Acts 25:19-21

New International Version

¹⁹Instead, they had some points of dispute^(A) with him about their own religion^(B) and about a dead man named Jesus who Paul claimed was alive. ²⁰I was at a loss how to investigate such matters; so I asked if he would be willing to go to Jerusalem and stand trial there on these charges.^(C) ²¹But when Paul made his appeal to be held over for the Emperor’s decision, I ordered him held until I could send him to Caesar.”^(D)

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Acts 25:19-21

New King James Version

¹⁹^(A)but had some questions against him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus, who had died, whom Paul affirmed to be alive. ²⁰And because I was uncertain of such questions, I asked whether he was willing to go to Jerusalem and there be judged concerning these matters. ²¹But when Paul ^(B)appealed to be reserved for the decision of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I could send him to Caesar.”

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Acts 25:19-21

English Standard Version

¹⁹Rather they ^(A)had certain points of dispute with him about their own religion and about ^(B)a certain Jesus, who was dead, but whom Paul asserted to be alive. ²⁰Being at a loss how to investigate these questions, I ^(C)asked whether he wanted to go to Jerusalem and be tried there regarding them. ²¹But ^(D)when Paul had appealed to be kept in custody for the decision of ^(E)the emperor, I ordered him to be held until I could send him to Caesar.”

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Acts 25:19-21

New American Standard Bible

¹⁹but they simply had some ^(A)points of disagreement with him about their own ^[a]^(B)religion and about a dead man, Jesus, whom Paul asserted to be alive. ²⁰And ^(C)being at a loss how to investigate ^[b]such matters, I ^[c]asked whether he was willing to go to Jerusalem and stand trial there on these matters. ²¹But when Paul ^(D)appealed to be held in custody for ^[d]the Emperor’s decision, I ordered that he be kept in custody until I send him to Caesar.”