Acts 25:21 BSB — MannaFest

Acts 25:21

But when Paul appealed to be held over for the decision of the Emperor, I ordered that he be held until I could send him to Caesar.”

BSB

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ASV

But when Paul had appealed to be kept for the decision of the emperor, I commanded him to be kept till I should send him to Cæsar.

KJV

But when Paul had appealed to be reserved unto the hearing of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I might send him to Cesar.

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Commentary

3 voices

Theophylact of Ohrid

Commentary on Acts (1107)

"On the review of Augustus." He calls the emperor Augustus, as well as Caesar; he also calls him lord (sovereign).

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

(1.) He found him a prisoner when he came into the government of this province; and therefore could not of his own knowledge give an account of his cause from the beginning: There is a certain man left in bonds by Felix; and therefore, if there were any thing amiss in the first taking of him into custody, Festus is not to answer for that, for he found him in bonds.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

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

But when he had appealed - Act 25:11. To be reserved - To be kept; not to be tried at Jerusalem, but to be sent to Rome for trial. Unto the hearing - Margin, “the judgment.” That Augustus might hear and decide the cause. Of Augustus - The reigning emperor at this time was Nero. The name Augustus Σεβαστός Sebastos properly denotes “what is venerable, or worthy of honor and reverence.” It was first applied to Caesar Octavianus, who was the Roman emperor in the time when our Saviour was born, and who is usually nailed Augustus Caesar.

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Original language & word study

20 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
δὲ	de	But	G1161 →
Παύλου	Paulou	Paul	G3972 →
ἐπικαλεσαμένου	epikalesamenou	having appealed for	G1941 →
τηρηθῆναι	tērēthēnai	to be kept	G5083 →
αὐτὸν	auton	himself	G846 →
εἰς	eis	for	G1519 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
Σεβαστοῦ	Sebastou	Emperor's	G4575 →
διάγνωσιν	diagnōsin	decision	G1233 →
ἐκέλευσα	ekeleusa	I commanded	G2753 →
τηρεῖσθαι	tēreisthai	to be kept	G5083 →
αὐτὸν	auton	him	G846 →
ἕως	he'ōs	until	G2193 →
οὗ	hou	that	G3739 →
ἀναπέμψω	anapempsō	I may return	G375 →
αὐτὸν	auton	him	G846 →
πρὸς	pros	to	G4314 →
Καίσαρα.	Kaisara	Caesar.	G2541 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

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
2 Timothy 4:16
At my first defense, no one stood with me, but everyone deserted me. May it not be charged against them.
leads to
- Acts 7:60
  Falling on his knees, he cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
- John 16:32
  “Look, an hour is coming and has already come when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and you will leave Me all alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father…
- Mark 14:50
  Then everyone deserted Him and fled.
- Psalms 31:11–13
  Among all my enemies I am a disgrace, and among my neighbors even more. I am dreaded by my friends— they flee when they see me on the street.
Through
Luke 2:1
Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census should be taken of the whole empire.
leads to
- Luke 3:1
  In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
- Matthew 24:14
  And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
Through
Acts 26:32
And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”
leads to
- Acts 28:18
  They examined me and wanted to release me, because there was no basis for a death sentence against me.
- Acts 25:11–12
  If, however, I am guilty of anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die. But if there is no truth to their accusations against me, no one has the right to hand…

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Acts

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Acts