Verse 20
Acts 25:20
American Standard Version
20
And I, being perplexed how to inquire concerning these things, asked whether he would go to Jerusalem and there be judged of these matters.
Original Language Text
greek
ἀπορούμενος δὲ ἐγὼ τὴν περὶ ⸀τούτων ζήτησιν ἔλεγον εἰ βούλοιτο πορεύεσθαι εἰς ⸀Ἱεροσόλυμα κἀκεῖ κρίνεσθαι περὶ τούτων.
English Translation
Being at a loss, I was saying about these things whether he would want to go to Jerusalem and there to be judged about these matters.
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Chapter 25 Context
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Festus therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea...
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And the chief priests and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul; and they besought...
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asking a favor against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem; laying a plot to kill him on th...
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Howbeit Festus answered, that Paul was kept in charge at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to...
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Let them therefore, saith he, that are of power among you go down with me, and if there is anything...
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And when he had tarried among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down unto Caesarea; and...
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And when he was come, the Jews that had come down from Jerusalem stood round about him, bringing aga...
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while Paul said in his defense, Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor aga...
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But Festus, desiring to gain favor with the Jews, answered Paul and said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusal...
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But Paul said, I am standing before Caesar`s judgment-seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews...
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If then I am a wrong-doer, and have committed anything worthy of death, I refuse not to die; but if...
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Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, Thou hast appealed unto Caesar: unto...
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Now when certain days were passed, Agrippa the King and Bernice arrived at Caesarea, and saluted Fes...
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And as they tarried there many days, Festus laid Paul`s case before the King, saying, There is a cer...
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about whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed [me], ask...
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To whom I answered, that it is not the custom of the Romans to give up any man, before that the accu...
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When therefore they were come together here, I made no delay, but on the next day sat on the judgmen...
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Concerning whom, when the accusers stood up, they brought no charge of such evil things as I suppose...
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but had certain questions against him of their own religion, and of one Yashua (Jesus), who was dead...
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And I, being perplexed how to inquire concerning these things, asked whether he would go to Jerusale...
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But when Paul had appealed to be kept for the decision of the emperor, I commanded him to be kept ti...
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And Agrippa [said] unto Festus, I also could wish to hear the man myself. To-morrow, saith he, thou...
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So on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and they were entered into th...
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And Festus saith, King Agrippa, and all men who are here present with us, ye behold this man, about...
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But I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death: and as he himself appealed to the emperor...
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Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you...
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For it seemeth to me unreasonable, in sending a prisoner, not withal to signify the charges against...
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