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Acts 25:2
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The chief priests and the leaders of the Jews presented their case against Paul to him; and they appealed,
Then the high Priest, and the chiefe of the Iewes informed him against Paul, and besought him,
Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, and besought him,
And the chief priests and the principal men of the Jews laid out their case against Paul, and they urged him,
And the chief priests and the leading men of the Jews brought charges against Paul, and they were pleading with Festus,
There the leading priests and the important leaders made charges against Paul before Festus.
And [there in Jerusalem] the chief priests and the leading men of the Jews brought charges against Paul [before Festus], and they repeatedly pleaded with him,
And the chief priests and the leading men of the Jews brought charges against Paul, and they were urging him,
And the chief priests and the leading men of the Jews brought charges against Paul, and they were pleading with him,
where the chief priests and Jewish leaders presented their case against Paul. They urged Festus
There the chief priests and some Jewish leaders told him about their charges against Paul. They also asked Festus
And the chief priests and the chief of the Jews laid informations before him against Paul, and besought him,
The leading priests and the important Jewish leaders made charges against Paul before Festus.
Then the high Priest, and the chiefe of the Iewes appeared before him against Paul: and they besought him,
Then the high priests and Jewish leaders informed him against Paul.
where the chief priests and the Jewish leaders brought their charges against Paul. They begged Festus
And the chief priests and the most prominent men of the Jews brought charges against Paul to him, and were urging him,
And the high priest and the chief of the Jews made a statement before him against Paul, and they begged him,
And the chief priests and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul; and they besought him,
And the chief priests and the chief men of the Jews made statements against Paul,
Then the Kohen Gadol and the principal men of the Yehudim informed him against Sha'ul, and they begged him,
The high priests and Jewish leaders informed him of their charges against Paul, urgingActs 24:1,15;">[xr]
And the chief priest and elders showed him concerning Paulos, and besought from him,
And the chief priests and the head men of the Jews made representations to him concerning Paul.
Then enfourmed him the hye priest, and the chiefe of the Iewes, of Paul: And they besought hym,
And the chief priests and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul; and they besought him,
Then the high priest and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul, and they begged him,
Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews, appeared before him against Paul and besought him, Begging favour against him,
The High Priests and the leading men among the Jews immediately made representations to him against Paul, and begged him--
And the princis of prestis, and the worthieste of the Jewis wenten to hym ayens Poul, and preieden hym,
And the chief priests and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul; and they implored him,
Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, and besought him,
So the chief priests and the most prominent men of the Jews brought formal charges against Paul to him.
Then the high priest [fn] and the chief men of the Jews informed him against Paul; and they petitioned him,
where the leading priests and other Jewish leaders met with him and made their accusations against Paul.
The head religious leaders and the leaders of the Jews told Festus what they had against Paul.
where the chief priests and the leaders of the Jews gave him a report against Paul. They appealed to him
and the High-priest and chiefs of the Jews laid information before him against Paul, and began to beseech him
And the chief priests and principal men of the Jews went unto him against Paul: and they besought him,
And the chief priests and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul; and they urged him,
Then enformed him the hye prestes and the chefe of the Iewes of Paul. And they besought him
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 appeared the hye prestes and the chefe of the Iewes before him agaynst Paul, and intreated him,
when the high priest and the chief of the Jews waited upon him with an information against Paul,
When he got there, the main preachers and head honchos brought up the charges against Paul.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Acts 25:15, Acts 24:1, Job 31:31, Proverbs 4:16, Romans 3:12-19
Reciprocal: Jeremiah 26:11 - saying Luke 21:12 - before Acts 23:12 - that Acts 25:24 - about Romans 15:31 - I may
Cross-References
(vi) Avraham took another wife, whose name was K'turah.
The sons of Midyan were ‘Eifah, ‘Efer, Hanokh, Avida and Elda‘ah. All these were descendants of K'turah.
Then Avraham breathed his last, dying at a ripe old age, an old man full of years; and he was gathered to his people.
Hadad, Teima, Y'tur, Nafish and Kedmah.
(Maftir) These are the sons of Yishma‘el, and these are their names, according to their settlements and camps, twelve tribal rulers.
This is how long Yishma‘el lived: 137 years. Then he breathed his last, died and was gathered to his people.
Yishma‘el's sons lived between Havilah and Shur, near Egypt as you go toward Ashur; he settled near all his kinsmen. Haftarah Hayyei-Sarah: M'lakhim Alef (1 Kings) 1:1–31 B'rit Hadashah suggested readings for Parashah Hayyei-Sarah: Mattityahu (Matthew) 8:19–22; 27:3–10; Luke 9:57–62 Here is the history of Yitz'chak, Avraham's son. Avraham fathered Yitz'chak. Yitz'chak was forty years old when he took Rivkah, the daughter of B'tu'el the Arami from Paddan-Aram and sister of Lavan the Arami, to be his wife. Yitz'chak prayed to Adonai on behalf of his wife, because she was childless. Adonai heeded his prayer, and Rivkah became pregnant. The children fought with each other inside her so much that she said, "If it's going to be like this, why go on living?" So she went to inquire of Adonai , who answered her, "There are two nations in your womb. From birth they will be two rival peoples. One of these peoples will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger." When the time for her delivery came, there were twins in her womb. The first to come out was reddish and covered all over with hair, like a coat; so they named him ‘Esav [completely formed, that is, having hair already]. Then his brother emerged, with his hand holding ‘Esav's heel, so he was called Ya‘akov [he catches by the heel, he supplants]. Yitz'chak was sixty years old when she bore them. The boys grew; and ‘Esav became a skillful hunter, an outdoorsman; while Ya‘akov was a quiet man who stayed in the tents. Yitz'chak favored ‘Esav, because he had a taste for game; Rivkah favored Ya‘akov. One day when Ya‘akov had cooked some stew, ‘Esav came in from the open country, exhausted, and said to Ya‘akov, "Please! Let me gulp down some of that red stuff — that red stuff! I'm exhausted!" (This is why he was called Edom [red].) Ya‘akov answered, "First sell me your rights as the firstborn." "Look, I'm about to die!" said ‘Esav. "What use to me are my rights as the firstborn?" Ya‘akov said, "First, swear to me!" So he swore to him, thus selling his birthright to Ya‘akov. Then Ya‘akov gave him bread and lentil stew; he ate and drank, got up and went on his way. Thus ‘Esav showed how little he valued his birthright.
"Look, I'm about to die!" said ‘Esav. "What use to me are my rights as the firstborn?"
Ya‘akov said, "First, swear to me!" So he swore to him, thus selling his birthright to Ya‘akov.
When Husham died, Hadad the son of B'dad, who killed Midyan in the field of Mo'av, reigned in his place; the name of his city was ‘Avit.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Then the high priest,.... Ananias, as in Acts 23:2 the Alexandrian copy, the Vulgate Latin version, and all the Oriental versions, read, "the chief priests", the whole college of the priests:
and the chief of the Jews; their rulers and elders, the members of the Jewish sanhedrim;
informed him against Paul; they took the first opportunity of waiting upon him, when he was come to Jerusalem; hoping it might be a favourable one to them, since he was just entering upon his government, and might be willing to gratify the chief of the nation, and gain their affection and esteem, and since as yet he was not acquainted with their wicked dispositions and artifices; and brought a bill of information against Paul, and gave a large account of him, what a wicked man he was, and what evils he had committed; they laid many things to his charge, and very heavily accused him, and endeavoured to prepossess the governor, and prejudice him against him:
and besought him; that he would grant them the following request.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Then the high priest - The high priest at this time was Ismael, the son of Fabi. He had been promoted to that office by Agrippa (Josephus, Antiq., book 20, chapter 8, section 8). It is probable, however, that the person here intended was Ananias, who had been high priest, and who would retain the name. See the notes on Acts 23:2. Some mss. read “high priests” here in the plural number, and this reading is approved by Mill and Griesbach. There is, however, no improbability in supposing that the high priest Ismael might have been also as much enraged against Paul as the others.
Informed him against Paul - Informed him of the accusation against him, and doubtless endeavored to prejudice the mind of Festus against him. They thus showed their unrelenting disposition. It might have been supposed that after two years this unjust prosecution would be abandoned and forgotten. But malice does not thus forget its object, and the spirit of persecution is not thus satisfied. It is evident that there was here every probability that injustice would be done to Paul, and that the mind of Festus would be biased against him. He was a stranger to Paul, and to the embittered feelings of the Jewish character. He would wish to conciliate their favor upon entering into the duties of his office. A strong representation, therefore, made by the chief men of the nation, would be likely to prejudice him violently against Paul, and to unfit him for the exercise of impartial justice.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Acts 25:2. The high priest - informed him against Paul — They supposed that as Felix, to please them, on the resignation of his government, had left Paul bound, so Festus, on the assumption of it, would, to please them, deliver him into their hand; but, as they wished this to be done under the colour of justice, they exhibited a number of charges against Paul, which they hoped would appear to Festus a sufficient reason why a new trial should be granted; and he be sent to Jerusalem to take this trial. Their motive is mentioned in the succeeding verse.
