Acts 25 (EMTV)

1 Now when Festus had set foot in the province, after three days he went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea. 2 And the high priest and the prominent men of the Jews made known to him the case against Paul; and they were appealing to him, 3 asking for favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem—while planning an ambush to kill him along the way. 4 But Festus answered that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he was about to go there shortly. 5 “Therefore,” he said, “the prominent men among you, let them go with me and accuse this man, if there is anything in this man.” 6 And when he had stayed 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 arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many and serious accusations against Paul, which they were not able to prove, 8 while he defended himself, saying, “Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar did I commit any sin.” 9 But Festus, desiring to grant a favor to the Jews, answered Paul and said, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and there be judged before me concerning these things?” 10 But Paul said, “I am standing before the judicial bench of Caesar, by whom it is necessary for me to be judged. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as also you know very well. 11 For if I am doing wrong, and have done anything worthy of death, I am not trying to escape a death sentence; but if there is nothing in these things of which these people are accusing me, no one is able to deliver me to them. I appeal to Caesar.” 12 Then Festus, having talked together with the council, answered, “Have you appealed to Caesar? Before Caesar you shall go!” 13 And after some days King Agrippa and Bernice arrived in Caesarea and greeted Festus. 14 And as he was spending many days there, Festus laid before the king the charges against Paul, saying: “There is a certain man who was left a prisoner by Felix, 15 about whom the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, when I was in Jerusalem, asking for punishment against him. 16 To them I answered, ‘It is not a custom with Romans to deliver any man to destruction before the one being accused may meet his accusers face to face, and may receive an opportunity for defense concerning the charge.’ 17 Therefore when they had assembled here, having made no delay, on the next day I took my seat at the judicial bench, and I commanded the man to be brought in; 18 concerning whom, when the accusers stood, they brought no accusation of the things which I was supposing, 19 but had some questions against him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus, who had died, whom Paul professed to be alive. 20 And being uncertain as to the investigation concerning this, I asked whether he was willing to go to Jerusalem and there be judged concerning these charges. 21 But when Paul appealed that he be kept for the decision of His Majesty the Emperor, I commanded him to be kept until I may send him to Caesar.” 22 Then Agrippa said to Festus, “I also was wishing to hear the man myself.”“Tomorrow,” he said, “you shall hear him.” 23 Therefore on the next day, when Agrippa and Bernice had come with all pomp, and had entered into the auditorium together with the commanders and the prominent men of the city, and when Festus had commanded, Paul was brought. 24 And Festus said: “King Agrippa and all the men who are with us, observe this man about whom the people of the Jews petitioned me, both in Jerusalem and here, crying against him that it is not fitting for him to live any longer. 25 But when I came to understand him to have done nothing worthy of death, and also he had appealed to His Majesty the Emperor, I decided to send him. 26 About whom I have nothing certain to write to my lord. Therefore I have brought him before you, and especially before you King Agrippa, in order that when this hearing is finished I may have something to write. 27 For it seems unreasonable to me to send a prisoner and not to signify the accusations against him.”

In Other Versions

Acts 25 in the ANGEFD

Acts 25 in the ANTPNG2D

Acts 25 in the AS21

Acts 25 in the BAGH

Acts 25 in the BBPNG

Acts 25 in the BBT1E

Acts 25 in the BDS

Acts 25 in the BEV

Acts 25 in the BHAD

Acts 25 in the BIB

Acts 25 in the BLPT

Acts 25 in the BNT

Acts 25 in the BNTABOOT

Acts 25 in the BNTLV

Acts 25 in the BOATCB

Acts 25 in the BOATCB2

Acts 25 in the BOBCV

Acts 25 in the BOCNT

Acts 25 in the BOECS

Acts 25 in the BOGWICC

Acts 25 in the BOHCB

Acts 25 in the BOHCV

Acts 25 in the BOHLNT

Acts 25 in the BOHNTLTAL

Acts 25 in the BOICB

Acts 25 in the BOILNTAP

Acts 25 in the BOITCV

Acts 25 in the BOKCV

Acts 25 in the BOKCV2

Acts 25 in the BOKHWOG

Acts 25 in the BOKSSV

Acts 25 in the BOLCB

Acts 25 in the BOLCB2

Acts 25 in the BOMCV

Acts 25 in the BONAV

Acts 25 in the BONCB

Acts 25 in the BONLT

Acts 25 in the BONUT2

Acts 25 in the BOPLNT

Acts 25 in the BOSCB

Acts 25 in the BOSNC

Acts 25 in the BOTLNT

Acts 25 in the BOVCB

Acts 25 in the BOYCB

Acts 25 in the BPBB

Acts 25 in the BPH

Acts 25 in the BSB

Acts 25 in the CCB

Acts 25 in the CUV

Acts 25 in the CUVS

Acts 25 in the DBT

Acts 25 in the DGDNT

Acts 25 in the DHNT

Acts 25 in the DNT

Acts 25 in the ELBE

Acts 25 in the ESV

Acts 25 in the FBV

Acts 25 in the FEB

Acts 25 in the GGMNT

Acts 25 in the GNT

Acts 25 in the HARY

Acts 25 in the HNT

Acts 25 in the IRVA

Acts 25 in the IRVB

Acts 25 in the IRVG

Acts 25 in the IRVH

Acts 25 in the IRVK

Acts 25 in the IRVM

Acts 25 in the IRVM2

Acts 25 in the IRVO

Acts 25 in the IRVP

Acts 25 in the IRVT

Acts 25 in the IRVT2

Acts 25 in the IRVU

Acts 25 in the ISVN

Acts 25 in the JSNT

Acts 25 in the KAPI

Acts 25 in the KBT1ETNIK

Acts 25 in the KBV

Acts 25 in the KJV

Acts 25 in the KNFD

Acts 25 in the LBA

Acts 25 in the LBLA

Acts 25 in the LNT

Acts 25 in the LSV

Acts 25 in the MAAL

Acts 25 in the MBV

Acts 25 in the MBV2

Acts 25 in the MHNT

Acts 25 in the MKNFD

Acts 25 in the MNG

Acts 25 in the MNT

Acts 25 in the MNT2

Acts 25 in the MRS1T

Acts 25 in the NAA

Acts 25 in the NASB

Acts 25 in the NBLA

Acts 25 in the NBS

Acts 25 in the NBVTP

Acts 25 in the NET2

Acts 25 in the NIV11

Acts 25 in the NNT

Acts 25 in the NNT2

Acts 25 in the NNT3

Acts 25 in the PDDPT

Acts 25 in the PFNT

Acts 25 in the RMNT

Acts 25 in the SBIAS

Acts 25 in the SBIBS

Acts 25 in the SBIBS2

Acts 25 in the SBICS

Acts 25 in the SBIDS

Acts 25 in the SBIGS

Acts 25 in the SBIHS

Acts 25 in the SBIIS

Acts 25 in the SBIIS2

Acts 25 in the SBIIS3

Acts 25 in the SBIKS

Acts 25 in the SBIKS2

Acts 25 in the SBIMS

Acts 25 in the SBIOS

Acts 25 in the SBIPS

Acts 25 in the SBISS

Acts 25 in the SBITS

Acts 25 in the SBITS2

Acts 25 in the SBITS3

Acts 25 in the SBITS4

Acts 25 in the SBIUS

Acts 25 in the SBIVS

Acts 25 in the SBT

Acts 25 in the SBT1E

Acts 25 in the SCHL

Acts 25 in the SNT

Acts 25 in the SUSU

Acts 25 in the SUSU2

Acts 25 in the SYNO

Acts 25 in the TBIAOTANT

Acts 25 in the TBT1E

Acts 25 in the TBT1E2

Acts 25 in the TFTIP

Acts 25 in the TFTU

Acts 25 in the TGNTATF3T

Acts 25 in the THAI

Acts 25 in the TNFD

Acts 25 in the TNT

Acts 25 in the TNTIK

Acts 25 in the TNTIL

Acts 25 in the TNTIN

Acts 25 in the TNTIP

Acts 25 in the TNTIZ

Acts 25 in the TOMA

Acts 25 in the TTENT

Acts 25 in the UBG

Acts 25 in the UGV

Acts 25 in the UGV2

Acts 25 in the UGV3

Acts 25 in the VBL

Acts 25 in the VDCC

Acts 25 in the YALU

Acts 25 in the YAPE

Acts 25 in the YBVTP

Acts 25 in the ZBP