Acts 25:5
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Let them, therefore, saith he, among you that are able, go down with me and accuse him, if there be any crime in the man.

them.

Acts 25:16 To whom I answered: it is not the custom of the Romans to condemn any man, before that he who is accused have his accusers present and have liberty to make his answer, to clear himself of the things laid to his charge.

Acts 23:30 And when I was told of ambushes that they had prepared for him, I sent him to thee, signifying also to his accusers to plead before thee. Farewell.

Acts 24:8 Commanding his accusers to come to thee. Of whom thou mayest thyself, by examination, have knowledge of all these things whereof we accuse him.

if.

Acts 25:18,19,25 Against whom, when the accusers stood up, they brought no accusation of this which I thought ill of: . . .

Acts 18:14 And when Paul was beginning to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews: If it were some matter of injustice or an heinous deed, O Jews, I should with reason bear with you.

1 Samuel 24:11,12 Moreover, see and know, O my father, the hem of thy robe in my hand, that when I cut off the hem of thy robe, I would not put out my hand against thee. Reflect, and see, that there is no evil in my hand, nor iniquity, neither have I sinned against thee: but thou liest in wait for my life, to take it away. . . .

Psalm 7:3-5 O Lord, my God, if I have done this thing, if there be iniquity in my hands: . . .

John 18:29,30 Pilate therefore went out to them, and said: What accusation bring you against this man? . . .

Context
Paul's Trial Before Festus
4But Festus answered: That Paul was kept in Caesarea: and that he himself would very shortly depart thither. 5Let them, therefore, saith he, among you that are able, go down with me and accuse him, if there be any crime in the man. 6And having tarried among them no more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea. And the next day, he sat in the judgment seat and commanded Paul to be brought.…
Cross References
Acts 25:4
But Festus answered: That Paul was kept in Caesarea: and that he himself would very shortly depart thither.

Acts 25:6
And having tarried among them no more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea. And the next day, he sat in the judgment seat and commanded Paul to be brought.

Lexicon
So
οὖν (oun)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3767: Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.

if
εἴ (ei)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1487: If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.

[this]
τῷ (tō)
Article - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

man
ἀνδρὶ (andri)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 435: A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man.

has done
ἐστιν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

anything
τί (ti)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.

wrong,
ἄτοπον (atopon)
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 824: (lit: out of place, unusual, unbecoming), improper, unrighteous, perverse. Out of place, i.e. improper, injurious, wicked.

{let} some
Οἱ (Hoi)
Article - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

of
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

your
ὑμῖν (hymin)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

leaders
Δυνατοὶ (Dynatoi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 1415: (a) of persons: powerful, able, (b) of things: possible. From dunamai; powerful or capable; neuter possible.

come down with me
συνκαταβάντες (synkatabantes)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 4782: To go down with. From sun and katabaino; to descend in company with.

and accuse
κατηγορείτωσαν (katēgoreitōsan)
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2723: To accuse, charge, prosecute. From kategoros; to be a plaintiff, i.e. To charge with some offence.

him [there].”
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.


Additional Translations
So if this man has done anything wrong, let some of your leaders come down with me and accuse him there.”

He says, "Therefore those among you in power, having gone down together, if there is anything wrong in the man, let them accuse him."

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.

Let them therefore, saith he, that are of power among you go down with me, and if there is anything amiss in the man, let them accuse him.

Let therefore the persons of authority among you, says he, going down too, if there be anything in this man, accuse him.

Let them therefore, saith he, which are of power among you, go down with me, and if there is anything amiss in the man, let them accuse him.

Let them therefore, said he, who among you are able, go down with me, and accuse this man, if there is any wickedness in him.

"Therefore let those of you," he said, "who can come, go down with me, and impeach the man, if there is anything amiss in him."

"Let them therefore," said he, "that are in power among you go down with me, and if there is anything wrong in the man, let them accuse him."

'Therefore those able among you -- saith he -- having come down together, if there be anything in this man -- let them accuse him;'
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