Acts 25:20

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.

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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Being perplexed (aporoumenov). Present middle participle of the common verb aporew (a privative and porov way), to be in doubt which way to turn, already in Mark 6:20 which see and Luke 24:4. The Textus Receptus has eiv after here, but critical text has only the accusative which this verb allows (Mark 6:20) as in Thucydides and Plato.

How to inquire concerning these things (thn peri toutwn zhthsin). Literally, "as to the inquiry concerning these things." This is not the reason given by Luke in verse Acts 25:9 (wanting to curry favour with the Jews), but doubtless this motive also actuated Festus as both could be true.

Whether he would go to Jerusalem (ei bouloito poreuesqai eiv Ierosoluma). Optative in indirect question after elegon (asked or said) imperfect active, though the present indicative could have been retained with change of person: "Dost thou wish, etc.," (ei boulh, etc.). See Robertson, Grammar, pp. 1031, 1044. This is the question put to Paul in verse Acts 25:9 though qeleiv is there used.

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