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Mark Dunagan Commentaries

Acts 25:23

"Amid great pomp" Yes at the time it looked like from the human perspective that Agrippa, Bernice and Festus were the really important people in this room, but now we know that the truly important individual here was the prisoner. "All these very important people would have been greatly surprised and not. little scandalized had they been able to foresee the relative estimates that later generations would form of them and of the handcuffed Jew who stood before them to plead his cause" (Bruce p. 484).

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See also Acts 25:23 in other biblical comments:

  • A Textual Commentary On The Greek New Testament by Bruce M. Metzger

    ACTS 25:23 Near the close of the verse the margin of the Harclean Syriac reads, “who had come down from the province,” a reading that probably represents the Greek toi/j katebebhko,sin avpo. th/j evp...

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Acts 25:23. _WITH GREAT POMP_] Μετα πολλης φαντασιας; _With much_ _phantasy_, great splendour, great parade, _superb attendance_ or _splendid retinue_: in this sense the Greek word is used by t...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    WITH GREAT POMP - Greek: “with much phantasy” φαντασίας phantasias; with much show, parade, and splendor. It was an occasion on which he could exhibit much of the splendor of royalty, and he chose to...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    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...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    PAUL PLACED BEFORE AGRIPPA. Festus probably lived in Herod's palace at Cæ sarea, which would contain a large court-room for judicial proceedings, the place of hearing. The officers of rank and the lea...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    Agrippa said to Festus, "I, too, would like to hear the man." "Tomorrow, he said, "you will hear him." So on the next day Agrippa and Bernice came with much pomp; and when they had come into the audie...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    I APPEAL TO CAESAR (Acts 25:1-12)...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    AND. Therefore. POMP. Greek. _phantasia_. Only here. Compare the verb in Hebrews 12:21. PLACE OF HEARING. Greek. _akroaterion._ Only here. Compare _akroates,_ hearer, Romans 2:13, &c. WITH. Greek....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Assembly of the Court and address of Festus...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _with great pomp_ The children follow in the steps of their father, who formerly had sat on his throne in Cæsarea arrayed in royal apparel, to listen to the flatteries of the Tyrian deputation (Acts 1...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    ASSEMBLY OF THE COURT, AND ADDRESS OF FESTUS....

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    ΜΕΤᾺ ΠΟΛΛΗ͂Σ ΦΑΝΤΑΣΊΑΣ, _with great pomp_. The children follow in the steps of their father, who formerly had sat on his throne in Cæsarea arrayed in royal apparel, to listen to the flatteries of the...

  • Charles Box Commentaries

    _AGRIPPA DESIRED TO HEAR PAUL ACTS 25:22-27:_ Agrippa was a Jew by profession. He desired to hear Paul in order to gain information about the dispute between the Jews and Christians. Festus was happy...

  • Charles Rose Commentaries

    ΤΉ ΈΠΑΎΡΙΟΝ (G1887) на следующий день, ΈΛΘΌΝΤΟΣ _aor. act. part. (temp.) от_ ΈΡΧΟΜΑΙ (G2064) приходить. _Gen. abs._ ΨΑΝΤΑΣΊΑ (G5325) помпа, пышность, ΕΊΣΕΛΘΌΝΤΩΝ _aor. act. part. (temp.) от_ ΕΙΣΈΡΧ...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    WITH GREAT POMP,— Dr. Hammond has shewn by a variety of quotations, that the word φαντασιας, here, signifies _train,_ or _retinue;—with a numerous_ and splendid _train,_ making a most pompous and magn...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    f. Paul's defense before King Agrippa. Acts 25:13 bActs 26:32. Acts 25:13 Now when certain days were passed, Agrippa the king and Bernice arrived at Caesarea, and saluted Festus....

  • Combined Bible Commentary

    23-27. (23) "_On the next day, therefore, Agrippa and Bernice having come with much pomp, and entered into the audience-chamber, with the chiliarchs and the prominent men of the city, at the command o...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and was entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains, and principal men of the city, at Festus' commandment Paul w...

  • Concordant Commentary on the New Testament by A. E. Knoch

    10 Paul's reply is a marvelous compendium of his defense and his rights as a Roman citizen. Festus had supreme criminal jurisdiction in Judea over all except Roman citizens. Even these, should they be...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    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 chie...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    WHEN AGRIPPA WAS COME, AND BERNICE, WITH GREAT POMP. — The description may be noted as probably coming from one who had been an eye-witness of the stately parade, and was able to report with precision...

  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    φαντασίας, Polyb., xv., 25, 15, etc.; Diod. Sic., xii., 83, and instances in Wetstein, _cf._ Herod., vii., 10. φαντάζεσθαι (Page); “in eadem urbe, in qua pater ipsorum a vermibus corrosus ob superbiam...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    SEEKING CHARGES AGAINST HIS PRISONER Acts 25:13 Mark the difference with which these two men regarded our Lord. To the one, He was the supreme object of his affection and his life; to the other, He w...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    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...

  • Gary Hampton Commentaries

    Festus Introduces Paul and the Jews' Case Against Him The King Agrippa Luke says came to greet Festus is actually Herod Agrippa II. His father was Herod Agrippa I (Acts 12:1-23) and his great-grandfat...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great (e) pomp, and was entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains, and principal men of the city, at Festus' commandment Pa...

  • Godbey's Commentary on the New Testament

    PAUL'S TRIAL BEFORE KING AGRIPPA. (_ACTS 25:13 TO ACTS 26:32_) This, by far the greatest prosecution of all, had no reference to the immediate destiny of Paul, _i. e_., they are no longer trying for...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and was entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains, and principal men of the city, at Festus' commandment Paul w...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    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...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    − 23._And on the morrow. _Agrippa and his sister do not come like humble disciples of Christ, but they bring with them such pomp and gorgeousness as may stop their ears and blind their eyes; and it is...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    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...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND ON THE MORROW, WHEN AGRIPPA WAS COME,.... Into the hall, or court of judicature: AND BERNICE; his sister, along with him: WITH GREAT POMP: in rich dress, with the "regalia", or ensigns of royalt...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and was entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains, and principal men of the city, at Festus' commandment Paul w...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _On the morrow_, &c. Festus, accordingly, performed his promise to the king; _and when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp_ Of apparel, attendants, guards, &c.; Greek, μετα πολλης φαντασιας...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    AND ON THE MORROW, WHEN AGRIPPA WAS COME, AND BERNICE, WITH GREAT POMP, AND WAS ENTERED INTO THE PLACE OF HEARING, WITH THE CHIEF CAPTAINS AND PRINCIPAL MEN OF THE CITY, AT FESTUS' COMMANDMENT PAUL WA...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Paul presented before Agrippa:...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Manly Luscombe Commentary on New Testament

    SO THE NEXT DAY, WHEN AGRIPPA AND BERNICE HAD COME WITH GREAT POMP, AND HAD ENTERED THE AUDITORIUM WITH THE COMMANDERS AND THE PROMINENT MEN OF THE CITY, AT FESTUS' COMMAND PAUL WAS BROUGHT IN. 1. A...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    13-27 Agrippa had the government of Galilee. How many unjust and hasty judgments the Roman maxim, ver. Acts 25:16, condemn! This heathen, guided only by the light of nature, followed law and custom e...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    OLBGrk; WITH GREAT POMP; the state, attire, and retinue used in this solemnity is much undervalued by the term the Holy Ghost here gives it (fantasia); intimating, that all worldly glory is but in opi...

  • McGarvey and Pendleton Commentaries

    23-27. (23) "_ On the next day, therefore, Agrippa and Bernice having come with much pomp, and entered into the audience-chamber, with the chiliarchs and the prominent men of the city, at the command...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Acts 25:23 day G1887 when G3767 Agrippa G67 and G2532 Bernice G959 come G2064 (G5631) with G3326 great...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    ‘So on the next day, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and they were entered into the place of hearing with the chief captains and principal men of the city, at the command of Festu...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    FESTUS CALLS ON AGRIPPA'S ASSISTANCE IN FORMULATING A CASE AND PAUL GIVES HIS TESTIMONY TO THEM BOTH (25:13-26:23). Festus now condemns himself by admitting that he has no charge to bring against Pau...

  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

    Acts 25:23. AND ON THE MORROW, WHEN AGRIPPA WAS COME, AND BERNICE, WITH GREAT POMP. The account here reads as the description of one who had witnessed the events of that day so memorable in early Chri...

  • Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament

    WHEN AGRIPPA WAS COME AND BERNICE (ελθοντος του Αγριππα κα της Βερνικης). Genitive absolute, the participle agreeing in number and gender (masculine singular, ελθοντος) with Αγριππα, Βερνικης being...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    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...

  • The Bible Study New Testament

    THE NEXT DAY. Luke writes as one who saw it all take place. Note who all is there, and compare Acts 9:15. PAUL WAS BROUGHT IN. He is the preacher, and his congregation contains some of the most powerf...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Then Agrippa said unto Festus, I would also hear the man for myself._ THE VOLUPTUARY’S DESIRE FOR A NEW SENSATION The scene is highly characteristic. The round of festivities in honour of the illust...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _And after certain days King Agrippa and Bernice came unto Caesarea._ AGRIPPA AND BERNICE Each of the characters thus brought on the scene has a somewhat memorable history. 1. The former closes the...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 25:23 Of Paul’s three “defense” speeches (chs. Acts 22:1; Acts 24:1;...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 25:23. THE CHIEF CAPTAINS were the chiliarchs or commanders of the cohorts stationed at Cæsarea—which cohorts were five in number (Jos., _Wars_, III. iv. 2). Acts 25:24. ALL T...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    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 PROV...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    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...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Corinthians 7:31; 1 John 2:16; 1 Peter 1:24; Acts 12:21; Acts 9:15;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    With the tribunes and principal men of the city — The chief officers, both military and civil....

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