Acts 25:1 BSB — MannaFest

Acts 25:1

Three days after his arrival in the province, Festus went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem,

BSB

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ASV

Festus therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Cæsarea.

KJV

Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days he ascended from Cesarea to Jerusalem.

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Commentary

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Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Now when Festus was come - See the notes on Act 24:27. Into the province - The province of Judea; for Judea at that time was a Roman province. After three days - Having remained three days at Caesarea. He ascended - This was the usual language in describing a journey to Jerusalem. Thus, the English people speak of going up to London, because it is the capital. See the notes on Act 15:

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Φῆστος	Phēstos	Festus	G5347 →
οὖν	oun	therefore	G3767 →
ἐπιβὰς	epibas	having arrived in	G1910 →
τῇ	tēa	the	G3588 →
ἐπαρχείᾳ	eparcheia	province	G1885 →
μετὰ	meta	after	G3326 →
τρεῖς	treis	three	G5140 →
ἡμέρας	hēmeras	days	G2250 →
ἀνέβη	anebē	he went up	G305 →
εἰς	eis	to	G1519 →
Ἱεροσόλυμα	Hi'erosoluma	Jerusalem	G2414 →
ἀπὸ	apo	from	G575 →
Καισαρείας,	Kaisareias	Caesarea,	G2542 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Acts 8:40
But Philip appeared at Azotus and traveled through that region, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he came to Caesarea.
leads to
- Acts 21:8
  Leaving the next day, we went on to Caesarea and stayed at the home of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the Seven.
- Acts 10:1
  At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was called the Italian Regiment.
- Acts 25:4
  But Festus replied, “Paul is being held in Caesarea, and I myself am going there soon.
- Acts 23:23
  Then he called two of his centurions and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen to go to Caesarea in the third hour of the night.
- Acts 23:33
  When the horsemen arrived in Caesarea, they delivered the letter to the governor and presented Paul to him.
Through
Acts 23:34
The governor read the letter and asked what province Paul was from. Learning that he was from Cilicia,
leads to
- Acts 21:39
  But Paul answered, “I am a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no ordinary city. Now I beg you to allow me to speak to the people.”
Through
Acts 18:22
When Paul had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church at Jerusalem. Then he went down to Antioch.
leads to
- Acts 8:40
  But Philip appeared at Azotus and traveled through that region, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he came to Caesarea.
Through
Acts 25:5
So if this man has done anything wrong, let some of your leaders come down with me and accuse him there.”
leads to
- Acts 25:18–19
  But when his accusers rose to speak, they did not charge him with any of the crimes I had expected.

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02Original language & word study

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Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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About Acts