requesting a [a]concession against [b]Paul, that he might [c]have him brought to Jerusalem (at the same time, (A)setting an ambush to kill him on the way). Festus then (B)answered that Paul (C)was being kept in custody in (D)Caesarea, and that he himself was about to leave shortly. “Therefore,” he *said, “have the influential men among you [d]go there with me, and if there is anything wrong [e]about the man, have them bring charges against him.”

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 25:3 Or favor
  2. Acts 25:3 Lit him
  3. Acts 25:3 Lit summon him to Jerusalem
  4. Acts 25:5 Lit go down
  5. Acts 25:5 Lit in

They requested Festus, as a favor to them, to have Paul transferred to Jerusalem, for they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.(A) Festus answered, “Paul is being held(B) at Caesarea,(C) and I myself am going there soon. Let some of your leaders come with me, and if the man has done anything wrong, they can press charges against him there.”

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