Acts 25:5

Easy-to-Read Version

and your leaders can go with me. If this man has really done anything wrong, they can accuse him there."

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“Therefore,” he said, “let those of you who have authority go down with me and accuse him, if he has done anything wrong.”

King James Version (1611)
Let them therefore, said he, which among you are able, go downe with me, and accuse this man, if there be any wickednesse in him.

King James Version
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.

English Standard Version
"So," said he, "let the men of authority among you go down with me, and if there is anything wrong about the man, let them bring charges against him."

New American Standard Bible
"Therefore," he said, "have the influential men among you go there with me, and if there is anything wrong about the man, have them bring charges against him."

New Century Version
He said, "Some of your leaders should go with me. They can accuse the man there in Caesarea, if he has really done something wrong."

Amplified Bible
"So," he said, "let those who are in a position of authority among you go there with me, and if there is anything criminal about the man, let them bring charges against him."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Therefore," he said, "let the influential men among you go there with me, and if there is anything wrong about the man, let them prosecute him."

Legacy Standard Bible
"Therefore," he *said, "let the influential men among you go down there with me, and if there is anything wrong about the man, let them accuse him."

Berean Standard Bible
So if this man has done anything wrong, let some of your leaders come down with me and accuse him there."

Contemporary English Version
If he has done anything wrong, let your leaders go with me and bring charges against him there."

Complete Jewish Bible
"So," he said, "let competent men among you come down with me and press charges against the man, if he has done something wrong."

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

Geneva Bible (1587)
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.

George Lamsa Translation
Therefore, said he, let those who are able among you come down with us and accuse the man about any offense which can be found against him.

Good News Translation
Let your leaders go to Caesarea with me and accuse the man if he has done anything wrong."

Lexham English Bible
So he said, "Let those among you who are prominent go down with me, and if there is any wrong in the man, let them bring charges against him."

Literal Translation
Then he said, those having power among you may go down with me . If there is a thing amiss in this man, let them accuse him.

American Standard Version
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.

Bible in Basic English
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.

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

International Standard Version
"Therefore," he said, "have your authorities come down with me and present their charges against him, if there is anything wrong with the man."Acts 18:14,18;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
let those therefore of you who are able, go down with us, and accuse him of whatever guilt there is in the man.

Murdock Translation
Therefore, let those among you who are able, go down with us, and make presentment of every offence there is in the man.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Let them therfore, sayde he, which among you are able, come downe with vs, and accuse hym, yf there be any fault in this man.

English Revised Version
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.

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

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Therefore let those of you, said he, who are able, go down with me and accuse this man, if there be any wickedness in him.

Weymouth's New Testament
"Therefore let those of you," he said, "who can come, go down with me, and impeach the man, if there is anything amiss in him."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
come doun togidere; and if ony crime is in the man, accuse thei hym.

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

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

New English Translation
"So," he said, "let your leaders go down there with me, and if this man has done anything wrong, they may bring charges against him."

New King James Version
"Therefore," he said, "let those who have authority among you go down with me and accuse this man, to see if there is any fault in him."

New Living Translation
So he said, "Those of you in authority can return with me. If Paul has done anything wrong, you can make your accusations."

New Life Bible
Festus said, "If Paul has done anything wrong, let your leaders go along with me and say what they have against him."

New Revised Standard
"So," he said, "let those of you who have the authority come down with me, and if there is anything wrong about the man, let them accuse him."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
They, therefore, among you (saith he) who are in power, let them go down with me; and, if there is in the man, anything amiss, let them accuse him.

Douay-Rheims Bible
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.

Revised Standard Version
"So," said he, "let the men of authority among you go down with me, and if there is anything wrong about the man, let them accuse him."

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Let the therfore (sayd he) which amoge you are able to do it come doune with vs and accuse him if ther be eny faute in the man.

Young's Literal Translation
`Therefore those able among you -- saith he -- having come down together, if there be anything in this man -- let them accuse him;'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Let them therfore (sayde he) which are able amonge you, come downe with vs to accuse the man, yf there be ought in him.

Mace New Testament (1729)
the most considerable, said he, among you may go with me, and if he has committed any crime, let 'em begin the process.

Simplified Cowboy Version
If you want a trial, bring your accusations there and I'll listen."

Contextual Overview

¹ Festus became governor, and three days later he went from Caesarea to Jerusalem. ² The leading priests and the important Jewish leaders made charges against Paul before Festus. ³ They asked Festus to do them a favor. They wanted him to send Paul back to Jerusalem because they had a plan to kill Paul on the way. ⁴ But Festus answered, "No, Paul will be kept in Caesarea. I will be going there soon myself, ⁵ and your leaders can go with me. If this man has really done anything wrong, they can accuse him there." ⁶ Festus stayed in Jerusalem another eight or ten days and then went back to Caesarea. The next day Festus told the soldiers to bring Paul before him. Festus was seated on the judgment seat. ⁷ Paul came into the room, and the Jews who had come from Jerusalem stood around him. They made many serious charges against him, but they could not prove anything. ⁸ Paul defended himself, saying, "I have done nothing wrong against the Jewish law, against the Temple, or against Caesar." ⁹ But Festus wanted to please the Jews. So he asked Paul, "Do you want to go to Jerusalem for me to judge you there on these charges?" ¹⁰ Paul said, "I am standing at Caesar's judgment seat now. This is where I should be judged. I have done nothing wrong to the Jews, and you know it.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

them: Acts 25:16, Acts 23:30, Acts 24:8

if: Acts 25:18, Acts 25:19, Acts 25:25, Acts 18:14, 1 Samuel 24:11, 1 Samuel 24:12, Psalms 7:3-5, John 18:29, John 18:30

Cross-References

Genesis 24:36
Sarah was my master's wife. When she was very old, she gave birth to a son, and my master has given everything he owns to that son.

Genesis 25:7
Abraham lived to be 175 years old.

Genesis 25:9
His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah. This cave is in the field of Ephron, the son of Zohar. It was east of Mamre.

Genesis 25:10
This is the same cave that Abraham bought from the Hittites. He was buried there with his wife Sarah.

Genesis 25:12
This is the list of Ishmael's family. Ishmael was Abraham and Hagar's son. (Hagar was Sarah's Egyptian maid.)

Genesis 25:21
Isaac's wife could not have children. So Isaac prayed to the Lord for her. The Lord heard Isaac's prayer, and he allowed Rebekah to become pregnant.

Genesis 25:23
The Lord said to her, "The leaders of two nations are in your body. Two nations will come from you, and they will be divided. One of them will be stronger, and the older will serve the younger."

Psalms 68:18
You went up to your high place, leading a parade of captives. You received gifts from people, even those who turned against you. The Lord God went up there to live.

Matthew 11:27
"My Father has given me everything. No one knows the Son—only the Father knows the Son. And no one knows the Father—only the Son knows the Father. And the only people who will know about the Father are those the Son chooses to tell.

Matthew 28:18
So he came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth is given to me.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Let them therefore, said he, which among you are able,.... Who are at leisure, can spare time, and to whom it will be convenient, without interrupting other business, to take such a journey; and who are able to bear the expenses of it, without hurting their families, and whose health and age will admit of it; and above all, who are masters of this affair, and are capable of forming charges, and of supporting them with proper proofs and evidences: let such

go down with me; from Jerusalem to Caesarea: and accuse this man: in proper form, according to the rules of law, of what he is guilty, and can be proved upon him:

if there is any wickedness in him; or committed by him, anything that is absurd and unreasonable, notoriously flagitious and criminal; that is, contrary to the rules of reason, the common sense of mankind, and the laws of God and men; and especially of the Roman empire, or that is blasphemous or seditious.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Which among you are able - Enjoy all the advantages of just trial, and exhibit your accusations with all the learning and talent in your power. This was all that they could reasonably ask at his hands.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 25:5. Let them - which among you are able — οι δυνατοι, Those who have authority; for so is this word often used by good Greek authors, and by Josephus. Festus seems to have said: "I have heard clamours from the multitude relative to this man; but on such clamours no accusation should be founded: yourselves have only the voice of the multitude as the foundation of the request which you now make. I cannot take up accusations which may affect the life of a Roman citizen on such pretenses. Are there any respectable men among you; men in office and authority, whose character is a pledge for the truth of their depositions, who can prove any thing against him? If so, let these come down to Caesarea, and the cause shall be tried before me; and thus we shall know whether he be a malefactor or not."