Acts 25:12

Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, “You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you shall go.”

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Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, “You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you shall go.”

BSB

Then Festus conferred with his council and replied, “You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you will go!”

KJV

Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, Hast thou appealed unto Caesar? unto Caesar shalt thou go.

ASV

Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, Thou hast appealed unto Cæsar: unto Cæsar shalt thou go.

BBE

Then Festus, having had a discussion with the Jews, made answer, You have said, Let my cause come before Caesar; to Caesar you will go.

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Τότε Tote Then G5119 ὁ ho (the) G3588 Φῆστος Phēstos Festus G5347 συλλαλήσας sullalēsas having conferred G4814 μετὰ meta with G3326 τοῦ tou the G3588 συμβουλίου sumbouliou Council G4824 ἀπεκρίθη apekrithē answered G611 Καίσαρα Kaisara To Caesar G2541 ἐπικέκλησαι epikeklēsai You have appealed G1941 ἐπὶ epi to G1909 Καίσαρα Kaisara Caesar G2541 πορεύσῃ.¶ poreusē you will go G4198

The early church

"Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council" - do you observe how he seeks to gratify them? for this is favor - "having conferred," it says, "with the council, he said, Hast thou appealed unto Caesar? unto Caesar shall thou go." See how his trial is again lengthened out, and how the plot against him becomes an occasion for the preaching: so that with ease and in safe custody he should be taken away to Rome, with none to plot evil against him: for it was not the same thing his simply coming there, and his coming on such a cause. For, in fact this was what made the Jews come together there. Then again, some time passes while he tarries at Jerusalem, that you may learn, that, though some time passed, the evil design against him prevails nothing, God not permitting it.
John Chrysostom · d. 407Homilies on Acts
But this king Agrippa, who was also a Herod, was a different Agrippa, after him of James' time, so that this is the fourth Herod. See how his enemies cooperate with him against their will. To make the audience large, Agrippa falls into a desire of hearing: and he does not simply hear, but with much parade.
John Chrysostom · d. 407Homilies on Acts

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–12

See how restless malice is. Persecutors deem it a peculiar favour to have their malice gratified. Preaching Christ, the end of the law, was no offence against the law. In suffering times the prudence of the Lord's people is tried, as well as their patience; they need wisdom. It becomes those who are innocent, to insist upon their innocence. Paul was willing to abide by the rules of the law, and to let that take its course. If he deserved death, he would accept the punishment. But if none of the things whereof they accused him were true, no man could deliver him unto them, with justice. Paul is neither released nor condemned. It is an instance of the slow steps which Providence takes; by which we are often made ashamed, both of our hopes and of our fears, and are kept waiting on God.

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