Acts 25:2 BSB — MannaFest

Acts 25:2

where the chief priests and Jewish leaders presented their case against Paul. They urged Festus

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ASV

And the chief priests and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul; and they besought him,

KJV

Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, and besought him,

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Commentary

3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The high priest - informed him against Paul - They supposed that as Felix, to please them, on the resignation of his government, had left Paul bound, so Festus, on the assumption of it, would, to please them, deliver him into their hand; but, as they wished this to be done under the color of justice, they exhibited a number of charges against Paul, which they hoped would appear to Festus a sufficient reason why a new trial should be granted; and he be sent to Jerusalem to take this trial. Their motive is mentioned in the succeeding verse.

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The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews appeared against Paul - In so long a time their rage was not cooled. So much louder a call had Paul to the Gentiles.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

These inhuman hellish methods, which all the world profess at least to abhor, have these persecutors recourse to, to gratify their malice against the gospel of Christ, and this too under colour of zeal for Moses. Tantum religio potuit suadere malorum--Such was their dire religious zeal. See how specious the pretence was.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἐνεφάνισάν	enephanisan	Made a presentation	G1718 →
τε	te	then	G5037 →
αὐτῷ	autō	before him	G846 →
οἱ	hoi	the	G3588 →
ἀρχιερεῖς	archiereis	chief priests	G749 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
οἱ	hoi	the	G3588 →
πρῶτοι	prōtoi	chiefs	G4413 →
τῶν	tōn	of the	G3588 →
Ἰουδαίων	Ioudaiōn	Jews	G2453 →
κατὰ	kata	against	G2596 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
Παύλου	Paulou	Paul	G3972 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
παρεκάλουν	parekaloun	they were begging	G3870 →
αὐτὸν	auton	him	G846 →

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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
Proverbs 4:16
For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; they are deprived of slumber until they make someone fall.
leads to
- Psalms 36:4
  Even on his bed he plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to reject evil.
- Micah 2:1
  Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands.
- Isaiah 57:20
  But the wicked are like the storm-tossed sea, for it cannot be still, and its waves churn up mire and muck.
- 2 Peter 2:14
  Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed.
- Proverbs 1:16
  For their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed blood.
Through
Acts 24:1
Five days later the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and a lawyer named Tertullus, who presented to the governor their case against Paul.
leads to
- Acts 24:11
  You can verify for yourself that no more than twelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship.
- Acts 23:2
  At this, the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.
- Psalms 11:2
  For behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrow on the string to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.

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02Original language & word study

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Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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06About Acts

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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About Acts