What does Acts 25:6 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"And when he had tarried among them morea than ten days, he went down unto Caesarea; and the next day sitting on the judgment seat commanded Paul to be brought."
Verse Acts 25:6. _WHEN HE HAD TARRIED - MORE THAN TEN DAYS_] The _strangeness_ of this mode of expression suggests the thought that our printed text is not quite correct in this place; and this suspic...
MORE THAN TEN DAYS - See the margin. The Syriac reads it, “eight or ten.” The Vulgate, “not more than eight or ten.” The Coptic, “eight or ten.” Griesbach supposes this to be the true reading, and has...
CHAPTER 25 _ 1. Festus and the Jews. Paul appeals to Caesar (Acts 25:1)._ 2. King Agrippa visits Festus (Acts 25:13). 3. Paul brought before the King (Acts 25:23). The new governor, Festus, had arr...
TRIAL BEFORE FESTUS. Of Festus little is known, but nothing unfavourable. Here he appears as a conscientious magistrate, who keeps everyone in his proper place and does not allow the course of justice...
Three days after he had entered into his province, Festus went up to Jerusalem. The chief priests and the chief men of the Jews laid information before him against Paul. They urged him, asking a favou...
TARRIED. Greek. _diatribo._ See Acts 12:19. MORE, &C. The texts read, "not (Greek. _ou)_ more than eight or ten". THE NEXT DAY. on the morrow. ON. upon. Greek. _epi_. App-104. JUDGMENT SEAT. Greek...
_more than ten days_ The oldest texts read " NOT more than eight or ten days." This seems the more likely reading. It is more probable that the writer would use words to mark the shortness of the stay...
Acts 25:1-12. ARRIVAL OF FESTUS. PAUL’S CAUSE HEARD BEFORE HIM. PAUL APPEALS TO THE EMPEROR...
_THE JEWS DESIRED TO KILL PAUL ACTS 25:1-6:_ Nero, the Roman emperor, made Festus governor of Judea. Judea was a Roman province._ _ Three days after Festus became governor, he traveled from Caesarea t...
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d. Festus visits Jerusalem. Acts 25:1-6 a. Acts 25:1 Festus therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea. Acts 25:2 And the chief priests and the...
6-8. He made no delay in granting them the promised hearing. (6) "_And when he had remained among them not more than ten days, he went down to Cæsarea, and the next day sat upon his judgment seat, and...
AND WHEN HE HAD TARRIED AMONG THEM MORE THAN TEN DAYS, HE WENT DOWN UNTO CAESAREA; AND THE NEXT DAY SITTING ON THE JUDGMENT SEAT COMMANDED PAUL TO BE BROUGHT. And when he had tarried among them mo...
17 To a man like Felix the accusation that Paul belonged to the sect of the Nazarenes would have little in it to incriminate him. And Paul, with marvelous wisdom, answers all that might be said agains...
GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE ACTS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 25 PAUL *APPEALS TO THE *EMPEROR, 25:1-12 V1 Three days after Festus arrived in *Judea, he went from Caesarea to *Jerusalem. V2 There, the chief...
ἡμέρας πλ., see critical note, “not more than eight or ten days,” R.V., _i.e._, the whole period of Festus' stay ἐν αὐτοῖς. Blass sees in the words an indication of the vigour of action characterising...
GRANTING APPEAL TO CAESAR Acts 25:1 How inveterately must these Jews have hated Paul, when after two years they still thirsted for his blood! It would never have done for the trial to be transferred...
The Jews besought Festus to bring Paul to Jerusalem for trial. This, however, he refused to do. When arraigned before him, Paul again made use of his rights as a Roman citizen, and definitely appealed...
Paul's Appeal to Caesar After only three days in the province, Porcius Festus went to Jerusalem. There, the high priest and some of the members of the Sanhedrin approached him about bringing Paul up...
(2) And when he had tarried among them more than ten days, he went down unto Caesarea; and the next day sitting on the judgment seat commanded Paul to be brought. (2) We may justly avoid an injury, b...
PAUL'S APPEAL TO CAESAR 1-12. Festus, the successor of Felix in the governorship of Judea, like Lysias, the kiliarch of Jerusalem, shows up a very beautiful character in all of his dealings with Paul,...
And when he had tarried among them more than ten days, he went down unto Caesarea; and the next day sitting on the judgment seat commanded Paul to be brought. (7) And when he was come, the Jews which...
The closing Chapter s from 21 to the end of the book are devoted to an episode full of interest and profit Paul's course from Jerusalem to Rome. And here we find ourselves in an atmosphere considerabl...
The dignity of Paul's manner before all these governors is perfect. He addresses himself to the conscience with a forgetfulness of self that shewed a man in whom communion with God, and the sense of h...
AND WHEN HE HAD TARRIED AMONG THEM MORE THAN TEN DAYS,.... The Alexandrian copy, and three of Beza's copies, and some others, and the Vulgate Latin version read, "no more than eight or ten days"; and...
And when he had tarried among them more than ten days, he went down unto Caesarea; and the next day sitting on the judgment seat commanded Paul to be brought. Ver. 6. _Commanded Paul to be brought_]...
_And when he had tarried there more than ten days_ A short time for a new governor to stay at such a city as Jerusalem; _he went down to Cesarea_ As he had said, several of the Jews attending him, as...
AND WHEN HE HAD TARRIED AMONG THEM MORE THAN TEN DAYS, HE WENT DOWN UNTO CAESAREA; AND THE NEXT DAY, SITTING ON THE JUDGMENT-SEAT, COMMANDED PAUL TO BE BROUGHT....
Festus was a different character, a typical Roman, materialistic and matter-of-fact, not a debased type, but skeptical as to anything spiritual. Only three days after taking office he visited Jerusale...
AND WHEN HE HAD REMAINED AMONG THEM MORE THAN TEN DAYS, HE WENT DOWN TO CAESAREA. AND THE NEXT DAY, SITTING ON THE JUDGMENT SEAT, HE COMMANDED PAUL TO BE BROUGHT. 1. Festus stayed in Jerusalem for mo...
MORE THEN TEN DAYS: Or, as some copies read, no more than eight or ten days...
"Eight or ten days" "The indefinite 'eight or ten days' is thought to be figured from Luke's standpoint, since in Caesarea he wouldn't know how many days were spent in Jerusalem and how many in travel...
1-12 See how restless malice is. Persecutors deem it a peculiar favour to have their malice gratified. Preaching Christ, the end of the law, was no offence against the law. In suffering times the prud...
OLBGrk; MORE THAN TEN DAYS; the margin gives an account of a diverse reading, unto which might be added another, viz. eight or ten days; which reading many follow, and is according unto the usual expr...
6-8. He made no delay in granting them the promised hearing. (6) "_ And when he had remained among them not more than ten days, he went down to Cæsarea, and the next day sat upon his judgment seat, an...
Acts 25:6 And G1161 remained G1304 (G5660) among G1722 them G846 more G4119 than G2228 ten G1176 days G2250 down G2597 (G5631) to G1519 Caesarea G2542 day G1887 sitting G2523 (G5660) on G1909 seat G96...
‘And when he had tarried among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea, and on the next day he sat on the judgment-seat, and commanded Paul to be brought.' The matter having no...
ON THE MORROW (τη επαυριον). Locative case of the article with ημερα understood (επαυριον, adverb, tomorrow). Festus lost no time for the chief men had come down with him.SAT ON THE JUDGMENT SEAT...
MORE THAN TEN Or, as some copies read, no more than eight or ten days....
Acts 25:1. _Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days he ascended from Caesarea to Jerusalem._ Porcius Festus had been appointed governor in the place of Felix, who had left Paul a...
CONTENTS: Paul before Festus. His appeal to Caesar. CHARACTERS: Jesus, Festus, high priest, Paul, Caesar, Agrippa, Bernice. CONCLUSION: It is nothing for the most excellent ones of the earth to have...
Acts 25:1. _When Festus was come into the province, after three days he ascended to Jerusalem,_ the metropolis of his government. The Romans evidently paid great attention to Palestine, because they r...
THREE DAYS AFTER FESTUS ARRIVED. He was the new governor of Judea. He went to Jerusalem to confer with the Jewish leaders. BROUGHT THEIR CHARGES. The Jewish leaders wanted Paul transferred to Jerusale...
_Now when Festus was come into the province._ THE CHRISTIAN IN REFERENCE TO CHANGES OF GOVERNMENT Kings may die and governors be changed, but Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever....
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 25:6. MORE THAN TEN DAYS.—According to the most reliable authorities this should be _not more than eight or ten days_. Acts 25:7. The MANY AND GRIEVOUS COMPLAINTS, or charges...
EXPOSTION ACTS 25:1 _Foetus therefore having come _for _now when Foetus was come, _A.V.; _went up _for _he ascended, _A.V.; _to Jerusalem from Casarea _for _from Caesarea to Jerusalem, _A.V. THE PRO...
Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days he went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem (Acts 25:1). Ascended, and you always go up to Jerusalem, you never go down to Jerusalem. No one eve...
2 Corinthians 5:10; Acts 18:12; Acts 25:10; Acts 25:17; James 2:6; John 19:13; Matthew 27:19...
Judgment - seat. See on ch. Acts 7:5....
Not more than ten days — A short space for a new governor to stay at such a city as Jerusalem. He could not with any convenience have heard and decided the cause of Paul within that time....
Observe here, 1. The equity and justice of Festus, an heathen judge, in his proceedings at St. Paul's trial: he will have the high-priest and elders that accused him, speak to his face; he will have t...