about whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, asking for a sentence against him.
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about whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, asking for a sentence against him.
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about whom when I came to Ierusalem the hye prestes and elders of the Iewes enformed me and desyred to have iudgement agaynst him.
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Of whom when I came to Hierusalem, the high Priestes and Elders of the Iewes informed me, and desired to haue iudgement against him.
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Passages linked to Acts 25:15 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Esther 3:9 If it pleases the king, let it be written that they be destroyed; and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those who are in charge of the king’s business, to bring it into the king’s treasuries.”
- Luke 18:3-5 A widow was in that city, and she often came to him, saying, ‘Defend me from my adversary!’ He wouldn’t for a while, but afterward he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God, nor respect man, yet because this widow bothers me, I will defend her, or else she will wear me out by her continual coming.’ ”
- Luke 23:23 But they were urgent with loud voices, asking that he might be crucified. Their voices and the voices of the chief priests prevailed.
- Acts 24:1 After five days, the high priest, Ananias, came down with certain elders and an orator, one Tertullus. They informed the governor against Paul.
- Acts 25:1-3 Festus therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea. Then the high priest and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul, and they begged him, asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem; plotting to kill him on the way.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 15 About whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the…
15 About whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, desiring to have judgment against him.
Ver. 15. To have judgment against him] Damnationem, saith Beza. This was the favour they craved of Festus, Act 25:3. So a writ came down while the Lady Elizabeth was in the tower, subscribed with certain hands of the council for her execution, Stephen Gardiner being the chief engineer; but God prevented them. The Lord Paget in a certain consultation said that King Philip should never have any quiet commonwealth in England unless Lady Elizabeth’s head were stricken from her shoulders. The Spaniards thereto answered, God forbid that their king and master should have such a mind to consent to such a mischief. (Acts and Mon.)
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain To wit, judgment of death upon Paul, that he…
To wit, judgment of death upon Paul, that he might be sentenced according to the crimes they had laid against him; δικη being put for καταδικη. Neither do they at all mind that St. Paul’s case was not yet heard; they would rather have had him condemned unheard, as they had gotten our Saviour to be condemned, though the judge declared that he found no fault in him, Luk 23:4; which their unjust desire appears by Festus’s answer.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain About whom, when I was at Jerusalem,.... Quickly after…
About whom, when I was at Jerusalem,.... Quickly after he came to his government:
the chief priests and elders of the Jews informed me; brought an accusation to him, exhibited to him charges against him, presented to him a bill of information, setting forth various crimes he had been guilty of:
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desiring to have judgment against him; not barely to have his cause tried, but to have a sentence of condemnation passed upon him; some copies read "condemnation", as the Alexandrian copy, and two of Beza's; and that punishment is designed, and even death itself, is manifest from the following words.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Desiring judgment against him - As upon a previous…
Desiring judgment against him - As upon a previous conviction, which they falsely pretended.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 15. Desiring to have judgment against him.] Instead…
Verse 15. Desiring to have judgment against him.] Instead of δικην, judgment, καταδικην, condemnation, sentence of death, is the reading of ABC, and several others, which is probably genuine. This is evidently the meaning of the place, whichever reading we prefer. Nothing could satisfy these men but the death of the apostle. It was not justice they wanted, but his destruction.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain About whom ... - See Act 25:1-5.
About whom ... - See Act 25:1-5.
To have judgment against him - To have him condemned.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 15. Judgment—(Note Act_25:4.)
15. Judgment—(Note Act_25:4.)
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 15. the chief priests] See note on Act_25:2.
15. the chief priests] See note on Act_25:2.
desiring to have judgment against him] The older MSS. give a stronger word for “judgment” than the Text. Recept. It implies that they held there could be but one opinion and that a condemnatory sentence might be at once pronounced, even by the newly arrived governor.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Asking for sentence for desiring to hare judgment, A.V.…
Asking for sentence for desiring to hare judgment, A.V. and T.R. The chief priests (ver. 2, note). Informed me. (see above, ver. 2, and Act_24:1, note)
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J. W. McGarvey 1914 · Public Domain See notes on verse 14
See notes on verse 14
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