Acts 25:24
in Acts 25Then Festus said, “King Agrippa and all who are present with us, you see this man. The whole Jewish community has petitioned me about him, both here and in Jerusalem, crying out that he ought not to live any longer.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Festus saith, King Agrippa, and all men who are here present with us, ye behold this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews made suit to me, both at Jerusalem and here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.
KJV
And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men which are here present with us, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews have dealt with me, both at Jerusalem, and also here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.
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This verse in Acts 25
Commentary
7 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Have dealt with me - Have appeared before me, desiring me to try him. They have urged me to condemn him. Crying ... - Compare Act 22:22. They had sought that he should be put to death.
This site's exposition
he ought not to live any longer
on Acts 25:24-25
Festus reports that the whole Jewish community, both here and in Jerusalem, cried out that Paul ought not to live any longer. His own finding was that Paul had done nothing worthy of death, the conclusion Lysias reached at 23:29.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
Festus himself acquits him from the charges, for what says Festus? "And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men which are here present with us, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews have dealt with me, both at Jerusalem, and also here, crying that he ought not to live any longer. But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and that he himself hath appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him. Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and especially before thee, O king Agrippa, that, after examination had, I might have somewhat to write. For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not withal to signify the crimes laid against him." Mark how he accuses them, while he acquits him. O what an abundance of justifications! After all these repeated examinations, the governor finds not how he may condemn him. They said he was worthy of death. On this account he said also: "When I found," says he "that he had committed nothing worthy of death.-Of whom I have no certain thing to write to my lord." This too is a proof of Paul's spotlessness, that the judge found nothing to say concerning him. "Therefore I have brought him forth," he says, "before you. For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not withal to signify the crime laid against him." Such were the great straits into which the Jews brought themselves and their rulers!
"The whole multitude of the Jews-" not some of them only, and others not so-"both at Jerusalem, and also here," they said "that he ought not to live any longer." "And I having found," etc. It shows that he did right in appealing to Caesar. For if though they had no great matter to allege against him, yet those at Jerusalem were mad against him, with good reason may he go to Caesar. "That after examination had by you," he says, "I may get somewhat to write." Observe how the matter is repeatedly put to the test. The Jews therefore may thank themselves for this vindication of Paul, which would come to the ears of those also who were at Rome. See how they become the unwilling heralds both of their own wickedness and of Paul's virtue, even to the emperor himself: so that Paul was carried away to Rome with more renown than if he had gone thither without bonds: for not as an impostor and a deceiver, after so many judges had acquitted him, was he now carried thither. Quit therefore of all charges, among those with whom he was bred and born, and not only so, but thus free from all suspicion, he makes his appearance at Rome.
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
5 Let them therefore, said he, which among you are able, go down with me, and accuse this man, if there be any wickedness in him. 6 And when he had tarried among them more than ten days, he went down unto Cæsarea; and the next day sitting on the judgment seat commanded Paul to be brought.
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And Festus said, King Agrippa,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
I would also hear--"should like to hear." the man myself--No doubt Paul was fight when he said, "The king knoweth of these things . . . for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him; for this thing was not done in a corner" (Ac 26:26).
The words behind it
34 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Καί | kai | And | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| φησιν | phesin | says | G5346 → | 66 times |
| ὁ | ho | <the> | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| Φῆστος· | phestos | Festus; | G5347 → | 13 times |
| Ἀγρίππα | agrippa | Agrippa | G67 → | 11 times |
| βασιλεῦ | basileu | King | G935 → | 114 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| πάντες | pantes | all | G3956 → | 1235 times |
| οἱ | hoi | you who [are] | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| συμπαρόντες | sumparontes | being present with | G4840 → | |
| ἡμῖν | hemin | us | G3165 → | 1936 times |
| ἄνδρες, | andres | men, | G435 → | 216 times |
| θεωρεῖτε | theoreite | you see | G2334 → | 58 times |
| τοῦτον | touton | this one | G3778 → | 1381 times |
| περὶ | peri | concerning | G4012 → | 332 times |
| οὗ | hou | whom | G3739 → | 1405 times |
| ἅπαν | hapan | all | G537 → | 33 times |
| τὸ | to | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| πλῆθος | plethos | multitude | G4128 → | 31 times |
| τῶν | ton | of the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| Ἰουδαίων | ioudaion | Jews | G2453 → | 192 times |
| ἐνέτυχόν | enetuchon | they pleaded | G1793 → | |
| μοι | moi | with me | G3165 → | 1936 times |
| ἔν | en | in | G1722 → | 2738 times |
| τε | te | both | G5037 → | 213 times |
| Ἱεροσολύμοις | hi'erosolumois | Jerusalem | G2414 → | 62 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| ἐνθάδε | enthade | here | G1759 → | 8 times |
| βοῶντες | boontes | crying [that] | G994 → | 12 times |
| μὴ | me | not | G3361 → | 1066 times |
| δεῖν | dein | needing | G1163 → | 101 times |
| αὐτὸν | auton | of him | G846 → | 5565 times |
| ζῆν | zen | to live | G2198 → | 139 times |
| μηκέτι. | meketi | no longer. | G3371 → | 21 times |
ΚαίAnd
kaiG2532 →9120 times
φησινsays
phesinG5346 →66 times
ὁ<the>
hoG3588 →19766 times
Φῆστος·Festus;
phestosG5347 →13 times
ἈγρίππαAgrippa
agrippaG67 →11 times
βασιλεῦKing
basileuG935 →114 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
πάντεςall
pantesG3956 →1235 times
οἱyou who [are]
hoiG3588 →19766 times
συμπαρόντεςbeing present with
sumparontesG4840 →
ἡμῖνus
heminG3165 →1936 times
ἄνδρες,men,
andresG435 →216 times
θεωρεῖτεyou see
theoreiteG2334 →58 times
τοῦτονthis one
toutonG3778 →1381 times
περὶconcerning
periG4012 →332 times
οὗwhom
houG3739 →1405 times
ἅπανall
hapanG537 →33 times
τὸthe
toG3588 →19766 times
πλῆθοςmultitude
plethosG4128 →31 times
τῶνof the
tonG3588 →19766 times
ἸουδαίωνJews
ioudaionG2453 →192 times
ἐνέτυχόνthey pleaded
enetuchonG1793 →
μοιwith me
moiG3165 →1936 times
ἔνin
enG1722 →2738 times
τεboth
teG5037 →213 times
ἹεροσολύμοιςJerusalem
hi'erosolumoisG2414 →62 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
ἐνθάδεhere
enthadeG1759 →8 times
βοῶντεςcrying [that]
boontesG994 →12 times
μὴnot
meG3361 →1066 times
δεῖνneeding
deinG1163 →101 times
αὐτὸνof him
autonG846 →5565 times
ζῆνto live
zenG2198 →139 times
μηκέτι.no longer.
meketiG3371 →21 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Acts 22:22The crowd listened to Paul until he made this statement. Then they lifted up their voices and shouted, “Rid the earth of him! He is not fit to live!”
it leads to
- Acts 21:36
For the crowd that followed him kept shouting, “Away with him!”
- John 19:15
At this, they shouted, “Away with Him! Away with Him! Crucify Him!” “Shall I crucify your King?” Pilate asked. “We have no king but Caesar,” replied the chief priests.
- Luke 23:18
But they all cried out in unison: “Away with this man! Release Barabbas to us!”
- Acts 7:54–57
On hearing this, the members of the Sanhedrin were enraged, and they gnashed their teeth at him.
- Acts 21:36
Through
Acts 25:7When Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges that they could not prove.
it leads to
- Acts 24:13
Nor can they prove to you any of their charges against me.
- Acts 24:5–6
We have found this man to be a pestilence, stirring up dissension among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,
- Luke 23:2
And they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding payment of taxes to Caesar, and proclaiming Himself to be Christ, a King.”
- Luke 23:10
Meanwhile, the chief priests and scribes stood there, vehemently accusing Him.
- Acts 24:13
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Acts of the Apostles; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Chrysostom, Homily on Acts 52; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
