Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
KJV
King James Version
Festus ,
therefore,
having
come into the province, after three days went
up
to
Jerusalem
from Caesarea ,
Now
when
Festus was
come into the province, after three days he
ascended
from Caesarea to
Jerusalem.
and
the chief
priest and the principal
men
of the Jews made
manifest
to
him `the
things'
against Paul, and were
calling
on
him,
Then
the high
priest and the chief
of the Jews informed
him against Paul, and besought
him,
asking
favour against him, that he may
send for him to Jerusalem, making
an
ambush
to
put
him
to
death
in the way.
And
desired
favour against him, that he would
send for him to Jerusalem, laying
wait
in the way to
kill
him
.
Then,
indeed,
Festus answered that Paul is
kept in
Caesarea, and himself is
about
speedily
to
go
on
thither ,
But
Festus answered ,
that Paul should
be
kept at
Caesarea, and that
he
himself would
depart
shortly
thither .
`
Therefore those
able
among you --
saith
he
--
having
come
down together
, if there be anything
in this
man
--
let
them
accuse
him ;'
Let
them
therefore ,
said
he,
which
among you are
able,
go
down with
me
, and
accuse
this
man,
if there be any
wickedness
in him .
and having
tarried among them more than ten days, having
gone
down to
Caesarea ,
on
the morrow
having
sat
upon
the tribunal,
he
commanded Paul to be brought ;
And when
he
had
tarried among them more than ten days, he
went
down unto
Caesarea ;
and
the next
day
sitting
on
the judgment
seat
commanded Paul to be brought .
and he having
come, there
stood
round
about
the Jews who
have
come
down from Jerusalem --
many and weighty
charges
they
are
bringing
against Paul, which they were
not able
to
prove ,
And when
he was
come, the Jews which
came
down from Jerusalem stood
round
about,
and
laid
many and grievous
complaints
against Paul, which they could
not prove .
he making
defence
--
`
Neither in
regard
to
the law of the Jews, nor
in
regard
to
the temple, nor in
regard
to
Caesar --
did
I commit
any sin
. '
While
he answered
for
himself,
Neither against
the law of the Jews, neither
against
the temple, nor yet
against
Caesar ,
have
I offended
any thing
at
all
.
And
Festus willing to lay
on
the Jews a favour
, answering
Paul, said, `Art
thou willing,
to Jerusalem having
gone
up
, there concerning
these
things
to
be judged before me? '
But
Festus ,
willing to do
the Jews a pleasure
, answered
Paul, and
said, Wilt
thou go
up
to Jerusalem, and
there be judged of
these
things
before me?
and
Paul
said, `At
the
tribunal
of
Caesar
I am
standing
, where it
behoveth
me
to be judged ;
to Jews I did
no unrighteousness
, as thou dost
also
very well know;
Then
said Paul
, I stand
at
Caesar's
judgment
seat
, where I
ought
to be judged :
to the
Jews have
I done
no wrong
, as thou very well knowest.
for if indeed
I am
unrighteous
, and
anything
worthy of death have
done
, I deprecate
not to die ;
and
if there is
none of the
things of
which
these accuse me, no one
is
able
to
make
a
favour
of
me to
them ;
to
Caesar
I appeal !'
For if I be
an
offender
, or
have
committed
any
thing
worthy of death, I refuse
not to die :
but
if there be
none of these
things whereof
these accuse me, no man
may
deliver
me unto
them .
I appeal unto
Caesar.
then Festus, having
communed
with the council, answered, `To
Caesar
thou
hast appealed ;
to
Caesar thou
shalt go. '
Then Festus, when
he
had
conferred
with the council, answered, Hast thou
appealed unto
Caesar ?
unto
Caesar
shalt thou
go.
And certain days having
passed,
Agrippa
the
king ,
and Bernice ,
came down
to
Caesarea saluting
Festus ,
And after
certain days king Agrippa
and Bernice came unto
Caesarea to
salute
Festus .
and as
they were
continuing
there more
days, Festus submitted
to
the king the
things
concerning
Paul
, saying, `
There is a certain man ,
left by Felix ,
a
prisoner,
And when
they had
been
there many
days, Festus declared
Paul's
cause
unto
the king, saying, There is a certain man left in
bonds
by Felix :
about whom, in
my
being
at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews laid
information
, asking
a
decision
against him ,
About whom, when
I
was
at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed
me
, desiring
to
have
judgment
against him .
unto
whom I answered, that
it is not a
custom
of Romans to make
a
favour
of
any man to die, before that he who
is accused may
have the accusers face to face, and may
receive
place
of
defence
in
regard
to the charge
laid against `
him '
.
To
whom I answered, It is not the
manner
of the
Romans to deliver
any man to die, before that he which
is accused have the accusers face to face, and have
licence
to answer
for
himself
concerning
the crime
laid against him.
`They,
therefore, having
come together
--
I
, making
no
delay ,
on the succeeding
`day'
having
sat upon
the tribunal
, did
command
the man to be brought ,
Therefore, when
they
were
come hither
, without
any
delay on the morrow
I
sat on
the judgment
seat
, and
commanded
the man to be brought forth.
concerning
whom the accusers ,
having
stood up, were
bringing
against
`him'
no
accusation of the
things I was
thinking
of,
Against
whom when
the accusers stood up, they
brought
none
accusation of such
things as
I supposed:
but certain questions concerning
their
own
religion
they
had
against him, and concerning
a
certain
Jesus who
was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive ;
But had
certain questions against him of
their
own
superstition
, and of
one
Jesus ,
which
was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive .
and I ,
doubting
in
regard
to
the
question
concerning
this,
said
, If
he would wish
to
go on
to Jerusalem, and there to
be judged concerning
these things
--
And because
I doubted
of
such
manner
of
questions
, I
asked
him
whether
he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of
these matters.
but Paul having
appealed to be kept
to
the hearing of Sebastus
, I did
command
him to be kept till I might send him unto
Caesar. '
But when
Paul had
appealed to be reserved
unto
the hearing of Augustus
, I commanded
him to be kept till I might send him to
Caesar.
And
Agrippa said unto Festus, `
I was
wishing
also myself
to
hear the man ;'
and
he
said,
`
To -
morrow thou shalt hear him ;'
Then
Agrippa said unto Festus, I would
also hear the man myself.
To morrow ,
said
he,
thou shalt hear him .
on the morrow, therefore
--
on
the
coming
of
Agrippa and Bernice with much
display
, and they
having
entered into the audience
chamber
, with the chief captains also
, and the
principal men of the city, and
Festus having
ordered
--
Paul was brought forth.
And
on the morrow, when
Agrippa was
come,
and Bernice ,
with great
pomp
, and was
entered into the place
of
hearing
, with the chief captains, and principal men of the city, at
Festus '
commandment
Paul was brought forth.
And Festus said, `
King Agrippa, and all men who
are present with us, ye see this one
, about whom all the multitude of the Jews did
deal
with me, both in
Jerusalem and here, crying out,
He ought not to live any longer ;
And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men which
are here
present with us, ye see this man
, about whom all the multitude of the Jews have
dealt
with me, both at
Jerusalem ,
and also
here, crying that
he ought not to live any longer .
and
I ,
having
found him
to
have
done
nothing worthy of death, and he also
himself having
appealed to Sebastus
, I decided
to send him ,
But
when
I found that
he
had
committed
nothing worthy of death, and that
he himself hath
appealed to Augustus
, I have
determined
to send him .
concerning
whom I have no certain thing to write to
`
my '
lord ,
wherefore I brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, king Agrippa, that the
examination having
been
made
, I may
have something
to write ;
Of
whom I have no certain thing to write unto
my lord .
Wherefore I have
brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, O
king Agrippa, that ,
after
examination had
, I might
have somewhat
to write .
for it doth
seem
to me irrational,
sending
a prisoner, not also
to signify the charges
against him. '
For it seemeth
to me unreasonable
to
send
a prisoner, and
not withal
to signify the crimes
laid
against him.
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