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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 Haweis 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="../">Haweis</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">Haweis 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>WHEN Festus then was come into the province, after three days he went up to Jerusalem from C憇area. <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/25-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>And the high-priest and the principal persons among the Jews informed him against Paul, and entreated him, <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/25-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>begging it as a favour from him, that he would send him back to Jerusalem, lying in wait for him to kill him on the road. <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/25-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Then Festus answered, that Paul should be kept in custody at C憇area, and that he himself was going thither shortly. <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/25-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Let therefore, said he, those among you who are able, go down with me, and accuse him, if there be anything criminal in this man.<CM><p> <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/25-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>And after staying with them more than ten days, he went down to C憇area; and on the morrow seated on the bench, commanded Paul to be brought. <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/25-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>And on his appearing, the Jews who came down from Jerusalem surrounded him, and laid many and heavy accusations against Paul, 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>But he pleaded in his defence, That neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against C憇ar, have I committed the least offence.<CM> <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/25-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Then Festus, desirous of ingratiating himself with the Jews, replying to Paul, said, Wilt thou go up unto Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?<CM><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>Then said Paul, I am standing before the tribunal of C憇ar, where I have a right to be judged: against the Jews I have committed no offence, as thou also clearly perceivest. <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/25-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>For indeed if I have committed any crime, or done aught worthy of death, I object not to be put to death: but if there is nothing in those things whereof they accuse me, no man dare gratify them by abandoning me to them. <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/25-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>I appeal unto C憇ar.<CM>Then Festus, after conferring with the council, answered, Hast thou appealed to C憇ar? to C憇ar shalt thou go.<CM><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>Now when some days were passed, Agrippa and Bernice came to C憇area to salute Festus. <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/25-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>And as their stay there was extended to a considerable time, Festus communicated to the king Paul?s affairs, saying, There is a certain man left by Felix, a prisoner: <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/25-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>against whom when I was at Jerusalem, the high-priest and the elders of the Jews appeared, desiring judgment against him. <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/25-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>To whom I replied, That it was not customary for Romans to give up any man gratuitously to destruction, before that the person accused should have his accusers produced face to face, and be allowed opportunity to defend himself against the charge. <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/25-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>When therefore they were come here together, making no demur, the very next day I sat on the tribunal, and commanded the man to be brought. <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/25-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Against whom his accusers standing forth, brought no charge of such things as I expected: <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/25-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>but only pleaded against him certain disputes about their own mode of religious worship, and about one 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>But being in doubt respecting a question of this sort, I demanded if he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things. <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/25-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>But Paul appealing that he should be reserved for the cognizance of Augustus, I ordered him to be kept in custody until I should send him to C憇ar.<CM> <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/25-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Then Agrippa said to Festus, I wish also myself to hear the man. He said, To-morrow thou shalt hear him.<CM><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, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with a very splendid retinue, and were entered into the place of audience, with the military tribunes, and the men of superior eminence in the city, then at the order of Festus Paul was produced.<CM> <A name="25"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/25-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all you, sirs, who are present with us, behold the man, concerning whom the whole multitude of the Jews have set upon me, both at Jerusalem and in this place, clamouring that he ought not to live a moment longer. <A name="26"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/25-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>But finding on inquiry that he had done nothing worthy of death, and he himself indeed having appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him. <A name="27"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/25-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>Respecting whom I have nothing determinate to write to my sovereign. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and especially before thee, king Agrippa, that on a fresh examination taken, I might have something to write. <span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/25-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>For it appears to me highly unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not also signify the charges against him.<CM><p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">A Translation of the New Testament from the original Greek<br>Thomas Haweis 1795<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>