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Acts 25:1 (show verse)
Now [when] Festus set foot in the province, after three days he went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.
Acts 25:2 (show verse)
And the chief priests and the most prominent men of the Jews brought charges against Paul to him, and were urging him,
Acts 25:3 (show verse)
asking for a favor against him, that he summon him to Jerusalem, [because they] were preparing an ambush to do away with him along the way.
Acts 25:4 (show verse)
Then Festus replied [that] Paul was being kept at Caesarea, and [he] himself was about to go [there] in a short time.
Acts 25:5 (show verse)
So he said, "Let those among you [who are] prominent go down with [me], [and] if there is any wrong in the man, let them bring charges against him."
Acts 25:6 (show verse)
And [after he] had stayed among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea. On the next day he sat down on the judgment seat [and] gave orders [for] Paul to be brought.
Acts 25:7 (show verse)
And [when] he arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many and serious charges that they were not able to prove,
false Accusation » Incidents illustrative of » Against paul
False teachers » Instances of » Witnesses » Against paul
Falsehood » Instances of » Paul's traducers, falsely accusing him of treason to caesar
Jerusalem » Roman government transferred from, to caesarea
Paul » His trial before governor festus
Witnesses, false » Examples of
FALSE » Witnesses » Examples of
False teachers » Instances of » Witnesses » Against paul
Falsehood » Instances of » Paul's traducers, falsely accusing him of treason to caesar
Jerusalem » Roman government transferred from, to caesarea
Paul » His trial before governor festus
Witnesses, false » Examples of
FALSE » Witnesses » Examples of
Acts 25:8 (show verse)
[while] Paul said in his defense, "Neither against the law of the Jews nor against the temple nor against Caesar have I sinned with reference to anything!"
Acts 25:9 (show verse)
But Festus, [because he] wanted to do a favor for the Jews, answered [and] said to Paul, "Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem to be tried before me there concerning these [things]?"
Acts 25:10 (show verse)
But Paul said, "I am standing before the judgment seat of Caesar, where it is necessary [for] me to be judged. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you also know very well.
Acts 25:11 (show verse)
If then I am doing wrong and have done anything deserving death, I am not trying to avoid dying. But if there is nothing [true] of [the things] which these [people] are accusing me, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar!"
Appeal » Paul makes, to caesar
Change of venue » Declined by paul
Courts » Miscellaneous topics relating to courts and judicial procedure » Appeal taken
Courts of justice » Of the romans in judea » Appeals from, made to the emperor
Jerusalem » Roman government transferred from, to caesarea
Judge » Kings and other rulers as
King » Acts as judge
Paul » Appeals to be heard by caesar
Paul » His trial before governor festus
The Roman empire » Allusions to judicial affairs of » All appeals made to the emperor
Change of venue » Declined by paul
Courts » Miscellaneous topics relating to courts and judicial procedure » Appeal taken
Courts of justice » Of the romans in judea » Appeals from, made to the emperor
Jerusalem » Roman government transferred from, to caesarea
Judge » Kings and other rulers as
King » Acts as judge
Paul » Appeals to be heard by caesar
Paul » His trial before governor festus
The Roman empire » Allusions to judicial affairs of » All appeals made to the emperor
Acts 25:12 (show verse)
Then Festus, [after] discussing [this] with [his] council, replied, "You have appealed to Caesar--to Caesar you will go!"
Courts of justice » Judges of » Conferred together before giving judgment
Jerusalem » Roman government transferred from, to caesarea
Judge » Kings and other rulers as
King » Acts as judge
Paul » Appeals to be heard by caesar
Paul » His trial before governor festus
The Roman empire » Allusions to judicial affairs of » All appeals made to the emperor
Jerusalem » Roman government transferred from, to caesarea
Judge » Kings and other rulers as
King » Acts as judge
Paul » Appeals to be heard by caesar
Paul » His trial before governor festus
The Roman empire » Allusions to judicial affairs of » All appeals made to the emperor
Acts 25:13 (show verse)
Now [after] some days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea to welcome Festus.
Agrippa » Herod agrippa ii of the new testament facts concerning » He was the son of herod agrippa i, was king of chalcis, ituraea, trachonitis and abilene
Herods of the new testament » Agrippa ii facts concerning » He was the son of herod agrippa i, was king of chalcis, ituraea, trachonitis and abilene
Jerusalem » Roman government transferred from, to caesarea
Paul » His examination before herod agrippa ii
Women » Social status of » In roman customs
Herods of the new testament » Agrippa ii facts concerning » He was the son of herod agrippa i, was king of chalcis, ituraea, trachonitis and abilene
Jerusalem » Roman government transferred from, to caesarea
Paul » His examination before herod agrippa ii
Women » Social status of » In roman customs
Acts 25:14 (show verse)
And while they were staying there many days, Festus laid out the [case] against Paul to the king, saying, "There is a certain man left behind by Felix [as] a prisoner,
Acts 25:15 (show verse)
concerning whom [when] I was in Jerusalem the chief priests and the elders of the Jews presented evidence, asking for a sentence of condemnation against him.
Acts 25:16 (show verse)
To {them} I replied that it was not the custom of the Romans to give up any man before the one who had been accused met [his] accusers face to [face] and received an opportunity for a defense concerning the accusation.
Citizens » Rights of
Courts of justice » Both the accusers and accused required to appear before
Justice » Examples of human
Paul » His examination before herod agrippa ii
Prisoners » Permitted to make defense
Roman empire » The right of trial
The Roman empire » Allusions to judicial affairs of » Accusers and accused confronted together
Courts of justice » Both the accusers and accused required to appear before
Justice » Examples of human
Paul » His examination before herod agrippa ii
Prisoners » Permitted to make defense
Roman empire » The right of trial
The Roman empire » Allusions to judicial affairs of » Accusers and accused confronted together
Acts 25:17 (show verse)
Therefore, [when] they had assembled here, made no delay; on the next [day] I sat down on the judgment seat [and] gave orders [for] the man to be brought.
Acts 25:18 (show verse)
[When they] stood up, [his] accusers began bringing no charge concerning {him} of the evil deeds that I was suspecting,
Acts 25:19 (show verse)
but they had some issues with him concerning their own religion, and concerning a certain Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul claimed to be alive.
Acts 25:20 (show verse)
And [because] I was at a loss with regard to the investigation concerning these [things], I asked if he was willing to go to Jerusalem and to be judged there concerning these [things].
Acts 25:21 (show verse)
But [when] Paul appealed [that] he be kept under guard for the decision of His Majesty the Emperor, I gave orders [for] him to be kept under guard until I could send him to Caesar."
Acts 25:22 (show verse)
So Agrippa [said] to Festus, "I want to hear the man myself also." "Tomorrow," he said, "you will hear him."
Acts 25:23 (show verse)
So on the next day, Agrippa and Bernice came with great pageantry and entered into the audience hall, along with military tribunes and the most prominent men of the city. And [when] Festus gave the order, Paul was brought in.
Acts 25:24 (show verse)
And Festus said, "King Agrippa and all who are present with us, you see this man about whom the whole population of the Jews appealed to me, both in Jerusalem and here, shouting [that] he must not live any longer.
Acts 25:25 (show verse)
But I understood [that] he had done nothing deserving death himself, and [when] this man appealed to His Majesty the Emperor, I decided to send [him].
Acts 25:26 (show verse)
I do not have anything definite to write to [my] lord about {him}. Therefore I have brought him before you [all]--and especially before you, King Agrippa--so that [after] this preliminary hearing has taken place, I may have something to write.
Acts 25:27 (show verse)
For it seems unreasonable to me to send a prisoner and not to indicate the charges against him."