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Acts 25:3
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KJ21
desiring a favor against him: that he would have Paul brought to Jerusalem, so that they might lie in wait on the way to kill him.
ASV
asking a favor against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem; laying a plot to kill him on the way.
AMP
asking as a concession against Paul, that he would have him brought to Jerusalem; (meanwhile planning an ambush to kill him on the way).
AMPC
Asking as a favor that he would have him brought to Jerusalem; [meanwhile] they were planning an ambush to slay him on the way.
BRG
And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.
CSB
asking for a favor against Paul, that Festus summon him to Jerusalem. They were, in fact, preparing an ambush along the road to kill him.
CSBA
asking for a favour against Paul, that Festus summon him to Jerusalem. They were, in fact, preparing an ambush along the road to kill him.
CEB
they asked as a favor from Festus that he summon Paul to Jerusalem. They were planning to ambush and kill him along the way.
CJB
to do them the favor of having the man sent to Yerushalayim. (They had plotted to have him ambushed and killed en route.)
CEV
if he would be willing to bring Paul to Jerusalem. They begged him to do this because they were planning to attack and kill Paul on the way.
DARBY
asking as a grace against him that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying people in wait to kill him on the way.
DLNT
asking-for a favor against him, so that he might summon him to Jerusalem— while making an ambush to kill him along the way.
DRA
Requesting favour against him, that he would command him to be brought to Jerusalem, laying wait to kill him in the way.
ERV
They asked Festus to do them a favor. They wanted him to send Paul back to Jerusalem because they had a plan to kill Paul on the way.
EASY
They said to Festus, ‘Please listen to us. We really want you to bring Paul here to Jerusalem. You can judge him here. Then we would be very happy.’ They wanted to kill Paul while he was travelling to Jerusalem.
EHV
and asked Festus for the favor of transferring Paul’s case to Jerusalem. Their plan was to ambush and kill Paul along the way.
ESV
asking as a favor against Paul that he summon him to Jerusalem—because they were planning an ambush to kill him on the way.
ESVUK
asking as a favour against Paul that he summon him to Jerusalem—because they were planning an ambush to kill him on the way.
EXB
They ·asked [urged] Festus to do them a favor. They wanted him to send Paul back to Jerusalem, because they ·had a plan [L planned an ambush] to kill him on the way.
GNV
And desired favor against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem: and they laid wait to kill him by the way.
GW
Festus to do them the favor of having Paul brought to Jerusalem. The Jews had a plan to ambush and kill Paul as he traveled to Jerusalem.
GNT
to do them the favor of having Paul come to Jerusalem, for they had made a plot to kill him on the way.
HCSB
asking him to do them a favor against Paul, that he might summon him to Jerusalem. They were preparing an ambush along the road to kill him.
ICB
They asked Festus to do something for them; they wanted him to send Paul back to Jerusalem. (They had a plan to kill Paul on the way.)
ISV
and asking Festus to have Paul brought to Jerusalem as a favor. They were laying an ambush to kill him on the road.
PHILLIPS
Three days after Festus had taken over his province he went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem. The chief priests and elders of the Jews informed him of the case against Paul and begged him as a special favour to have Paul sent to Jerusalem. They themselves had already made a plot to kill him on the way. But Festus replied that Paul was in custody in Caesarea, and that he himself was going there shortly.
JUB
asking for grace against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, they placing an ambush in the way to kill him.
KJV
And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.
AKJV
and desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.
LSB
requesting a favor against Paul, that he might have him brought to Jerusalem (while they set an ambush to kill him on the way).
LEB
asking for a favor against him, that he summon him to Jerusalem, because they were preparing an ambush to do away with him along the way.
TLB
They begged him to bring Paul to Jerusalem at once. (Their plan was to waylay and kill him.)
MSG
Three days after Festus arrived in Caesarea to take up his duties as governor, he went up to Jerusalem. The high priests and top leaders renewed their vendetta against Paul. They asked Festus if he wouldn’t please do them a favor by sending Paul to Jerusalem to respond to their charges. A lie, of course—they had revived their old plot to set an ambush and kill him along the way.
MEV
asking as a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem, plotting to kill him along the way.
MOUNCE
and asking him to do them a favor against Paul; they urged Festus to transfer him to Jerusalem, for they were forming a plot to kill him along the way.
NOG
Festus to do them the favor of having Paul brought to Jerusalem. The Jews had a plan to ambush and kill Paul as he traveled to Jerusalem.
NABRE
as a favor to have him sent to Jerusalem, for they were plotting to kill him along the way.
NASB
requesting a concession against Paul, that he might have him brought to Jerusalem (at the same time, setting an ambush to kill him on the way).
NASB1995
requesting a concession against Paul, that he might have him brought to Jerusalem (at the same time, setting an ambush to kill him on the way).
NCB
as a favor to send for Paul to bring him to Jerusalem. They were going to kill him in an ambush along the way.
NCV
They asked Festus to do them a favor. They wanted him to send Paul back to Jerusalem, because they had a plan to kill him on the way.
NET
Requesting him to do them a favor against Paul, they urged Festus to summon him to Jerusalem, planning an ambush to kill him along the way.
NIRV
They tried very hard to get Festus to have Paul taken to Jerusalem. They asked for this as a favor. They were planning to hide and attack Paul along the way. They wanted to kill him.
NIV
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.
NIVUK
They requested Festus, as a favour to them, to have Paul transferred to Jerusalem, for they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.
NKJV
asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem—while they lay in ambush along the road to kill him.
NLV
They asked Festus for a favor. They wanted Paul to be brought to Jerusalem because they had plans to kill him on the way.
NLT
They asked Festus as a favor to transfer Paul to Jerusalem (planning to ambush and kill him on the way).
NMB
and requested his indulgence concerning Paul, that he would send for him to come to Jerusalem. And they planned to lie in wait for him along the way, to kill him.
NRSVA
and requested, as a favour to them against Paul, to have him transferred to Jerusalem. They were, in fact, planning an ambush to kill him along the way.
NRSVACE
and requested, as a favour to them against Paul, to have him transferred to Jerusalem. They were, in fact, planning an ambush to kill him along the way.
NRSVCE
and requested, as a favor to them against Paul, to have him transferred to Jerusalem. They were, in fact, planning an ambush to kill him along the way.
NRSVUE
and requested, as a favor to them against Paul, to have him transferred to Jerusalem. They were, in fact, planning an ambush to kill him along the way.
NTFE
They wanted him to do a special favor for them and against Paul, by sending for him to be brought up to Jerusalem. They were making a plan to kill him on the way.
OJB
Asking a favor from him, that Festus might summon Rav Sha’ul to Yerushalayim, while at the same time they were forming a kesher to kill him along the way.
RGT
and asked (as a favor) if he would summon him to Jerusalem, so they could make an ambush and kill him along the way.
RSV
asking as a favor to have the man sent to Jerusalem, planning an ambush to kill him on the way.
RSVCE
asking as a favor to have the man sent to Jerusalem, planning an ambush to kill him on the way.
TLV
asking a favor—to have Paul sent to Jerusalem, planning an ambush to kill him on the road.
VOICE
The chief priests and Jewish leaders still had a plan to kill Paul and gave a report to Festus about their unresolved grievances against Paul. They suggested that as a favor to them, Festus should move Paul to Jerusalem. Of course, this was part of the plan to set an ambush for Paul and kill him en route.
WEB
asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem, plotting to kill him on the way.
WE
`Please do something for us,' they begged. `Send for Paul to come to Jerusalem.' They had made a secret plan to kill him on the road.
WYC
and asked grace against him, that he should command him to be led to Jerusalem; and they set ambush to slay him in the way [setting ambush to slay him in the way].
YLT
asking favour against him, that he may send for him to Jerusalem, making an ambush to put him to death in the way.
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