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Acts 25

Acts 25:4

Paul’s Trial before Festus · Acts 25:1–9
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Translations

Modern
But Festus replied, “Paul is being held in Caesarea, and I myself am going there soon.
Traditional
But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Cesarea, and that he himself would depart shortly thither.
Literal
Then, indeed, Festus answered that Paul is to be kept in Caesarea, and that he himself is about to go out in haste.
Latin
Festus autem respondit servari Paulum in Cæsarea: se autem maturius profecturum.

Original

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

Notes

Acts 24:27–25:5

Felix’s successor was Porcius Festus. Nero appointed him as governor of Judea around AD 59–62. Josephus describes Festus as a careful and honest leader. However, he could not stop the growing unrest among the Jewish people, even though he took strong action against the Assassins (a violent group also called the Sicarii; Josephus, Antiquities 20.8.10; see also Acts 21:38).

Festus refused the Jewish leaders’ request to move Paul’s trial to Jerusalem, but he still felt their pressure (25:9).

Theme notes and profiles

Paul (Saul)

Events

People

Festus: Roman governor of Judea; heard Paul's case; sent him to Rome Paul: Apostle to the Gentiles, author of many NT epistles

Places

Caesarea: Coastal city, center of Roman rule in Judea

Glossary

Book of the Acts of the Apostles Caesarea Chronology of the Bible (New Testament) Courts and Trials Herod, Herodian Family Judge Paul the Apostle Procurator Titus Caesar

Topics

Jerusalem: Roman Government Transferred From, to Caesarea Paul: His Trial Before Governor Festus