Acts 25:2
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And the chief priests and principal men of the Jews went unto him against Paul: and they besought him,

Acts 25:15 About whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the ancients of the Jews came unto me, desiring condemnation against him.

Acts 24:1 And after five days, the high priest, Ananias, came down with some ancients and one Tertullus, an orator, who went to the governor against Paul.

Job 31:31 If the men of my tabernacle have not said: Who will give us of his flesh that we may be filled?

Proverbs 4:16 They eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of iniquity.

Romans 3:12-19 All have turned out of the way: they are become unprofitable together: there is none that doth good, there is not so much as one. . . .

Context
Paul's Trial Before Festus
1Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days, he went up to Jerusalem from Cesarea. 2And the chief priests and principal men of the Jews went unto him against Paul: and they besought him, 3Requesting favour against him, that he would command him to be brought to Jerusalem, laying wait to kill him in the way.…
Cross References
Acts 24:1
And after five days, the high priest, Ananias, came down with some ancients and one Tertullus, an orator, who went to the governor against Paul.

Acts 25:15
About whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the ancients of the Jews came unto me, desiring condemnation against him.

Acts 25:24
And Festus saith: King Agrippa and all ye men who are here present with us, you see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews dealt with me at Jerusalem, requesting and crying out that he ought not to live any longer.

Acts 28:17
And after the third day, he called together the chief of the Jews. And when they were assembled, he said to them: Men, brethren, I, having done nothing against the people or the custom of our fathers, was delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.

1 Thessalonians 2:16
Prohibiting us to speak to the Gentiles, that they may be saved, to fill up their sins always: for the wrath of God is come upon them to the end.

Lexicon
[where]
τε (te)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 5037: And, both. A primary particle of connection or addition; both or also.

the
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.

chief priests
ἀρχιερεῖς (archiereis)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 749: High priest, chief priest. From arche and hiereus; the high-priest; by extension a chief priest.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

Jewish
Ἰουδαίων (Ioudaiōn)
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 2453: Jewish. From Iouda; Judaean, i.e. Belonging to Jehudah.

leaders
πρῶτοι (prōtoi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 4413: First, before, principal, most important. Contracted superlative of pro; foremost.

presented their case
ἐνεφάνισάν (enephanisan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1718: To make visible (manifest); hence: I report (inform) against; pass: I appear before. From emphanes; to exhibit or disclose.

against
κατὰ (kata)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 2596: A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined).

Paul.
Παύλου (Paulou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3972: Paul, Paulus. Of Latin origin; Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle.

They
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

urged
παρεκάλουν (parekaloun)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 3870: From para and kaleo; to call near, i.e. Invite, invoke.

[Festus]
αὐτὸν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 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
where the chief priests and Jewish leaders presented their case against Paul. They urged Festus

And the chief priests and the chiefs of the Jews made a presentation before him against Paul, and they were begging him,

Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, and sought him,

And the chief priests and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul; and they besought him,

And the chief priests and the chief of the Jews laid informations before him against Paul, and besought him,

And the chief priests and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul; and they besought him,

Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, and besought him,

The High Priests and the leading men among the Jews immediately made representations to him against Paul, and begged him--

Then the high priest and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul, and they begged him,

and the chief priest and the principal men of the Jews made manifest to him the things against Paul, and were calling on him,
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