Acts

Chapter 25

Phonetic (Greek): Phestos oyn epibas tῇ eparcheiᾳ meta treis hemeras anebe eis Ἱerosolyma apo Kaisareias,

Edified Edition (EDE)Now when Festus had come to the province, after three days he went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem.

Φῆστος οὖν ἐπιβὰς τῇ ἐπαρχείᾳ μετὰ τρεῖς ἡμέρας ἀνέβη εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα ἀπὸ Καισαρείας,

Phonetic (Greek): enephanisan ⸀te aytῷ ⸂ohi archiereis⸃ kai ohi protoi ton Ἰoudaion kata toy Paylou, kai parekaloun ayton

Edified Edition (EDE)Then the high priest and the chief men of the Jews informed him against Paul; and they petitioned him,

ἐνεφάνισάν ⸀τε αὐτῷ ⸂οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς⸃ καὶ οἱ πρῶτοι τῶν Ἰουδαίων κατὰ τοῦ Παύλου, καὶ παρεκάλουν αὐτὸν

Phonetic (Greek): aitoymenoi charin katʼ aytoy hopos metapempsetai ayton eis Ἰerousalem, enedran poioyntes anelein ayton kata ten hodon.

Edified Edition (EDE)asking a favour against him, that he would have him brought to Jerusalem, while they lay in ambush along the road to kill him.

αἰτούμενοι χάριν κατʼ αὐτοῦ ὅπως μεταπέμψηται αὐτὸν εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ, ἐνέδραν ποιοῦντες ἀνελεῖν αὐτὸν κατὰ τὴν ὁδόν.

Phonetic (Greek): ho men oyn Phestos apekrithe tereisthai ton Paylon ⸂eis Kaisareian⸃, heauton de mellein en tachei ekporeyesthai·

Edified Edition (EDE)But Festus answered that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself was going there shortly.

ὁ μὲν οὖν Φῆστος ἀπεκρίθη τηρεῖσθαι τὸν Παῦλον ⸂εἰς Καισάρειαν⸃, ἑαυτὸν δὲ μέλλειν ἐν τάχει ἐκπορεύεσθαι·

Phonetic (Greek): Ohi oyn ⸂en hymin, phesin, dynatoi⸃ synkatabantes ei ti estin en tῷ andri ⸀atopon kategoreitosan aytoy.

Edified Edition (EDE)"Therefore," he said, "let those who have authority among you go down with me and accuse this man, if there is any fault in him."

Οἱ οὖν ⸂ἐν ὑμῖν, φησίν, δυνατοὶ⸃ συγκαταβάντες εἴ τί ἐστιν ἐν τῷ ἀνδρὶ ⸀ἄτοπον κατηγορείτωσαν αὐτοῦ.

Phonetic (Greek): Diatripsas de en aytois hemeras ⸂oy pleious okto⸃ e deka, katabas eis Kaisareian, tῇ epayrion kathisas epi toy bematos ekeleusen ton Paylon achthenai.

Edified Edition (EDE)And when he had stayed among them more than ten days, he went down to Caesarea. And the next day, sitting on the judgement seat, he commanded Paul to be brought.

Διατρίψας δὲ ἐν αὐτοῖς ἡμέρας ⸂οὐ πλείους ὀκτὼ⸃ ἢ δέκα, καταβὰς εἰς Καισάρειαν, τῇ ἐπαύριον καθίσας ἐπὶ τοῦ βήματος ἐκέλευσεν τὸν Παῦλον ἀχθῆναι.

Phonetic (Greek): paragenomenou de aytoy periestesan ⸀ayton ohi apo Ἱerosolymon katabebekotes Ἰoudaioi, polla kai barea aitiomata ⸀katapherontes ha oyk ischyon apodeixai,

Edified Edition (EDE)When he had come, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around and laid many serious complaints against Paul, which they could not prove,

παραγενομένου δὲ αὐτοῦ περιέστησαν ⸀αὐτὸν οἱ ἀπὸ Ἱεροσολύμων καταβεβηκότες Ἰουδαῖοι, πολλὰ καὶ βαρέα αἰτιώματα ⸀καταφέροντες ἃ οὐκ ἴσχυον ἀποδεῖξαι,

Phonetic (Greek): ⸂toy Paylou apologoumenou⸃ hoti Oyte eis ton nomon ton Ἰoudaion oyte eis to hieron oyte eis Kaisara ti hemarton.

Edified Edition (EDE)while he answered for himself, "Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar have I offended in anything at all."

⸂τοῦ Παύλου ἀπολογουμένου⸃ ὅτι Οὔτε εἰς τὸν νόμον τῶν Ἰουδαίων οὔτε εἰς τὸ ἱερὸν οὔτε εἰς Καίσαρά τι ἥμαρτον.

Phonetic (Greek): ho Phestos de ⸂thelon tois Ἰoudaiois⸃ charin katathesthai apokritheis tῷ Paylῳ eipen· Theleis eis Ἱerosolyma anabas ekei peri toyton ⸀krithenai epʼ emoy;

Edified Edition (EDE)But Festus, wanting to do the Jews a favour, answered Paul and said, "Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and there be judged before me concerning these things?"

ὁ Φῆστος δὲ ⸂θέλων τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις⸃ χάριν καταθέσθαι ἀποκριθεὶς τῷ Παύλῳ εἶπεν· Θέλεις εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα ἀναβὰς ἐκεῖ περὶ τούτων ⸀κριθῆναι ἐπʼ ἐμοῦ;

Phonetic (Greek): eipen de ho Paylos· ⸂Ἐpi toy bematos Kaisaros hestos⸃ eimi, ohy me dei krinesthai. Ἰoudaious oyden ⸀edikesa, hos kai sy kallion epiginoskeis.

Edified Edition (EDE)So Paul said, "I stand at Caesar’s judgement seat, where I ought to be judged. To the Jews I have done no wrong, as you very well know.

εἶπεν δὲ ὁ Παῦλος· ⸂Ἐπὶ τοῦ βήματος Καίσαρος ἑστώς⸃ εἰμι, οὗ με δεῖ κρίνεσθαι. Ἰουδαίους οὐδὲν ⸀ἠδίκησα, ὡς καὶ σὺ κάλλιον ἐπιγινώσκεις.

Phonetic (Greek): ei men ⸀oyn adiko kai axion thanatou pepracha ti, oy paraitoymai to apothanein· ei de oyden estin hon ohytoi kategoroysin mou, oydeis me dynatai aytois charisasthai· Kaisara epikaloymai.

Edified Edition (EDE)For if I am an offender, or have committed anything deserving of death, I do not object to dying; but if there is nothing in these things of which these men accuse me, no one can deliver me to them. I appeal to Caesar."

εἰ μὲν ⸀οὖν ἀδικῶ καὶ ἄξιον θανάτου πέπραχά τι, οὐ παραιτοῦμαι τὸ ἀποθανεῖν· εἰ δὲ οὐδέν ἐστιν ὧν οὗτοι κατηγοροῦσίν μου, οὐδείς με δύναται αὐτοῖς χαρίσασθαι· Καίσαρα ἐπικαλοῦμαι.

Phonetic (Greek): tote ho Phestos syllalesas meta toy symbouliou apekrithe· Kaisara epikeklesai, epi Kaisara poreysῃ.

Edified Edition (EDE)Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, "You have appealed to Caesar? To Caesar you shall go!"

τότε ὁ Φῆστος συλλαλήσας μετὰ τοῦ συμβουλίου ἀπεκρίθη· Καίσαρα ἐπικέκλησαι, ἐπὶ Καίσαρα πορεύσῃ.

Phonetic (Greek): Ἡmeron de diagenomenon tinon Ἀgrippas ho basileys kai Bernike katentesan eis Kaisareian aspasamenoi ton Pheston.

Edified Edition (EDE)And after some days King Agrippa and Bernice came to Caesarea to greet Festus.

Ἡμερῶν δὲ διαγενομένων τινῶν Ἀγρίππας ὁ βασιλεὺς καὶ Βερνίκη κατήντησαν εἰς Καισάρειαν ἀσπασάμενοι τὸν Φῆστον.

Phonetic (Greek): hos de pleious hemeras ⸀dietribon ekei, ho Phestos tῷ basilei anetheto ta kata ton Paylon legon· Ἀner tis estin kataleleimmenos hypo Phelikos desmios,

Edified Edition (EDE)When they had been there many days, Festus laid Paul’s case before the king, saying: "There is a certain man left a prisoner by Felix,

ὡς δὲ πλείους ἡμέρας ⸀διέτριβον ἐκεῖ, ὁ Φῆστος τῷ βασιλεῖ ἀνέθετο τὰ κατὰ τὸν Παῦλον λέγων· Ἀνήρ τίς ἐστιν καταλελειμμένος ὑπὸ Φήλικος δέσμιος,

Phonetic (Greek): peri ohy genomenou mou eis Ἱerosolyma enephanisan ohi archiereis kai ohi presbyteroi ton Ἰoudaion, aitoymenoi katʼ aytoy ⸀katadiken·

Edified Edition (EDE)about whom the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me when I was in Jerusalem, asking for a judgement against him.

περὶ οὗ γενομένου μου εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα ἐνεφάνισαν οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι τῶν Ἰουδαίων, αἰτούμενοι κατʼ αὐτοῦ ⸀καταδίκην·

Phonetic (Greek): pros ohys apekrithen hoti oyk estin ethos Ῥomaiois charizesthai tina ⸀anthropon prin e ho kategoroymenos kata prosopon echoi toys kategorous topon te apologias laboi peri toy enklematos.

Edified Edition (EDE)To them I answered, ‘It is not the custom of the Romans to deliver any man to destruction before the accused meets the accusers face to face, and has opportunity to answer for himself concerning the charge against him.’

πρὸς οὓς ἀπεκρίθην ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν ἔθος Ῥωμαίοις χαρίζεσθαί τινα ⸀ἄνθρωπον πρὶν ἢ ὁ κατηγορούμενος κατὰ πρόσωπον ἔχοι τοὺς κατηγόρους τόπον τε ἀπολογίας λάβοι περὶ τοῦ ἐγκλήματος.

Phonetic (Greek): synelthonton ⸀oyn enthade anabolen medemian poiesamenos tῇ hexes kathisas epi toy bematos ekeleusa achthenai ton andra·

Edified Edition (EDE)Therefore when they had come together, without any delay, the next day I sat on the judgement seat and commanded the man to be brought.

συνελθόντων ⸀οὖν ἐνθάδε ἀναβολὴν μηδεμίαν ποιησάμενος τῇ ἑξῆς καθίσας ἐπὶ τοῦ βήματος ἐκέλευσα ἀχθῆναι τὸν ἄνδρα·

Phonetic (Greek): peri ohy stathentes ohi kategoroi oydemian aitian ⸀epheron hon ⸂ego hypenooun⸃ ⸀poneron,

Edified Edition (EDE)When the accusers stood up, they brought no accusation against him of such things as I supposed,

περὶ οὗ σταθέντες οἱ κατήγοροι οὐδεμίαν αἰτίαν ⸀ἔφερον ὧν ⸂ἐγὼ ὑπενόουν⸃ ⸀πονηρῶν,

Phonetic (Greek): zetemata de tina peri tes idias deisidaimonias eichon pros ayton kai peri tinos Ἰesoy tethnekotos, hon ephasken ho Paylos zen.

Edified Edition (EDE)but had some questions against him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus, who had died, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

ζητήματα δέ τινα περὶ τῆς ἰδίας δεισιδαιμονίας εἶχον πρὸς αὐτὸν καὶ περί τινος Ἰησοῦ τεθνηκότος, ὃν ἔφασκεν ὁ Παῦλος ζῆν.

Phonetic (Greek): aporoymenos de ego ten peri ⸀toyton zetesin elegon ei boyloito poreyesthai eis ⸀Ἱerosolyma kakei krinesthai peri toyton.

Edified Edition (EDE)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.

ἀπορούμενος δὲ ἐγὼ τὴν περὶ ⸀τούτων ζήτησιν ἔλεγον εἰ βούλοιτο πορεύεσθαι εἰς ⸀Ἱεροσόλυμα κἀκεῖ κρίνεσθαι περὶ τούτων.

Phonetic (Greek): toy de Paylou epikalesamenou terethenai ayton eis ten toy Sebastoy diagnosin, ekeleusa tereisthai ayton heos ohy ⸀anapempso ayton pros Kaisara.

Edified Edition (EDE)But when Paul appealed to be reserved for the decision of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I could send him to Caesar."

τοῦ δὲ Παύλου ἐπικαλεσαμένου τηρηθῆναι αὐτὸν εἰς τὴν τοῦ Σεβαστοῦ διάγνωσιν, ἐκέλευσα τηρεῖσθαι αὐτὸν ἕως οὗ ⸀ἀναπέμψω αὐτὸν πρὸς Καίσαρα.

Phonetic (Greek): Ἀgrippas de pros ton ⸀Pheston· Ἐboulomen kai aytos toy anthropou akoysai. ⸀Ayrion, phesin, akoysῃ aytoy.

Edified Edition (EDE)Then Agrippa said to Festus, "I also would like to hear the man myself." "Tomorrow," he said, "you shall hear him."

Ἀγρίππας δὲ πρὸς τὸν ⸀Φῆστον· Ἐβουλόμην καὶ αὐτὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἀκοῦσαι. ⸀Αὔριον, φησίν, ἀκούσῃ αὐτοῦ.

Phonetic (Greek): Tῇ oyn epayrion elthontos toy Ἀgrippa kai tes Bernikes meta polles phantasias kai eiselthonton eis to akroaterion syn ⸀te chiliarchois kai andrasin tois katʼ ⸀exochen tes poleos kai keleysantos toy Phestou echthe ho Paylos.

Edified Edition (EDE)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 Paul was brought in.

Τῇ οὖν ἐπαύριον ἐλθόντος τοῦ Ἀγρίππα καὶ τῆς Βερνίκης μετὰ πολλῆς φαντασίας καὶ εἰσελθόντων εἰς τὸ ἀκροατήριον σύν ⸀τε χιλιάρχοις καὶ ἀνδράσιν τοῖς κατʼ ⸀ἐξοχὴν τῆς πόλεως καὶ κελεύσαντος τοῦ Φήστου ἤχθη ὁ Παῦλος.

Phonetic (Greek): kai phesin ho Phestos· Ἀgrippa basiley kai pantes ohi symparontes hemin andres, theoreite toyton peri ohy ⸀hapan to plethos ton Ἰoudaion ⸀enetychon moi en te Ἱerosolymois kai enthade, ⸀boontes me dein ⸂ayton zen⸃ meketi.

Edified Edition (EDE)And Festus said: "King Agrippa and all the men who are here present with us, you see this man about whom the whole assembly of the Jews petitioned me, both at Jerusalem and here, crying out that he was not fit to live any longer.

καί φησιν ὁ Φῆστος· Ἀγρίππα βασιλεῦ καὶ πάντες οἱ συμπαρόντες ἡμῖν ἄνδρες, θεωρεῖτε τοῦτον περὶ οὗ ⸀ἅπαν τὸ πλῆθος τῶν Ἰουδαίων ⸀ἐνέτυχόν μοι ἔν τε Ἱεροσολύμοις καὶ ἐνθάδε, ⸀βοῶντες μὴ δεῖν ⸂αὐτὸν ζῆν⸃ μηκέτι.

Phonetic (Greek): ego de ⸀katelabomen meden axion ⸂ayton thanatou⸃ peprachenai, ⸀aytoy de toytou epikalesamenou ton Sebaston ekrina ⸀pempein.

Edified Edition (EDE)But when I found that he had committed nothing deserving of death, and that he himself had appealed to Augustus, I decided to send him.

ἐγὼ δὲ ⸀κατελαβόμην μηδὲν ἄξιον ⸂αὐτὸν θανάτου⸃ πεπραχέναι, ⸀αὐτοῦ δὲ τούτου ἐπικαλεσαμένου τὸν Σεβαστὸν ἔκρινα ⸀πέμπειν.

Phonetic (Greek): peri ohy asphales ti grapsai tῷ kyriῳ oyk echo· dio proegagon ayton ephʼ hymon kai malista epi soy, basiley Ἀgrippa, hopos tes anakriseos genomenes scho ti ⸀grapso·

Edified Edition (EDE)I have nothing certain to write to my lord concerning him. Therefore I have brought him before you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after the examination has taken place I may have something to write.

περὶ οὗ ἀσφαλές τι γράψαι τῷ κυρίῳ οὐκ ἔχω· διὸ προήγαγον αὐτὸν ἐφʼ ὑμῶν καὶ μάλιστα ἐπὶ σοῦ, βασιλεῦ Ἀγρίππα, ὅπως τῆς ἀνακρίσεως γενομένης σχῶ τί ⸀γράψω·

Phonetic (Greek): alogon gar moi dokei pemponta desmion me kai tas katʼ aytoy aitias semanai.

Edified Edition (EDE)For it seems to me unreasonable to send a prisoner and not to specify the charges against him."

ἄλογον γάρ μοι δοκεῖ πέμποντα δέσμιον μὴ καὶ τὰς κατʼ αὐτοῦ αἰτίας σημᾶναι.