Acts 25:4 BSB — MannaFest

Acts 25:4

But Festus replied, “Paul is being held in Caesarea, and I myself am going there soon.

BSB

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ASV

Howbeit Festus answered, that Paul was kept in charge at Cæsarea, and that he himself was about to depart thither shortly.

KJV

But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Cesarea, and that he himself would depart shortly thither.

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Commentary

3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Caesarea - It is truly astonishing that Festus should refuse this favor to the heads of the Jewish nation, which, to those who were not in the secret, must appear so very reasonable; and especially as, on his coming to the government, it might be considered an act that was likely to make him popular; and he could have no interest in denying their request.

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The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

But Festus answered - So Festus's care to preserve the imperial privileges was the means of preserving Paul's life. By what invisible springs does God govern the world!

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Paul's trial before Festus. Festus staid at Jerusalem about ten days, and then went down to Cæsarea, and the prosecutors, it is likely, in his retinue; for he said they should go down with him; and, since they are so eager in the prosecution, he is willing this cause should be first called; and, that they may hasten home, he will despatch it the next day.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Ὁ	Ho	<the>	G3588 →
μὲν	men	Indeed	G3303 →
οὖν	oun	therefore	G3767 →
Φῆστος	Phēstos	Festus	G5347 →
ἀπεκρίθη	apekrithē	answered that	G611 →
τηρεῖσθαι	tēreisthai	is to be kept	G5083 →
τὸν	ton	<the>	G3588 →
Παῦλον	Paulon	Paul	G3972 →
εἰς	eis	in	G1519 →
Καισάρειαν,	Kaisareian	Caesarea,	G2542 →
ἑαυτὸν	he'auton	he himself	G1438 →
δὲ	de	however	G1161 →
μέλλειν	mellein	ensuing	G3195 →
ἐν	en	with	G1722 →
τάχει	tachei	speed	G5034 →
ἐκπορεύεσθαι·	ekporeuesthai	to set out;	G1607 →

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

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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 24:23
He ordered the centurion to keep Paul under guard, but to allow him some freedom and permit his friends to minister to his needs.
leads to
- Acts 28:16
  When we arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted to stay by himself, with a soldier to guard him.
- Acts 27:3
  The next day we landed at Sidon, and Julius treated Paul with consideration, allowing him to visit his friends and receive their care.
- Proverbs 16:7
  When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him.
- Acts 23:35
  he said, “I will hear your case when your accusers arrive.” Then he ordered that Paul be kept under guard in Herod’s Praetorium.
- Acts 24:26
  At the same time, he was hoping that Paul would offer him a bribe. So he sent for Paul frequently and talked with him.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

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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