But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death,.... Which was a public testimony of the apostle's innocence, to the great mortification of his enemies, some of whom might be present; a like testimony was given of him by Lysias, Acts 23:29.
And that he himself hath appealed unto Augustus; the Emperor Nero; see Acts 25:21.
I have determined to send him; having had the opinion of his council upon it.
ACTS 25:24-26 evnqa,de After evnqa,de the Western text, preserved in the margin of the Harclean Syriac, and partially supported by a few other witnesses, adds the following, as reconstructed by A. C....
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...
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...
I APPEAL TO CAESAR (Acts 25:1-12)...
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...
FOUND. perceived. Greek. _katalambano._ See Acts 4:13. COMMITTED. done. NOTHING. Greek. _medeis._ HAVE DETERMINED. decided. Greek. _krino_. App-122....
_committed nothing worthy of death_ To ask for the life of a prisoner because of some offence against the religious observances of the Jews would be absurd in the eyes of a Roman officer. The best tex...
Assembly of the Court and address of Festus...
ΚΑΤΕΛΑΒΌΜΗΝ with אABCE. _Vulg_. ‘comperi.’ αὐτόν after ΠΈΜΠΕΙΝ omitted with אABC. _Vulg_. does not represent it. 25. ἘΓῺ ΔῈ ΚΑΤΕΛΑΒΌΜΓΝ, _but I found_. Cf. above, Acts 25:18-19. ΜΗΔῈΝ ἌΞΙΟΝ ΑΥ̓ΤῸΝ Θ...
ASSEMBLY OF THE COURT, AND ADDRESS OF FESTUS....
_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...
ΈΓΏ (G1473) я. Эмфатическое и противительное: "я, в отличие от них" ΚΑΤΕΛΑΒΌΜΗΝ _aor. ind. med. (dep.) от_ ΚΑΤΑΛΑΜΒΆΝΩ (G2723) хватать; _med._ схватывать, понимать, ΠΕΠΡΑΧΈΝΑΙ _perf. act. inf., см._...
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....
See notes on verse 23...
But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and that he himself hath appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him. But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of...
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...
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...
WHEN I FOUND THAT HE HAD COMMITTED NOTHING WORTHY OF DEATH. — The words should be noted as an emphatic declaration on the part of Festus that the accusers had failed to sustain their indictment. But a...
καταλαβόμενος, _cf._ Acts 4:13 and Acts 10:34; Ephesians 3:18. τὸν Σ.: “sanctius hoc nomen erat quam _Cæsar_,” Blass. αὐτοῦ δὲ τούτου, _cf._ Acts 24:15
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and that he himself hath appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him. Ver. 25. _Nothing worthy of death_] What an honour and co...
_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...
Paul presented before Agrippa:...
BUT WHEN I FOUND THAT HE HAD COMMITTED NOTHING WORTHY OF DEATH, AND THAT HE HIMSELF HATH APPEALED TO AUGUSTUS, I HAVE DETERMINED TO SEND HIM....
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 FESTUS SAID, " KING AGRIPPA AND ALL THE MEN WHO ARE HERE PRESENT WITH US, YOU SEE THIS MAN ABOUT WHOM THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY OF THE JEWS PETITIONED ME, BOTH AT JERUSALEM AND HERE, CRYING OUT THAT HE W...
"I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death" In like manner, Jesus was declared to be innocent. Not only had Paul committed nothing worthy of death but the full reality was that Paul had do...
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...
The calumny of the Jews adds to the reputation of St. Paul: so many enemies, and so long in finding or making a fault that might reach his life, and yet to be disappointed! Paul and his religion are v...
Acts 25:25 But G1161 I G1473 found G2638 (G5642) he G846 committed G4238 (G5760) nothing G3367 deserving...
“But I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and as he himself appealed to the emperor I determined to send him, of whom I have no certain thing to write to my lord. Wherefore I have br...
BUT I FOUND (εγω δε κατελαβομην). Second aorist middle of καταλαμβανω, to lay hold of, to grasp, to comprehend as in Acts 4:13; Acts 10:34.THAT HE HAD COMMITTED NOTHING WORTHY OF DEATH (μηδεν αξιο...
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...
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...
_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...
_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...
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 25:23 Of Paul’s three “defense” speeches (chs. Acts 22:1; Acts 24:1;...
_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...
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...
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...
Acts 23:29; Acts 23:9; Acts 26:31; Acts 25:11; Acts 25:12;...