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Acts 25:20

ἀπορούμενος δὲ : “being perplexed how to inquire concerning,” R.V., omitting εἰς, the verb ἀπορ. talking a direct accusative. See above on Acts 2:12. Festus might have truly said that he was perplexed, as he still was, concerning Paul, and it is possible that the positive motive assigned for his action in Acts 25:9 was an honest attempt on his part to get more definite information at Jerusalem than he would obtain in Cæsarea but we know how St. Paul viewed his question. On the other hand he may have wished to conceal his real motive (Weiss).

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  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

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  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • Charles Box Commentaries

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  • The Bible Study New Testament

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

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