Acts 25:13-22
1599 Geneva Bible
13 ¶ [a]And after certain days, King [b]Agrippa and Bernice came down to Caesarea to salute Festus.
14 And when they had remained there many days, Festus declared Paul’s cause unto the king, saying, There is a certain man left in prison by Felix,
15 Of whom when I came to Jerusalem, the high Priests and Elders of the Jews informed me, and desired to have judgment against him.
16 To whom I answered, that it is not the manner of the Romans for favor to [c]deliver any man to the death, before that he which is accused, have the accusers before him, and have place to defend himself, concerning the crime.
17 Therefore when they were come hither, without delay the day following I sat on the judgment seat, and commanded the man to be brought forth.
18 Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought no crime of such things as I supposed:
19 [d]But had certain questions against him of their own [e]superstitions, and of one Jesus which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
20 And because I doubted of such manner of question, I asked him whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things.
21 But because he appealed to be reserved to the examination of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept, till I might send him to Caesar.
22 [f]Then Agrippa said unto Festus, I would also hear the man myself. Tomorrow, said he, thou shalt hear him.
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- Acts 25:13 Festus thinking no such thing, even before kings, bringing to light the wickedness of the Jews, and Paul’s innocence, doth marvelously confirm the Church of God.
- Acts 25:13 This Agrippa was Agrippa’s son, whose death Luke spake of before, and Bernice was his sister.
- Acts 25:16 The Romans used not to deliver any man to be punished before, etc.
- Acts 25:19 The profane and wicked take an occasion to condemn the true doctrine by reason of private controversies and contentions of men betwixt themselves: but the truth nevertheless abideth in the mean season safe and sure.
- Acts 25:19 This profane man calleth the Jews’ religion, superstition, and that before king Agrippa, but no marvel: for the rulers of provinces by reason of the majesty of the empire of Rome, used to prefer themselves before kings.
- Acts 25:22 That is fulfilled in Paul, which the Lord before had told to Ananias of him, Acts 9:15.
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