Acts 25:1-6 in English

¹ Festus therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Cæsarea.

² And the chief priests and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul; and they besought him,

³ asking a favor against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem; laying a plot to kill him on the way.

⁴ Howbeit Festus answered, that Paul was kept in charge at Cæsarea, and that he himself was about to depart thither shortly.

⁵ Let them therefore, saith he, that are of power among you go down with me, and if there is anything amiss in the man, let them accuse him.

⁶ And when he had tarried among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down unto Cæsarea; and on the morrow he sat on the judgment-seat, and commanded Paul to be brought.

¹ Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days he ascended from Cæsarea to Jerusalem.

² Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, and besought him,

³ And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.

⁴ But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Cæsarea, and that he himself would depart shortly thither.

⁵ 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.

⁶ And when he had tarried among them more than ten days, he went down unto Cæsarea; and the next day sitting on the judgment seat commanded Paul to be brought.

¹ Festus therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.

² And the chief priests and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul; and they besought him,

³ asking favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem; laying wait to kill him on the way.

⁴ Howbeit Festus answered, that Paul was kept in charge at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to depart thither shortly.

⁵ Let them therefore, saith he, which are of power among you, go down with me, and if there is anything amiss in the man, let them accuse him.

⁶ And when he had tarried among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down unto Caesarea; and on the morrow he sat on the judgment-seat, and commanded Paul to be brought.

¹ Festus, who was now the governor of the province, arrived in Caesarea, and three days later he went up to Jerusalem.

² In Jerusalem, the chief priests and other Jewish leaders formally told Festus about the things that they said that Paul had done that were wrong.

³ They urgently asked Festus to do something for them. They asked him to command soldiers to bring Paul to Jerusalem, so that Festus could put him on trial there. But they were planning that some of them would hide near the road and wait for Paul and kill him when he was traveling to Jerusalem.

⁴ But Festus replied, “Paul is in Caesarea, and is being guarded { soldiers are guarding him} there. I myself will go down to Caesarea in a few days.

⁵ Choose some of your leaders to go there with me. While they are there, they can accuse Paul of the wrong things that you say that he has done.”

⁶ After Festus had been in Jerusalem eight or ten days, he went back down to Caesarea. Several of the Jewish leaders also went there. The next day Festus commanded that Paul be brought {someone to bring Paul} to him in the assembly hall so that he could judge him.

¹ Festus therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.

² Then the high priest and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul, and they begged him,

³ asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem, plotting to kill him on the way.

⁴ However Festus answered that Paul should be kept in custody at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to depart shortly.

⁵ “Let them therefore”, he said, “that are in power among you go down with me, and if there is anything wrong in the man, let them accuse him.”

⁶ When he had stayed among them more than ten days, he went down to Caesarea, and on the next day he sat on the judgment seat, and commanded Paul to be brought.

¹ Festus therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.

² Then the high priest and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul, and they begged him,

³ asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem, plotting to kill him on the way.

⁴ However Festus answered that Paul should be kept in custody at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to depart shortly.

⁵ “Let them therefore”, he said, “that are in power among you go down with me, and if there is anything wrong in the man, let them accuse him.”

⁶ When he had stayed among them more than ten days, he went down to Caesarea, and on the next day he sat on the judgment seat, and commanded Paul to be brought.

¹ Festus therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.

² Then the high priest and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul, and they begged him,

³ asking a favour against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem, plotting to kill him on the way.

⁴ However Festus answered that Paul should be kept in custody at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to depart shortly.

⁵ “Let them therefore”, he said, “that are in power amongst you go down with me, and if there is anything wrong in the man, let them accuse him.”

⁶ When he had stayed amongst them more than ten days, he went down to Caesarea, and on the next day he sat on the judgement seat, and commanded Paul to be brought.

¹ So Festus, having come into that part of the country which was under his rule, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.

² And the chief priests and the chief men of the Jews made statements against Paul,

³ Requesting Festus to give effect to their design against him, and send him to Jerusalem, when they would be waiting to put him to death on the way.

⁴ But Festus, in answer, said that Paul was being kept in prison at Caesarea, and that in a short time he himself was going there.

⁵ So, he said, let those who have authority among you go with me, and if there is any wrong in the man, let them make a statement against him.

⁶ And when he had been with them not more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea; and on the day after, he took his place on the judge's seat, and sent for Paul.

¹ Festus therefore, being come into the eparchy, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.

² And the chief priests and the chief of the Jews laid informations before him against Paul, and besought him,

³ asking as a grace against him that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying people in wait to kill him on the way.

⁴ Festus therefore answered that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to set out shortly.

⁵ Let therefore the persons of authority among you, says he, going down too, if there be anything in this man, accuse him.

⁶ And having remained among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea; and on the next day, having sat down on the judgment-seat, commanded Paul to be brought.

¹ Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days, he went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.

² And the chief priests, and principal men of the Jews, went unto him against Paul: and they besought him,

³ Requesting favour against him, that he would command him to be brought to Jerusalem, laying wait to kill him in the way.

⁴ But Festus answered: That Paul was kept in Caesarea, and that he himself would very shortly depart thither.

⁵ Let them, therefore, saith he, among you that are able, go down with me, and accuse him, if there be any crime in the man.

⁶ And having tarried among them no more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea, and the next day he sat in the judgment seat; and commanded Paul to be brought.

¹ Now when Festus had set foot in the province, after three days he went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.

² And the high priest and the prominent men of the Jews made known to him the case against Paul; and they were appealing to him,

³ asking for favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem—while planning an ambush to kill him along the way.

⁴ But Festus answered that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he was about to go there shortly.

⁵ “Therefore,” he said, “the prominent men among you, let them go with me and accuse this man, if there is anything in this man.”

⁶ And when he had stayed among them more than ten days, he went down to Caesarea. And the next day, sitting on the judgment seat, he commanded Paul to be brought.

¹ Now upon assuming the province, after three days Festus went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem.

² Then the chief priests and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul and started importuning him,

³ begging a favor from him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem—preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.

⁴ However Festus answered that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, he himself being about to go there shortly.

⁵ He said, “So let those who are competent among you go down with me; if there is anything against this man, let them accuse him.”

⁶ When he had stayed among them more than ten days, he went down to Caesarea; the next day he sat on the judgment seat and commanded Paul to be brought.

¹ Three days after Festus had arrived in the province he left Caesarea to go to Jerusalem.

² The chief priests and Jewish leaders came to him and brought their charges against Paul.

³ They begged Festus as a favor to send Paul to Jerusalem, plotting to ambush and kill him on the way.

⁴ But Festus replied that Paul was in custody at Caesarea and that he himself would be there shortly.

⁵ “Your leaders can come with me, and make their accusation against this man, if he has done anything wrong,” he told them.

⁶ After staying there with them for no more than eight or ten days, Festus returned to Caesarea. The following day he took his seat as judge, and ordered that Paul be brought before him.

¹ When Festus was then come into the prouince, after three dayes he went vp from Caesarea vnto Hierusalem.

² Then the high Priest, and the chiefe of the Iewes appeared before him against Paul: and they besought him,

³ And desired fauour against him, that hee would send for him to Hierusalem: and they layd waite to kill him by the way.

⁴ But Festus answered, that Paul should bee kept at Caesarea, and that he himselfe would shortly depart thither.

⁵ Let them therefore, saide he, which among you are able, come downe with vs: and if there be any wickednes in the man, let them accuse him.

⁶ Now when he had taried among them no more then ten dayes, hee went downe to Caesarea, and the next day sate in the iudgement seat, and commanded Paul to be brought.

¹ Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days he ascended from Cesarea to Jerusalem.

² Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, and besought him,

³ and desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.

⁴ But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Cesarea, and that he himself would depart shortly thither.

⁵ 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.

⁶ And when he had tarried among them more than ten days, he went down unto Cesarea; and the next day sitting in the judgment seat, commanded Paul to be brought.

¹ Festus therefore having come into the province, after three days went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem.

² And the chief priests and the leaders of the Jews brought a complaint before him against Paul, and besought him,

³ asking for themselves a favor against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, intending to place men in wait to kill him on the road.

⁴ But Festus answered that Paul was in custody at Caesarea, and that he himself was going thither shortly.

⁵ Let those therefore, said he, who have authority among you, go down with me and accuse this man, if he is guilty of anything.

⁶ And having tarried among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea; and on the morrow, sitting on the judgment-seat, ordered Paul to be brought.

¹ Three days after Festus had arrived in his province, he left Caesarea and went up to Jerusalem.

² There the chief priests and the leading men amongst the Jews laid an information before him against Paul,

³ and asked a favour of him, to Paul's injury — to have Paul brought to Jerusalem. All the while they were plotting to make away with him on the road.

⁴ But Festus answered that Paul was in prison at Caesarea, and that he himself would be leaving for that place shortly.

⁵ “So let the influential men amongst you,” he said, “go down with me, and if there is anything amiss in the man, charge him formally with it.”

⁶ After staying amongst them some eight or ten days, Festus went down to Caesarea. The next day he took his seat on the Bench, and ordered Paul to be brought before him.

¹ Three days after Festus had arrived in his province, he left Caesarea and went up to Jerusalem.

² There the chief priests and the leading men among the Jews laid an information before him against Paul,

³ and asked a favor of him, to Paul's injury — to have Paul brought to Jerusalem. All the while they were plotting to make away with him on the road.

⁴ But Festus answered that Paul was in prison at Caesarea, and that he himself would be leaving for that place shortly.

⁵ “So let the influential men among you,” he said, “go down with me, and if there is anything amiss in the man, charge him formally with it.”

⁶ After staying among them some eight or ten days, Festus went down to Caesarea. The next day he took his seat on the Bench, and ordered Paul to be brought before him.

¹ Festus started to be the new governor of that country, then 3 days later, he got up and went from Caesarea to Jerusalem.

² The leaders of the Jewish ceremonies and the other Jewish leaders talked to him there in Jerusalem. They blamed Paul and reckoned he did bad things.

³ Then they asked Festus, “Can you tell your soldiers to bring Paul to Jerusalem right now, and judge him here?” You see, they were going to secretly hide near the road and wait for Paul to come along, then jump up and kill him.

⁴ But Festus said, “Paul is in Caesarea, and my soldiers are guarding him there. I’ll be going back to Caesarea in a few days,

⁵ so you pick some of your leaders to come with me. They can blame Paul in my court there.”

⁶ About 8 or 10 days later the Jewish leaders went with Festus back to Caesarea, and the next day Festus had his court. He sat there as the judge. He told his soldiers, “Bring Paul in now.”

¹ When Festus was come into the province after thre dayes he ascended from Cesarea vnto Ierusalem.

² Then enformed him the hye prestes and the chefe of the Iewes of Paul. And they besought him

³ and desired faveour agaynst him that he wold sende for him to Ierusalem: and layde awayte for him in the waye to kill him.

⁴ Festus answered that Paul shuld be kept at Cesarea: but that he him selfe wold shortly departe thither.

⁵ Let the therfore (sayd he) which amonge you are able to do it come doune with vs and accuse him if ther be eny faute in the man.

⁶ When he had taried there moare then ten dayes he departed vnto Cesarea and the nexte daye sate doune in the iudgement seate and commaunded Paul to be brought.

¹ Now, Festus entered the province, and after three days, he went from Caesarea up to Jerusalem.

² The chief priest and the prominent Jews brought accusations against Paul, and they urged him

³ and asked him for a favor that would put Paul in danger—that Festus might summon Paul to Jerusalem so that they could kill him along the way.

⁴ Festus answered that Paul was being held at Caesarea, and that he himself was going there soon.

⁵ “Therefore, those who can,” he said, “should go there with us. If there is something wrong with the man, you should accuse him.”

⁶ Festus stayed not more than eight or ten days and then he went down to Caesarea, and on the next day he sat in the judgment seat and commanded Paul to be brought to him.

¹ Festus therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.

² Then the high priest and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul, and they begged him,

³ asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem, plotting to kill him on the way.

⁴ However Festus answered that Paul should be kept in custody at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to depart shortly.

⁵ “Let them therefore”, he said, “that are in power among you go down with me, and if there is anything wrong in the man, let them accuse him.”

⁶ When he had stayed among them more than ten days, he went down to Caesarea, and on the next day he sat on the judgment seat, and commanded Paul to be brought.

¹ Festus therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.

² Then the high priest and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul, and they begged him,

³ asking a favour against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem, plotting to kill him on the way.

⁴ However Festus answered that Paul should be kept in custody at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to depart shortly.

⁵ “Let them therefore”, he said, “that are in power amongst you go down with me, and if there is anything wrong in the man, let them accuse him.”

⁶ When he had stayed amongst them more than ten days, he went down to Caesarea, and on the next day he sat on the judgement seat, and commanded Paul to be brought.

¹ Now when Festus had come into the province, after three days he ascended from Cesarea to Jerusalem.

² Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, and besought him,

³ And desired favor against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.

⁴ But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Cesarea, and that he himself would depart shortly thither .

⁵ Let them therefore, said he, who among you are able, go down with me , and accuse this man, if there is any wickedness in him.

⁶ And when he had tarried among them more than ten days, he went down to Cesarea; and the next day sitting on the judgment-seat, commanded Paul to be brought.

¹ Festus therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.

² Then the high priest and the principal men of the Judeans informed him against Paul, and they begged him,

³ asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem, plotting to kill him on the way.

⁴ However Festus answered that Paul should be kept in custody at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to depart shortly.

⁵ “Let them therefore”, he said, “that are in power among you go down with me, and if there is anything wrong in the man, let them accuse him.”

⁶ When he had stayed among them more than ten days, he went down to Caesarea, and on the next day he sat on the judgment seat, and commanded Paul to be brought.

¹ Festus therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.

² Then the high priest and the principal men of the Judeans informed him against Paul, and they begged him,

³ asking a favour against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem, plotting to kill him on the way.

⁴ However Festus answered that Paul should be kept in custody at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to depart shortly.

⁵ “Let them therefore”, he said, “that are in power amongst you go down with me, and if there is anything wrong in the man, let them accuse him.”

⁶ When he had stayed amongst them more than ten days, he went down to Caesarea, and on the next day he sat on the judgement seat, and commanded Paul to be brought.

¹ Therefore when Festus came into the province, after the third day he went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.

² And the princes of priests, and the worthiest or the first of the Jews went to him against Paul, and prayed him,

³ 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.

⁴ But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept in Caesarea; soothly that he himself should proceed more advisedly or hastily.

⁵ Therefore he said, They that in you be mighty, come down together; and if any crime is in the man, accuse they him.

⁶ And he dwelled among them no more than eight either ten days, and came down to Caesarea; and the tother day he sat for doomsman, and commanded Paul to be brought.

¹ Therefore when Festus came into the province, after the third day he went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.

² And the princes of (the) priests, and the worthiest or the first of the Jews went to him against Paul, and prayed him, (And the high priests, and the leaders of the Jews went before him against Paul, and beseeched him,)

³ 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 (or and they prepared to kill him on the way).

⁴ But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept in Caesarea; soothly that he himself should proceed more advisedly or more hastily.

⁵ Therefore he said, They that in you (who) be mighty, come down together; and if any crime is in the man (or and if the man hath done any crime), accuse they him.

⁶ And he dwelled among them no more than eight either ten days, and came down to Caesarea; and the tother day he sat for doomsman (or and the next day he sat as judge), and commanded Paul to be brought (to him).

¹ Festus, therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea,

² and the chief priest and the principal men of the Jews made manifest to him the things against Paul, and were calling on him,

³ asking favour against him, that he may send for him to Jerusalem, making an ambush to put him to death in the way.

⁴ Then, indeed, Festus answered that Paul is kept in Caesarea, and himself is about speedily to go on thither,

⁵ 'Therefore those able among you — saith he — having come down together, if there be anything in this man — let them accuse him;'

⁶ 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;