to be reserved unto the hearing of Augustus] Rev. Ver. "to be kept for the decision of the Emperor." The verb is that which occurs Acts 24:23 where the centurion was commanded to "keep" Paul. He desired to be under the care of the Roman authorities until his case could be properly heard. "Augustus," the title given first to Octavianus, was afterwards conferred on his successors, and so came to mean "His Imperial Majesty," whoever might be on the throne. The present "Augustus" was Nero. In the noun rendered "hearing" we have a word which implies "thorough inquiry."

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