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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Acts 25 Worrell New Testament</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/acts/25.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/acts/25-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">WOR</a> > Acts 25</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../acts/24.htm" title="Acts 24">◄</a> Acts 25 <a href="../acts/26.htm" title="Acts 26">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Worrell New Testament</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/parallel/acts/25-1.htm" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">Paul’s Trial before Festus<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/25-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Festus, therefore, having come to the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea; <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/25-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>and the high priests and chief <i>men</i> of the Jews informed him against Paul, and were beseeching him, <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/25-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>asking <i>it</i> as a favor against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, making an ambush, to kill him on the way. <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/25-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Festus, therefore, answered, that Paul was held at Caesarea, and that he himself was about shortly to go out <i>thither</i>. <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/25-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>"Let those, therefore, among you," said he, <i>who are</i> able, going down with <i>me</i>, accuse him, if there is anything amiss in him.<p> <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/25-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>And, having spent among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea; and, on the morrow, sitting on the judgment-seat, he ordered Paul to be brought. <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/25-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>And, when he presented <i>himself</i>, the Jews who came down from Jerusalem stood around <i>him</i>, bringing many and grievous charges, which they were not able to prove; <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/25-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Paul saying in <i>his</i> defense, "Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, did I commit any sin." <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/25-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>But Festus, wishing to gain favor with the Jews, answering, said to Paul, "Are you willing, having gone up to Jerusalem, to be judged there concerning these things before me?"<p> <A name="11"></a><p class="hdg">Paul Appeals to Caesar<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/25-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>And Paul said, "I am standing at Caesar's judgment-seat, where I ought to be judged. To the Jews I have done no wrong, as you also very well know. <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/25-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>If, therefore, I am a wrong-doer, and have perpetrated anything worthy of death, I refuse not to die; but, if there is nothing in the things of which these accuse me, no one can deliver me as a favor to them. I appeal to Caesar." <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/25-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Then Festus, having consulted with the council, answered, To Caesar you have appealed; to Caesar you shall go."<p> <A name="14"></a><p class="hdg">Festus Consults Agrippa<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/25-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>And, some days having elapsed, Agrippa the king, and Bernice, came to Caesarea to salute Festus. <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/25-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>And, as they were spending several days there, Festus laid before the king the things relating to Paul, saying, "There is a certain man left a prisoner by Felix; <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/25-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>concerning whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the high priests and elders of the Jews gave information, asking for sentence against him: <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/25-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>to whom I made answer, It is not a custom with Romans to grant as a favor any man, before the accused has the accuser face to face, and has opportunity to answer for himself concerning the charge laid against him. <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/25-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>When, therefore, they came together here, I, making no delay, the next day, sitting on the judgment-seat, ordered the man to be brought; <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/25-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>concerning whom, the accusers, standing up, were bringing no accusation of evils such as I was supposing; <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/25-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>but certain questions concerning their peculiar religion they had against him, and concerning a certain Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive. <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/25-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>And, being perplexed in regard to <i>the</i> inquiry concerning these things, I asked whether he was willing to go to Jerusalem, and there be judged concerning these things. <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/25-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>But, as Paul appealed to be held for the decision of Augustus, I ordered, that he be held, until I should send him up to Caesar." <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/25-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>And Agrippa said to Festus, "I myself also was wishing to hear the man." "To-morrow," said he, "you shall hear him."<p> <A name="24"></a><p class="hdg">Paul before Agrippa and Bernice<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/25-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>On the morrow, therefore, Agrippa and Bernice having come with great display; and, having entered into the audience-chamber, with both the chief captains and the principal men of the city, Festus having ordered <i>it</i>, Paul was brought. <A name="25"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/25-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>And Festus says, "King Agrippa, and all men who are here present with us, ye behold this man, concerning whom all the multitude of the Jews made suit to me, both in Jerusalem and here, crying out that it was not proper that he should live any longer. <A name="26"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/25-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>But I found that he committed nothing worthy of death; and, as he himself appealed to Augustus, I decided to send him: <A name="27"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/25-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>concerning whom I have nothing certain to write to my lord. Wherefore, I brought him forth before you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, in order that, when the examination has taken place, I may have something to write; <span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/25-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>for it seems to me unreasonable, in sending a prisoner, not to signify also the charges against him."<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Worrell New Testament (1904)<br><br>Digital Text Courtesy <a href="https://theword.net">TheWord.net Bible Software</a>.<br><br>Section Headings Courtesy <a href="https://berean.bible">Berean Bible</a>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../acts/24.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Acts 24"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Acts 24" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../acts/26.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Acts 26"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Acts 26" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>