Festus said, “King Agrippa, and all men who are here present with us, you see this man about whom all the multitude of the Jews petitioned me, both at Jerusalem and here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.
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Festus said, “King Agrippa, and all men who are here present with us, you see this man about whom all the multitude of the Jews petitioned me, both at Jerusalem and here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.
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And Festus sayde: kynge Agrippa and all men which are heare present with vs: ye se this man about whom all the multitude of the Iewes have bene with me both at Ierusalem and also here cryinge that he ought not to lyve eny lenger.
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And Festus sayd, King Agrippa, and all men which are present with vs, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Iewes haue called vpon me, both at Hierusalem, and here, crying, that he ought not to liue any longer.
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Passages linked to Acts 25:24 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Acts 22:22 They listened to him until he said that; then they lifted up their voice and said, “Rid the earth of this fellow, for he isn’t fit to live!”
- Acts 25:7 When he had come, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing against him many and grievous charges which they could not prove,
- Acts 25:2-3 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.
- Luke 23:21-23 but they shouted, saying, “Crucify! Crucify him!” He said to them the third time, “Why? What evil has this man done? I have found no capital crime in him. I will therefore chastise him and release him.” But they were urgent with loud voices, asking that he might be crucified. Their voices and the voices of the chief priests prevailed.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 24 And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men…
24 And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men which are here present with us, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews have dealt with me, both at Jerusalem, and also here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.
Ver. 24. That he ought not to live any longer] All malice is bloody, and is therefore called murder; because it wisheth him out of the world whom it maligneth. {See Trapp on "Act 25:7"}
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Well might Paul be aghast, to be friendless in…
Well might Paul be aghast, to be friendless in so great a multitude, and to be shown and pointed at as a monster, being made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men, as 1Co 4:9. But he found surely the benefit and efficacy of that promise, Mat 28:20, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And Festus said, King Agrippa,.... He addressed himself to…
And Festus said, King Agrippa,.... He addressed himself to him in the first place, as being the principal person, and of great dignity, as well as knowledge:
and all men which are here present with us; the chief captains, and principal inhabitants of the city:
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ye see this man the prisoner at the bar, meaning Paul:
about whom all the multitude of the Jews have dealt with me: applied unto him, interceded with him, and very importunately pressed and desired him to give judgment against him:
both at Jerusalem and also here; at Caesarea, whither they came from Jerusalem to accuse him:
crying: in a very noisy and clamorous way:
that he ought not to live any longer; as they did before Lysias the chief captain, Act 22:22 and so in the hearing of Festus; for it was his death they sought, and nothing else would satisfy them.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Have dealt with me - Have appeared before me,…
Have dealt with me - Have appeared before me, desiring me to try him. They have urged me to condemn him.
Crying ... - Compare Act 22:22. They had sought that he should be put to death.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 24. King Agrippa—Festus now introduces the prisoner to the…
24. King Agrippa—Festus now introduces the prisoner to the king, stating with due formality what of course Agrippa already knew. The apostle and king are the two principal figures in the scene.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 24. have dealt with me] Rev. Ver. “made suit…
24. have dealt with me] Rev. Ver. “made suit to me.” In all other places of the N. T. this word is used of “making intercession” to God.
and also here] No doubt the Sadducees from Jerusalem had been able in the course of two years to work up a great deal of feeling against Paul among their party in Cæsarea. So when Festus came he was appealed to by the great men of the residential city as well as by those from Jerusalem.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (24) Have dealt with me.—The general term, “held communication…
(24) Have dealt with me.—The general term, “held communication with me,” is chosen to cover the proposal of Act_25:2-3, as well as the direct accusation of Act_25:7. It would seem from the addition, “and also here,” that the Jews of Cæsarea had also taken part in the proceedings, and that they too had been clamouring for a capital sentence.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Saith for said, A.V.; behold for see, A.V.; made…
Saith for said, A.V.; behold for see, A.V.; made suit to we for have dealt with me, A.V.; here for also here, A.V. That he ought not to. (Act_22:22) This had evidently been repeated by the Jews before Festus himself (ver. 7), and is implied by Paul"s words in ver. 11.
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J. W. McGarvey 1914 · Public Domain See notes on verse 23
See notes on verse 23
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