Combined Bible Commentary
Acts 25:17
See notes on verse 14
See notes on verse 14
ACTS 25:17 @auvtw/n# evnqa,de On the basis of diversity of external evidence a majority of the Committee preferred the reading auvtw/n evnqa,de (î74 a A E H L P Y and most minuscules). Nevertheless,...
THEREFORE WHEN THEY WERE COME HITHER ... - See Acts 25:6....
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...
AGRIPPA AND BERNICE: INTEREST OF AGRIPPA IN PAUL. Agrippa was seventeen years old when his father died (Acts 12:23). He obtained from Claudius and Nero certain territories in the N. of Palestine, but...
I APPEAL TO CAESAR (Acts 25:1-12)...
When some days had elapsed, Agrippa, the king, and Bernice came to Caesarea to welcome Festus. As they were staying there for some time, Festus referred Paul's case to the king. "There is a man", he s...
WITHOUT ANY DELAY. having made no (Greek. _medeis)_ delay (Greek. _anabole._ Only here. Compare Acts 24:22). ON THE MORROW. the next (day). Greek. _he_ xes. See Acts 21:1....
_when they were come hither_ The Greek is (as _Rev. Ver._) "come together here....
FESTUS CONSULTS KING AGRIPPA ABOUT HIS PRISONER. AGRIPPA WISHES TO HEAR PAUL’S DEFENCE...
ΣΥΝΕΛΘΌΝΤΩΝ ΟΥ̓͂Ν ΑΥ̓ΤΩ͂Ν ἘΝΘΆΔΕ, _therefore when they were come together here_, i.e. the accusers from Jerusalem and the accused who was in custody. Then they were κατὰ πρόσωπον, as the Roman law req...
_KING AGRIPPA LEARNED ABOUT PAUL ACTS 25:13-21:_ King Agrippa and Bernice came to Caesarea to visit Festus. After they had been there for several days Festus told King Agrippa about the charges agains...
ΣΥΝΕΛΘΌΝΤΩΝ _aor. act. part. (temp.) от_ ΣΥΝΈΡΧΟΜΑΙ (G4905) приходить вместе. _Gen. abs._ ΈΝΘΆΔΕ (G1759) здесь, ΆΝΑΒΟΛΉΝ (G311) отсрочка, отлагательство, ΠΟΙΗΣΆΜΕΝΟΣ _aor. med. part. (conymcme.)_ от...
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....
Therefore, when they were come hither, without any delay on the morrow I sat on the judgment seat, and commanded the man to be brought forth. Therefore, when they were come hither, without any delay...
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...
ἀναβ. μηδ. ποιησάμενος, Acts 24:22, for the phrase see Thuc., ii., 42; Plut., _Camill._, 35, and Wetstein, _in loco._...
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 after certain days king Agrippa and Bernice came unto Caesarea to salute Festus. (14) And when they had been there many days, Festus declared Paul's cause unto the king, saying, There is a certain...
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...
THEREFORE WHEN THEY WERE COME HITHER,.... To Caesarea, namely the chief priests and elders of the Jews: WITHOUT ANY DELAY ON THE MORROW, I SAT ON THE JUDGMENT SEAT: that is, the next day after they c...
Therefore, when they were come hither, without any delay on the morrow I sat on the judgment seat, and commanded the man to be brought forth. Ver. 17. _Without delay_] This was well; judges should di...
THEREFORE, WHEN THEY WERE COME HITHER, WITHOUT ANY DELAY ON THE MORROW I SAT ON THE JUDGMENT SEAT AND COMMANDED THE MAN TO BE BROUGHT FORTH....
AGRIPPA AND BERNICE IN CAESAREA. Festus lays the matter before Agrippa:...
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...
THEREFORE WHEN THEY HAD COME TOGETHER, WITHOUT ANY DELAY, THE NEXT DAY I SAT ON THE JUDGMENT SEAT AND COMMANDED THE MAN TO BE BROUGHT IN. 18 When the accusers stood up, they brought no accusations ag...
As Festus notes, he had not delayed but tried this case as soon as possible....
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...
Festus had gratified the Jews in what lawfully he might, not detaining them at charges from their habitations: and that not only commends Festus's own justice, but Paul's innocence; for if Paul had no...
Acts 25:17 Therefore G3767 they G846 come G4905 (G5631) together G1759 without G4160 (G5671) any G3367 delay...
“When therefore they were come together here, I made no delay, but on the next day sat on the judgment-seat, and commanded the man to be brought.” So acting on his own words, once these leaders had c...
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...
WHEN THEY WERE COME TOGETHER HERE (συνελθοντων ενθαδε). Genitive absolute of second aorist active participle of συνερχομα, but without αυτων (they), merely understood.DELAY (αναβολην). Old word f...
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...
KING AGRIPPA AND BERNICE. This is Herod Agrippa II and his sister Bernice. Drusilla, the wife of Festus, was also their sister. This man became king when his father, Herod Agrippa I died (Acts 12:23)....
_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...
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 25:13. AFTER CERTAIN DAYS, or _certain days having gone by_; how many is unknown. AGRIPPA THE KING was Herod Agrippa II., the son of Agrippa I., mentioned in Acts 12:1; Acts 12...
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 25:6...