Acts 25:6

Acts 25:6

4 But Festus answered that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself was going there shortly.

5 “Therefore,” he said, “let those who have authority among you go down with me and accuse this man, to see ^aif there is any fault in him.”

6 And when he had remained among them more than ten days, he went down to Caesarea. And the next day, sitting on the judgment seat, he commanded Paul to be brought.

7 When he had come, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood about ^aand laid many serious complaints against Paul, which they could not prove,

8 while he answered for himself, ^a“Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar have I offended in anything at all.”

9 But Festus, ^awanting to do the Jews a favor, answered Paul and said, ^b“Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and there be judged before me concerning these things?”

10 So Paul said, “I stand at Caesar’s judgment seat, where I ought to be judged. To the Jews I have done no wrong, as you very well know.

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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On the morrow (th epaurion). Locative case of the article with hmerai understood (epaurion, adverb, tomorrow). Festus lost no time for the chief men had come down with him.

Sat on the judgment seat (kaqisav epi tou bhmatov). A legal formality to give weight to the decision. Ingressive aorist active participle. For this use of bhma for judgment seat see on Matthew 27:19; John 19:13; Acts 12:21; Acts 18:12; Acts 25:10, Acts 25:17. Same phrase repeated in Acts 25:17.

To be brought (axqhnai). First aorist passive infinitive of agw after ekeleusen (commanded). Same words repeated in Acts 25:17 by Festus.

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