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1Festus^G5347 therefore,^G3767 having arrived^G1910 in the province,^G1885 three^G5140 days^G2250 later^G3326 went^G305 up to Jerusalem^G2414 from Caesarea.^G2542
2And the chief^G749 priests^G749 and the leading^G4413 men^G4413 of the Jews^G2453 brought^G1718 charges^G1718 against^G2596 Paul;^G3972 and they were urging^G3870 him,
3requesting^G154 a concession^G5485 against^G2596 Paul, that he might have him brought^G3343 to Jerusalem^G2419 ([at the same time,] setting^G4160 an ambush^G1747 to kill^G337 him on the way^G3598).
4Festus^G5347 then^G3767 answered^G611 that Paul^G3972 was being kept^G5083 in custody^G5083 at Caesarea^G2542 and that he himself^G1438 was about^G3195 to leave^G1607 shortly.^G5034
5"Therefore,^G3767" he said,^G5346 "let the influential^G1415 men^G1415 among^G1722 you go^G4782 there with me, and if^G1487 there is anything^G5100 wrong^G824 about^G1722 the man,^G435 let them prosecute^G2723 him."
6And after he had spent^G1304 not more^G4183 than eight^G3638 or^G2228 ten^G1176 days^G2250 among^G1722 them, he went^G2597 down^G2597 to Caesarea;^G2542 and on the next^G1887 day^G1887 he took^G2523 his seat^G2523 on the tribunal^G968 and ordered^G2753 Paul^G3972 to be brought.^G71
7And after he had arrived,^G3854 the Jews^G2453 who had come^G2597 down^G2597 from Jerusalem^G2414 stood^G4026 around^G4026 him, bringing^G2702 many^G4183 and serious^G926 charges^G7004 against^G2702 him which^G3739 they could^G2480 not prove;^G584
8while Paul^G3972 said^G626 in his own defense,^G626 "I have committed^G264 no^G3777 offense^G264 either^G3777 against^G1519 the Law^G3551 of the Jews^G2453 or^G3777 against^G1519 the temple^G2413 or^G3777 against^G1519 Caesar.^G2541"
9But Festus,^G5347 wishing^G2309 to do^G2698 the Jews^G2453 a favor,^G5485 answered^G611 Paul^G3972 and said,^G3004 "Are you willing^G2309 to go^G305 up to Jerusalem^G2414 and stand^G2919 trial^G2919 before^G1909 me on these^G3778 [charges]?"
10But Paul^G3972 said,^G3004 "I am^G1510 standing^G2476 before^G1909 Caesar's tribunal,^G968 where^G3757 I ought^G1163 to be tried.^G2919 I have done^G91 no^G3762 wrong^G91 to [the] Jews,^G2453 as you also^G2532 very^G2573 well^G2573 know.^G1921
11"If^G1487 then^G3767 I am^G91 a wrongdoer,^G91 and have committed^G4238 anything^G5100 worthy^G514 of death,^G2288 I do not refuse^G3868 to die;^G599 but if^G1487 none^G3762 of those things is [true] of which^G3739 these^G3778 men^G3778 accuse^G2723 me, no^G3762 one^G3762 can^G1410 hand^G5483 me over to them. I appeal^G1941 to Caesar.^G2541"
12Then^G5119 when Festus^G5347 had conferred^G4814 with his council,^G4824 he answered,^G611 "You have appealed^G1941 to Caesar,^G2541 to Caesar^G2541 you shall go.^G4198"
13Now^G1161 when several^G5100 days^G2250 had elapsed,^G1230 King^G935 Agrippa^G67 and Bernice^G959 arrived^G2658 at Caesarea,^G2542 and paid^G782 their respects^G782 to Festus.^G5347
14And while^G5613 they were spending^G1304 many^G4183 days^G2250 there,^G1563 Festus^G5347 laid^G394 Paul's case^G3588G2596 before the king,^G935 saying,^G3004 "There is a certain^G5100 man^G435 left^G2641 a prisoner^G1198 by Felix;^G5344
15and when I was at Jerusalem,^G2414 the chief^G749 priests^G749 and the elders^G4245 of the Jews^G2453 brought^G1718 charges^G1718 against^G4012 him, asking^G154 for a sentence^G7104 of condemnation^G7104 upon him.
16"And I answered^G611 them that it is not the custom^G1485 of the Romans^G4514 to hand^G5483 over any^G5100 man^G444 before^G4250 the accused^G2723 meets^G2192 his accusers^G2725 face^G4383 to face,^G4383 and has^G2192 an opportunity^G5117 to make his defense^G627 against^G4012 the charges.^G1462
17"And so^G3767 after they had assembled^G4905 here,^G1759 I made^G4160 no^G3367 delay,^G311 but on the next^G1836 day took^G2523 my seat^G2523 on the tribunal,^G968 and ordered^G2753 the man^G435 to be brought.^G71
18"And when the accusers^G2725 stood^G2476 up, they [began] bringing^G5342 charges^G156 against^G4012 him not of such^G3739 crimes^G4190 as I was expecting;^G5282
19but they [simply] had^G2192 some^G5100 points^G2213 of disagreement^G2213 with him about^G4012 their own^G2398 religion^G1175 and about^G4012 a certain^G5100 dead^G2348 man,^G5100 Jesus,^G2424 whom^G3739 Paul^G3972 asserted^G5335 to be alive.^G2198
20"And being^G639 at a loss^G639 how^G2214 to investigate^G2214 such^G3778 matters, I asked^G3004 whether^G1487 he was willing^G1014 to go^G4198 to Jerusalem^G2414 and there^G2546 stand^G2919 trial^G2919 on these^G3778 matters.
21"But when Paul^G3972 appealed^G1941 to be held^G5083 in custody^G5083 for the Emperor's decision,^G1233 I ordered^G2753 him to be kept^G5083 in custody^G5083 until^G2193 I send^G375 him to Caesar.^G2541"
22And Agrippa^G67 [said^G5346] to Festus,^G5347 "I also^G2532 would like^G1014 to hear^G191 the man^G444 myself.^G846" "Tomorrow,^G839" he said, "you shall hear^G191 him."
23And so,^G3767 on the next^G1887 day^G1887 when Agrippa^G67 had come^G2064 together^G2532 with Bernice,^G959 amid^G3326 great^G4183 pomp,^G5325 and had entered^G1525 the auditorium^G201 accompanied^G4862 by the commanders^G5506 and the prominent^G1851 men^G435 of the city,^G4172 at the command^G2753 of Festus,^G5347 Paul^G3972 was brought^G71 in.
24And Festus^G5347 said,^G5346 "King^G935 Agrippa,^G67 and all^G3956 you gentlemen^G435 here^G4840 present^G4840 with us, you behold^G2334 this^G3778 man^G3778 about^G4012 whom^G3739 all^G537 the people^G4128 of the Jews^G2453 appealed^G1793 to me, both^G5037 at Jerusalem^G2414 and here,^G1759 loudly^G994 declaring^G994 that he ought^G1163 not to live^G2198 any^G3371 longer.^G3371
25"But I found^G2638 that he had committed^G4238 nothing^G3367 worthy^G514 of death;^G2288 and since he himself^G846 appealed^G1941 to the Emperor,^G4575 I decided^G2919 to send^G3992 him.
26"Yet I have^G2192 nothing^G3756 definite^G804 about^G4012 him to write^G1125 to my lord.^G2962 Therefore^G1352 I have brought^G4254 him before^G4254 you [all] and especially^G3122 before^G1909 you, King^G935 Agrippa,^G67 so^G3704 that after the investigation^G351 has taken^G1096 place,^G1096 I may have^G2192 something^G5101 to write.^G1125
27"For it seems^G1380 absurd^G249 to me in sending^G3992 a prisoner,^G1198 not to indicate^G4591 also^G2532 the charges^G156 against^G2596 him."

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1φηστος ^G5347 ουν ^G3767 επιβας ^G1910G5631 τη ^G3588 επαρχια ^G1885 μετα ^G3326 τρεις ^G5140 ημερας ^G2250 ανεβη ^G305G5627 εις ^G1519 ιεροσολυμα ^G2414 απο ^G575 καισαρειας ^G2542
2ενεφανισαν ^G1718G5656 δε ^G1161 αυτω ^G846 ο ^G3588 αρχιερευς ^G749 και ^G2532 οι ^G3588 πρωτοι ^G4413 των ^G3588 ιουδαιων ^G2453 κατα ^G2596 του ^G3588 παυλου ^G3972 και ^G2532 παρεκαλουν ^G3870G5707 αυτον ^G846
3αιτουμενοι ^G154G5734 χαριν ^G5485 κατ ^G2596 αυτου ^G846 οπως ^G3704 μεταπεμψηται ^G3343G5667 αυτον ^G846 εις ^G1519 ιερουσαλημ ^G2419 ενεδραν ^G1747 ποιουντες ^G4160G5723 ανελειν ^G337G5629 αυτον ^G846 κατα ^G2596 την ^G3588 οδον ^G3598
4ο ^G3588 μεν ^G3303 ουν ^G3767 φηστος ^G5347 απεκριθη ^G611G5662 τηρεισθαι ^G5083G5745 τον ^G3588 παυλον ^G3972 εν ^G1722 καισαρεια ^G2542 εαυτον ^G1438 δε ^G1161 μελλειν ^G3195G5721 εν ^G1722 ταχει ^G5034 εκπορευεσθαι ^G1607G5738
5οι ^G3588 ουν ^G3767 δυνατοι ^G1415 εν ^G1722 υμιν ^G5213 φησιν ^G5346G5748 συγκαταβαντες ^G4782G5631 ει ^G1487 τι ^G5100 εστιν ^G2076G5748 {VAR2: ατοπον ^G824 } εν ^G1722 τω ^G3588 ανδρι ^G435 τουτω ^G5129 κατηγορειτωσαν ^G2723G5720 αυτου ^G846
6διατριψας ^G1304G5660 δε ^G1161 εν ^G1722 αυτοις ^G846 ημερας ^G2250 πλειους ^G4119 η ^G2228 δεκα ^G1176 καταβας ^G2597G5631 εις ^G1519 καισαρειαν ^G2542 τη ^G3588 επαυριον ^G1887 καθισας ^G2523G5660 επι ^G1909 του ^G3588 βηματος ^G968 εκελευσεν ^G2753G5656 τον ^G3588 παυλον ^G3972 αχθηναι ^G71G5683
7παραγενομενου ^G3854G5637 δε ^G1161 αυτου ^G846 περιεστησαν ^G4026G5627 οι ^G3588 απο ^G575 ιεροσολυμων ^G2414 καταβεβηκοτες ^G2597G5761 ιουδαιοι ^G2453 πολλα ^G4183 και ^G2532 βαρεα ^G926 αιτιαματα ^G157 φεροντες ^G5342G5723 κατα ^G2596 του ^G3588 παυλου ^G3972 α ^G3739 ουκ ^G3756 ισχυον ^G2480G5707 αποδειξαι ^G584G5658
8απολογουμενου ^G626G5740 αυτου ^G846 οτι ^G3754 ουτε ^G3777 εις ^G1519 τον ^G3588 νομον ^G3551 των ^G3588 ιουδαιων ^G2453 ουτε ^G3777 εις ^G1519 το ^G3588 ιερον ^G2411 ουτε ^G3777 εις ^G1519 καισαρα ^G2541 τι ^G5100 ημαρτον ^G264G5627
9ο ^G3588 φηστος ^G5347 δε ^G1161 τοις ^G3588 ιουδαιοις ^G2453 θελων ^G2309G5723 χαριν ^G5485 καταθεσθαι ^G2698G5641 αποκριθεις ^G611G5679 τω ^G3588 παυλω ^G3972 ειπεν ^G2036G5627 θελεις ^G2309G5719 εις ^G1519 ιεροσολυμα ^G2414 αναβας ^G305G5631 εκει ^G1563 περι ^G4012 τουτων ^G5130 κρινεσθαι ^G2919G5745 επ ^G1909 εμου ^G1700
10ειπεν ^G2036G5627 δε ^G1161 ο ^G3588 παυλος ^G3972 επι ^G1909 του ^G3588 βηματος ^G968 καισαρος ^G2541 εστως ^G2476G5761 ειμι ^G1510G5748 ου ^G3757 με ^G3165 δει ^G1163G5904 κρινεσθαι ^G2919G5745 ιουδαιους ^G2453 ουδεν ^G3762 ηδικησα ^G91G5656 ως ^G5613 και ^G2532 συ ^G4771 καλλιον ^G2566 επιγινωσκεις ^G1921G5719
11ει ^G1487 μεν ^G3303 γαρ ^G1063 αδικω ^G91G5719 και ^G2532 αξιον ^G514 θανατου ^G2288 πεπραχα ^G4238G5758 τι ^G5100 ου ^G3756 παραιτουμαι ^G3868G5736 το ^G3588 αποθανειν ^G599G5629 ει ^G1487 δε ^G1161 ουδεν ^G3762 εστιν ^G2076G5748 ων ^G3739 ουτοι ^G3778 κατηγορουσιν ^G2723G5719 μου ^G3450 ουδεις ^G3762 με ^G3165 δυναται ^G1410G5736 αυτοις ^G846 χαρισασθαι ^G5483G5664 καισαρα ^G2541 επικαλουμαι ^G1941G5731
12τοτε ^G5119 ο ^G3588 φηστος ^G5347 συλλαλησας ^G4814G5660 μετα ^G3326 του ^G3588 συμβουλιου ^G4824 απεκριθη ^G611G5662 καισαρα ^G2541 επικεκλησαι ^G1941G5764 επι ^G1909 καισαρα ^G2541 πορευση ^G4198G5695
13ημερων ^G2250 δε ^G1161 διαγενομενων ^G1230G5637 τινων ^G5100 αγριππας ^G67 ο ^G3588 βασιλευς ^G935 και ^G2532 βερνικη ^G959 κατηντησαν ^G2658G5656 εις ^G1519 καισαρειαν ^G2542 ασπασομενοι ^G782G5697 τον ^G3588 φηστον ^G5347
14ως ^G5613 δε ^G1161 πλειους ^G4119 ημερας ^G2250 διετριβον ^G1304G5707 εκει ^G1563 ο ^G3588 φηστος ^G5347 τω ^G3588 βασιλει ^G935 ανεθετο ^G394G5639 τα ^G3588 κατα ^G2596 τον ^G3588 παυλον ^G3972 λεγων ^G3004G5723 ανηρ ^G435 τις ^G5100 εστιν ^G2076G5748 καταλελειμμενος ^G2641G5772 υπο ^G5259 φηλικος ^G5344 δεσμιος ^G1198
15περι ^G4012 ου ^G3739 γενομενου ^G1096G5637 μου ^G3450 εις ^G1519 ιεροσολυμα ^G2414 ενεφανισαν ^G1718G5656 οι ^G3588 αρχιερεις ^G749 και ^G2532 οι ^G3588 πρεσβυτεροι ^G4245 των ^G3588 ιουδαιων ^G2453 αιτουμενοι ^G154G5734 κατ ^G2596 αυτου ^G846 δικην ^G1349
16προς ^G4314 ους ^G3739 απεκριθην ^G611G5662 οτι ^G3754 ουκ ^G3756 εστιν ^G2076G5748 εθος ^G1485 ρωμαιοις ^G4514 χαριζεσθαι ^G5483G5738 τινα ^G5100 ανθρωπον ^G444 εις ^G1519 απωλειαν ^G684 πριν ^G4250 η ^G2228 ο ^G3588 κατηγορουμενος ^G2723G5746 κατα ^G2596 προσωπον ^G4383 εχοι ^G2192G5722 τους ^G3588 κατηγορους ^G2725 τοπον ^G5117 τε ^G5037 απολογιας ^G627 λαβοι ^G2983G5630 περι ^G4012 του ^G3588 εγκληματος ^G1462
17συνελθοντων ^G4905G5631 ουν ^G3767 αυτων ^G846 ενθαδε ^G1759 αναβολην ^G311 μηδεμιαν ^G3367 ποιησαμενος ^G4160G5671 τη ^G3588 εξης ^G1836 καθισας ^G2523G5660 επι ^G1909 του ^G3588 βηματος ^G968 εκελευσα ^G2753G5656 αχθηναι ^G71G5683 τον ^G3588 ανδρα ^G435
18περι ^G4012 ου ^G3739 σταθεντες ^G2476G5685 οι ^G3588 κατηγοροι ^G2725 ουδεμιαν ^G3762 αιτιαν ^G156 επεφερον ^G2018G5707 ων ^G3739 υπενοουν ^G5282G5707 εγω ^G1473
19ζητηματα ^G2213 δε ^G1161 τινα ^G5100 περι ^G4012 της ^G3588 ιδιας ^G2398 δεισιδαιμονιας ^G1175 ειχον ^G2192G5707 προς ^G4314 αυτον ^G846 και ^G2532 περι ^G4012 τινος ^G5100 ιησου ^G2424 τεθνηκοτος ^G2348G5761 ον ^G3739 εφασκεν ^G5335G5707 ο ^G3588 παυλος ^G3972 ζην ^G2198G5721
20απορουμενος ^G639G5734 δε ^G1161 εγω ^G1473 εις ^G1519 την ^G3588 περι ^G4012 τουτου ^G5127 ζητησιν ^G2214 ελεγον ^G3004G5707 ει ^G1487 βουλοιτο ^G1014G5739 πορευεσθαι ^G4198G5738 εις ^G1519 ιερουσαλημ ^G2419 κακει ^G2546 κρινεσθαι ^G2919G5745 περι ^G4012 τουτων ^G5130
21του ^G3588 δε ^G1161 παυλου ^G3972 επικαλεσαμενου ^G1941G5671 τηρηθηναι ^G5083G5683 αυτον ^G846 εις ^G1519 την ^G3588 του ^G3588 σεβαστου ^G4575 διαγνωσιν ^G1233 εκελευσα ^G2753G5656 τηρεισθαι ^G5083G5745 αυτον ^G846 εως ^G2193 ου ^G3739 πεμψω ^G3992G5661 αυτον ^G846 προς ^G4314 καισαρα ^G2541
22αγριππας ^G67 δε ^G1161 προς ^G4314 τον ^G3588 φηστον ^G5347 εφη ^G5346G5713 εβουλομην ^G1014G5711 και ^G2532 αυτος ^G846 του ^G3588 ανθρωπου ^G444 ακουσαι ^G191G5658 ο ^G3588 δε ^G1161 αυριον ^G839 φησιν ^G5346G5748 ακουση ^G191G5695 αυτου ^G846
23τη ^G3588 ουν ^G3767 επαυριον ^G1887 ελθοντος ^G2064G5631 του ^G3588 αγριππα ^G67 και ^G2532 της ^G3588 βερνικης ^G959 μετα ^G3326 πολλης ^G4183 φαντασιας ^G5325 και ^G2532 εισελθοντων ^G1525G5631 εις ^G1519 το ^G3588 ακροατηριον ^G201 συν ^G4862 τε ^G5037 τοις ^G3588 χιλιαρχοις ^G5506 και ^G2532 ανδρασιν ^G435 τοις ^G3588 κατ ^G2596 εξοχην ^G1851 ουσιν ^G5607G5752 της ^G3588 πολεως ^G4172 και ^G2532 κελευσαντος ^G2753G5660 του ^G3588 φηστου ^G5347 ηχθη ^G71G5681 ο ^G3588 παυλος ^G3972
24και ^G2532 φησιν ^G5346G5748 ο ^G3588 φηστος ^G5347 αγριππα ^G67 βασιλευ ^G935 και ^G2532 παντες ^G3956 οι ^G3588 συμπαροντες ^G4840G5752 ημιν ^G2254 ανδρες ^G435 θεωρειτε ^{G2334G5719G2334G5720} τουτον ^G5126 περι ^G4012 ου ^G3739 παν ^G3956 το ^G3588 πληθος ^G4128 των ^G3588 ιουδαιων ^G2453 ενετυχον ^G1793G5627 μοι ^G3427 εν ^G1722 τε ^G5037 ιεροσολυμοις ^G2414 και ^G2532 ενθαδε ^G1759 επιβοωντες ^G1916G5723 μη ^G3361 δειν ^G1163G5903 ζην ^G2198G5721 αυτον ^G846 μηκετι ^G3371
25εγω ^G1473 δε ^G1161 καταλαβομενος ^G2638G5642 μηδεν ^G3367 αξιον ^G514 θανατου ^G2288 αυτον ^G846 πεπραχεναι ^G4238G5760 και ^G2532 αυτου ^G846 δε ^G1161 τουτου ^G5127 επικαλεσαμενου ^G1941G5671 τον ^G3588 σεβαστον ^G4575 εκρινα ^G2919G5656 πεμπειν ^G3992G5721 αυτον ^G846
26περι ^G4012 ου ^G3739 ασφαλες ^G804 τι ^G5100 γραψαι ^G1125G5658 τω ^G3588 κυριω ^G2962 ουκ ^G3756 εχω ^G2192G5719 διο ^G1352 προηγαγον ^G4254G5627 αυτον ^G846 εφ ^G1909 υμων ^G5216 και ^G2532 μαλιστα ^G3122 επι ^G1909 σου ^G4675 βασιλευ ^G935 αγριππα ^G67 οπως ^G3704 της ^G3588 ανακρισεως ^G351 γενομενης ^G1096G5637 σχω ^G2192G5632 τι ^G5100 γραψαι ^G1125G5658
27αλογον ^G249 γαρ ^G1063 μοι ^G3427 δοκει ^G1380G5719 πεμποντα ^G3992G5723 δεσμιον ^G1198 μη ^G3361 και ^G2532 τας ^G3588 κατ ^G2596 αυτου ^G846 αιτιας ^G156 σημαναι ^G4591G5658

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