

And

δέ

when he

αὐτός

was come,

παραγίνομαι

the Jews

Ἰουδαῖος

which came down

καταβαίνω

from

ἀπό

Jerusalem

Ἱεροσόλυμα

stood round about,

περιΐστημι

and

καί

laid

φέρω

many

πολύς

and grievous

βαρύς

complaints

αἰτίωμα

against

κατά

Paul,

Παῦλος

which

ὅς

they could

ἰσχύω

not

οὐ

prove.

ἀποδείκνυμι

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8

While he answered

ἀπολογέομαι

for himself,

αὐτός

Neither

ὅτι

οὔτε

against

εἰς

the law

νόμος

of the Jews,

Ἰουδαῖος

neither

οὔτε

against

εἰς

the temple,

ἱερόν

nor yet

οὔτε

against

εἰς

Caesar,

Καῖσαρ

have I offended

ἁμαρτάνω

any thing at all.

τις

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9

But

δέ

Festus,

Φῆστος

willing

θέλω

to do

κατατίθημι

the Jews

Ἰουδαῖος

a pleasure,

χάρις

answered

ἀποκρίνομαι

Paul,

Παῦλος

and said,

Wilt thou

θέλω

go up

ἀναβαίνω

to

εἰς

Jerusalem,

Ἱεροσόλυμα

and there

ἐκεῖ

be judged

κρίνω

of

περί

these things

τούτων

before

ἐπί

me?

ἐμοῦ

Paul Appeals to Caesar

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10

Then

δέ

said

Paul,

Παῦλος

I stand

εἰμί

ἵστημι

at

ἐπί

Caesar's

Καῖσαρ

judgment seat,

βῆμα

where

οὗ

I

μέ

ought

δεῖ

to be judged:

κρίνω

to the Jews

Ἰουδαῖος

have I done

ἀδικέω

no

οὐδείς

wrong,

ἀδικέω

as

ὡς

καί

thou

σύ

very well

κάλλιον

knowest.

ἐπιγινώσκω

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11

For

γάρ

if

εἰ

μέν

I be an offender,

ἀδικέω

or

καί

have committed

πράσσω

any thing

τις

worthy

ἄξιος

of death,

θάνατος

I refuse

παραιτέομαι

not

οὐ

to die:

ἀποθνῄσκω

but

δέ

if

εἰ

there be

ἐστί

none

οὐδείς

of these things

ὅς

whereof these

οὗτος

accuse

κατηγορέω

me,

μοῦ

no man

οὐδείς

may

δύναμαι

deliver

χαρίζομαι

me

μέ

unto them.

αὐτός

I appeal unto

ἐπικαλέω

Caesar.

Καῖσαρ

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12

Then

τότε

Festus,

Φῆστος

when he had conferred

συλλαλέω

with

μετά

the council,

συμβούλιον

answered,

ἀποκρίνομαι

Hast thou appealed unto

ἐπικαλέω

Caesar?

Καῖσαρ

unto

ἐπί

Caesar

Καῖσαρ

shalt thou go.

πορεύομαι

Festus Consults Agrippa

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13

And

δέ

after

διαγίνομαι

certain

τις

days

ἡμέρα

king

βασιλεύς

Agrippa

Ἀγρίππας

and

καί

Bernice

Βερνίκη

came

καταντάω

unto

εἰς

Caesarea

Καισάρεια

to salute

ἀσπάζομαι

Festus.

Φῆστος

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14

And

δέ

when

ὡς

they had been

διατρίβω

there

ἐκεῖ

many

πλείων

days,

ἡμέρα

Festus

Φῆστος

declared

ἀνατίθημι

Paul's

Παῦλος

cause

κατά

unto the king,

βασιλεύς

saying,

λέγω

There is

ἐστί

a certain

τις

man

ἀνήρ

left

καταλείπω

in bonds

δέσμιος

by

ὑπό

Felix:

Φῆλιξ

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15

About

περί

whom,

ὅς

when

γίνομαι

I

μοῦ

was

γίνομαι

at

εἰς

Jerusalem,

Ἱεροσόλυμα

the chief priests

ἀρχιερεύς

and

καί

the elders

πρεσβύτερος

of the Jews

Ἰουδαῖος

informed

ἐμφανίζω

me, desiring

αἰτέω

to have judgment

δίκη

against

κατά

him.

αὐτός

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16

To

πρός

whom

ὅς

I answered,

ἀποκρίνομαι

ὅτι

It is

ἐστί

not

οὐ

the manner

ἔθος

of the Romans

Ῥωμαῖος

to deliver

χαρίζομαι

any

τις

man

ἄνθρωπος

to

εἰς

die,

ἀπώλεια

before

πρίν

that

ἤ

he which is accused

κατηγορέω

have

ἔχω

the accusers

κατήγορος

face to face,

κατά

πρόσωπον

τέ

and have

λαμβάνω

licence

τόπος

to answer for himself

ἀπολογία

concerning

περί

the crime laid against him.

ἔγκλημα

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17

Therefore,

οὖν

when they

αὐτός

were come

συνέρχομαι

hither,

ἐνθάδε

without

ποιέω

any

μηδείς

delay

ἀναβολή

on the morrow

ἑξῆς

I sat

καθίζω

on

ἐπί

the judgment seat,

βῆμα

and commanded

κελεύω

the man

ἀνήρ

to be brought forth.

ἄγω

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18

Against

περί

whom

ὅς

when the accusers

κατήγορος

stood up,

ἵστημι

they brought

ἐπιφέρω

none

οὐδείς

accusation

αἰτία

of such things as

ὅς

I

ἐγώ

supposed:

ὑπονοέω

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19

But

δέ

had

ἔχω

certain

τις

questions

ζήτημα

against

πρός

him

αὐτός

of

περί

their own

ἴδιος

superstition,

δεισιδαιμονία

and

καί

of

περί

one

τις

Jesus,

Ἰησοῦς

which was dead,

θνῄσκω

whom

ὅς

Paul

Παῦλος

affirmed

φάσκω

to be alive.

ζάω

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20

And

δέ

because I

ἐγώ

doubted

ἀπορέω

of

εἰς

such

τούτου

manner

περί

of questions,

ζήτησις

I asked

λέγω

him whether

εἰ

he would

βούλομαι

go

πορεύομαι

to

εἰς

Jerusalem,

Ἱερουσαλήμ

and there

κἀκεῖ

be judged

κρίνω

of

περί

these matters.

τούτων

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21

But

δέ

when Paul

Παῦλος

had appealed

ἐπικαλέω

to be reserved

τηρέω

αὐτός

unto

εἰς

the hearing

διάγνωσις

of Augustus,

Σεβαστός

I commanded

κελεύω

him

αὐτός

to be kept

τηρέω

till

ἕως

ὅς

I might send

πέμπω

him

αὐτός

to

πρός

Caesar.

Καῖσαρ

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22

Then

δέ

Agrippa

Ἀγρίππας

said

φημί

unto

πρός

Festus,

Φῆστος

I would

βούλομαι

also

καί

hear

ἀκούω

the man

ἄνθρωπος

myself.

αὐτός

To morrow,

αὔριον

δέ

said

φημί

he, thou shalt hear

ἀκούω

him.

αὐτός

Paul before Agrippa and Bernice

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23

And on the morrow,

ἐπαύριον

when

οὖν

Agrippa

Ἀγρίππας

was come,

ἔρχομαι

and

καί

Bernice,

Βερνίκη

with

μετά

great

πολύς

pomp,

φαντασία

and

καί

was entered

εἰσέρχομαι

into

εἰς

the place of hearing,

ἀκροατήριον

with

σύν

τέ

the chief captains,

χιλίαρχος

and

καί

principal

κατά

ἐξοχή

men

ἀνήρ

of

ὤν

the city,

πόλις

at

καί

Festus'

Φῆστος

commandment

κελεύω

Paul

Παῦλος

was brought forth.

ἄγω

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24

And

καί

Festus

Φῆστος

said,

φημί

King

βασιλεύς

Agrippa,

Ἀγρίππας

and

καί

all

πᾶς

men

ἀνήρ

which

ὁ

are here present

συμπάρειμι

with us,

ἡμῖν

ye see

θεωρέω

this man,

τοῦτον

about

περί

whom

ὅς

all

πᾶς

the multitude

πλῆθος

of the Jews

Ἰουδαῖος

have dealt

ἐντυγχάνω

with me,

μοί

both

τέ

at

ἐν

Jerusalem,

Ἱεροσόλυμα

and

καί

also here,

ἐνθάδε

crying

ἐπιβοάω

that he ought

δεῖ

not

μή

to live

ζάω

any longer.

μηκέτι

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25

But

δέ

when I

ἐγώ

found

καταλαμβάνω

that he

αὐτός

had committed

πράσσω

nothing

μηδείς

worthy

ἄξιος

of death,

θάνατος

and

καί

δέ

that he himself

αὐτός

hath appealed

τούτου

to

ἐπικαλέω

Augustus,

Σεβαστός

I have determined

κρίνω

to send

πέμπω

him.

αὐτός

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26

Of

περί

whom

ὅς

I have

ἔχω

no

οὐ

certain

ἀσφαλής

thing

τις

to write

γράφω

unto my lord.

κύριος

Wherefore

διό

I have brought

προάγω

him

αὐτός

forth

προάγω

before

ἐπί

you,

ὑμῶν

and

καί

specially

μάλιστα

before

ἐπί

thee,

σοῦ

O king

βασιλεύς

Agrippa,

Ἀγρίππας

that,

ὅπως

after examination

ἀνάκρισις

had,

γίνομαι

I might have

ἔχω

somewhat

τις

to write.

γράφω

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27

For

γάρ

it seemeth

δοκέω

to me

μοί

unreasonable

ἄλογος

to send

πέμπω

a prisoner,

δέσμιος

and

καί

not withal

μή

to signify

σημαίνω

the crimes

αἰτία

laid against

κατά

him.

αὐτός

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