Acts 25 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 Then Festus having entered upon his office, after three days went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem; Now three days after Festus had arrived in the province, he went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea. Three days after arriving in the province, Festus went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem,
2 and both the chief priests and the first men of the Jews appeared before him against Paul, and continued to entreat him, And the chief priests and the principal men of the Jews laid out their case against Paul, and they urged him, where the chief priests and the Jewish leaders appeared before him and presented the charges against Paul.
3 asking favor against him, in order that he might send him to Jerusalem, making a plot to kill him on the road. asking as a favor against Paul that he summon him to Jerusalem—because they were planning an ambush to kill him on the way. They requested Festus, as a favor to them, to have Paul transferred to Jerusalem, for they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.
4 Then indeed Festus responded, that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and himself was about to go away quickly: Festus replied that Paul was being kept at Caesarea and that he himself intended to go there shortly. Festus answered, “Paul is being held at Caesarea, and I myself am going there soon.
5 Then, says he, Let the influential ones among you, coming down, accuse him, if there is anything wrong in the man. “So,” said he, “let the men of authority among you go down with me, and if there is anything wrong about the man, let them bring charges against him.” Let some of your leaders come with me, and if the man has done anything wrong, they can press charges against him there.”
6 And having tarried with them not more than eight or ten days, having come down to Caesarea, on the following day, sitting on the tribunal, he commanded that Paul should be brought forth. After he stayed among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea. And the next day he took his seat on the tribunal and ordered Paul to be brought. After spending eight or ten days with them, Festus went down to Caesarea. The next day he convened the court and ordered that Paul be brought before him.
7 And he being present, the Jews having come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing against him charges many and heavy, which they were not able to prove. When he had arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many and serious charges against him that they could not prove. When Paul came in, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him. They brought many serious charges against him, but they could not prove them.
8 And Paul apologizing, that Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I done anything wrong. Paul argued in his defense, “Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar have I committed any offense.” Then Paul made his defense: “I have done nothing wrong against the Jewish law or against the temple or against Caesar.”
9 And Festus, wishing to confer a gratification on the Jews, responding to Paul, said, Are you willing, having gone up to Jerusalem, there to be judged by me concerning these things? But Festus, wishing to do the Jews a favor, said to Paul, “Do you wish to go up to Jerusalem and there be tried on these charges before me?” Festus, wishing to do the Jews a favor, said to Paul, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and stand trial before me there on these charges?”
10 And Paul said, I am standing at the tribunal of Caesar, where it behooves me to be judged. To the Jews I have done nothing wrong, as you indeed well know. But Paul said, “I am standing before Caesar’s tribunal, where I ought to be tried. To the Jews I have done no wrong, as you yourself know very well. Paul answered: “I am now standing before Caesar’s court, where I ought to be tried. I have not done any wrong to the Jews, as you yourself know very well.
11 If therefore I indeed am guilty of unrighteousness, and have done anything worthy of death, I do not ask not to die: but if nothing of these things of which they accuse me is true, no man is able to gratify them (by my death): I appeal unto Caesar. If then I am a wrongdoer and have committed anything for which I deserve to die, I do not seek to escape death. But if there is nothing to their charges against me, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar.” If, however, I am guilty of doing anything deserving death, I do not refuse to die. But if the charges brought against me by these Jews are not true, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!”
12 Then Festus, having spoken with the council, responded, Thou hast appealed unto Caesar; thou shalt go unto Caesar. Then Festus, when he had conferred with his council, answered, “To Caesar you have appealed; to Caesar you shall go.” After Festus had conferred with his council, he declared: “You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you will go!”
13 And some days having passed away, king Agrippa and Bernice came down to Caesarea, saluting Festus. Now when some days had passed, Agrippa the king and Bernice arrived at Caesarea and greeted Festus. A few days later King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea to pay their respects to Festus.
14 And while they were spending many days there, Festus expounded to the king the matters appertaining to Paul, saying, A certain man has been left a prisoner by Felix: And as they stayed there many days, Festus laid Paul’s case before the king, saying, “There is a man left prisoner by Felix, Since they were spending many days there, Festus discussed Paul’s case with the king. He said: “There is a man here whom Felix left as a prisoner.
15 concerning whom, I being in Jerusalem, the chief priests and elders of the Jews appeared before me, asking condemnation against him; and when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews laid out their case against him, asking for a sentence of condemnation against him. When I went to Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews brought charges against him and asked that he be condemned.
16 to whom I responded, that it is not the customs to the Romans to slay any man gratuitously, before that the accused may have his accusers face to face, and receive a place of defence concerning the charge. I answered them that it was not the custom of the Romans to give up anyone before the accused met the accusers face to face and had opportunity to make his defense concerning the charge laid against him. “I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand over anyone before they have faced their accusers and have had an opportunity to defend themselves against the charges.
17 Then they, having come together to this place, making no delay, immediately sitting on the judgment-seat, I commanded that the man should be led forth; So when they came together here, I made no delay, but on the next day took my seat on the tribunal and ordered the man to be brought. When they came here with me, I did not delay the case, but convened the court the next day and ordered the man to be brought in.
18 concerning whom his accusers standing by, brought no evil charge of those things which I supposed: When the accusers stood up, they brought no charge in his case of such evils as I supposed. When his accusers got up to speak, they did not charge him with any of the crimes I had expected.
19 but they had certain questions against him concerning their own religion, and about a certain Jesus, who is dead, whom Paul was saying that He is alive. Rather they had certain points of dispute with him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus, who was dead, but whom Paul asserted to be alive. Instead, they had some points of dispute with him about their own religion and about a dead man named Jesus who Paul claimed was alive.
20 And I, being at a loss as to the question concerning these things, asked him if he is willing to go to Jerusalem, and there to be judged concerning these things. Being at a loss how to investigate these questions, I asked whether he wanted to go to Jerusalem and be tried there regarding them. I was at a loss how to investigate such matters; so I asked if he would be willing to go to Jerusalem and stand trial there on these charges.
21 And Paul having demanded that he should be kept for the diagnosis of Augustus, I demanded that he should be kept until I shall send him to Caesar. But when Paul had appealed to be kept in custody for the decision of the emperor, I ordered him to be held until I could send him to Caesar.” But when Paul made his appeal to be held over for the Emperor’s decision, I ordered him held until I could send him to Caesar.”
22 And Agrippa said to Festus, I myself also would wish to hear the man. He says, To-morrow you shall hear him. Then Agrippa said to Festus, “I would like to hear the man myself.” “Tomorrow,” said he, “you will hear him.” Then Agrippa said to Festus, “I would like to hear this man myself.” He replied, “Tomorrow you will hear him.”
23 Then on the following day, Agrippa and Bernice having come with great pomp, and entering into the auditorium, along with the chiliarchs, and chief men of the city, and, Festus commanding, Paul was led forth. So on the next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp, and they entered the audience hall with the military tribunes and the prominent men of the city. Then, at the command of Festus, Paul was brought in. The next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp and entered the audience room with the high-ranking military officers and the prominent men of the city. At the command of Festus, Paul was brought in.
24 And Festus says, O king Agrippa, and all ye men present with us, you see this man, concerning whom the whole multitude of the Jews is besieging me, both at Jerusalem and here, crying out that it does not behoove him to live any longer. And Festus said, “King Agrippa and all who are present with us, you see this man about whom the whole Jewish people petitioned me, both in Jerusalem and here, shouting that he ought not to live any longer. Festus said: “King Agrippa, and all who are present with us, you see this man! The whole Jewish community has petitioned me about him in Jerusalem and here in Caesarea, shouting that he ought not to live any longer.
25 But I discovered that he had done nothing worthy of death, however he himself appealing to Caesar, I decided to send him. But I found that he had done nothing deserving death. And as he himself appealed to the emperor, I decided to go ahead and send him. I found he had done nothing deserving of death, but because he made his appeal to the Emperor I decided to send him to Rome.
26 Concerning whom I have nothing definite to write to my lord; therefore I have led him to you, and especially to thee, O king Agrippa, in order that, there being an investigation, I may have something which I shall write; But I have nothing definite to write to my lord about him. Therefore I have brought him before you all, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that, after we have examined him, I may have something to write. But I have nothing definite to write to His Majesty about him. Therefore I have brought him before all of you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that as a result of this investigation I may have something to write.
27 for it seems to me to be unreasonable, sending a prisoner, and not to signify charges against him. For it seems to me unreasonable, in sending a prisoner, not to indicate the charges against him.” For I think it is unreasonable to send a prisoner on to Rome without specifying the charges against him.”
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