Acts 25:20 - Forerunner Commentary

Acts 25:20

18 When the accusers stood up, they brought no accusation against him of such things as I¹ supposed,

19 ^abut had some questions against him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus, who had died, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

20 And because I was uncertain of such questions, I asked whether he was willing to go to Jerusalem and there be judged concerning these matters.

21 But when Paul ^aappealed to be reserved for the decision of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I could send him to Caesar.”

22 Then ^aAgrippa said to Festus, “I also would like to hear the man myself.” “Tomorrow,” he said, “you shall hear him.”

23 So the next day, when Agrippa and Bernice had come with great pomp, and had entered the auditorium with the commanders and the prominent men of the city, at Festus’ command ^aPaul was brought in.

Verse Comparison: Acts 25:20

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American Standard Version
And I, being perplexed how to inquire concerning these things, asked whether he would go to Jerusalem and there be judged of these matters.

Amplified® Bible
And I, being puzzled to know how to make inquiries into such questions, asked whether he would be willing to go to Jerusalem and there be tried regarding them.

Contemporary English Version
Since I did not know how to find out the truth about all this, I asked Paul if he would be willing to go to Jerusalem and be put on trial there.

Darby English Version
And as I myself was at a loss as to an inquiry into these things, I said, Was he willing to go to Jerusalem and there to be judged concerning these things?

Good News Bible
I was undecided about how I could get information on these matters, so I asked Paul if he would be willing to go to Jerusalem and be tried there on these charges.

International Standard Version
I was puzzled how I should investigate such matters and asked if he would like to go to Jerusalem and be tried there in regard to these things.

King James Version
And because I doubted of such manner of questions, I asked him whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these matters.

New American Standard Bible
"Being at a loss how to investigate such matters, I asked whether he was willing to go to Jerusalem and there stand trial on these matters.

New International Version
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.

New King James Version
And because I was uncertain of such questions, I asked whether he was willing to go to Jerusalem and there be judged concerning these matters.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
" Feeling at a loss as to how to investigate such matters, I asked whether he wanted to go to Jerusalem and there stand trial on these matters.

Young's Literal Translation
and I, doubting in regard to the question concerning this, said, If he would wish to go on to Jerusalem, and there to be judged concerning these things --

New English Translation
Because I was at a loss¹ how I could investigate these matters,² I asked if he were willing to go to Jerusalem and be tried³ there on these charges.⁴

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