Acts 25:25

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
I found that he had not done anything deserving of death, but when he himself appealed to the Emperor, I decided to send him.

King James Version (1611)
But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and that he himselfe hath appealed to Augustus, I haue determined to send him.

King James Version
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.

English Standard Version
But I found that he had done nothing deserving death. And as he himself appealed to the emperor, I decided to go ahead and send him.

New American Standard Bible
"But I found that he had committed nothing deserving death; and since he himself appealed to the Emperor, I decided to send him.

New Century Version
When I judged him, I found no reason to order his death. But since he asked to be judged by Caesar, I decided to send him.

Amplified Bible
"But I found that he had done nothing worthy of death; however, since he appealed to the Emperor [Nero], I decided to send him [to Rome].

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"But I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death; and since he himself appealed to the Emperor, I decided to send him.

Legacy Standard Bible
But I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and since he himself appealed to the Emperor, I decided to send him.

Berean Standard Bible
But I found he had done nothing worthy of death, and since he has now appealed to the Emperor, I decided to send him.

Contemporary English Version
I have not found him guilty of any crime deserving death. But because he has asked to be judged by the Emperor, I have decided to send him to Rome.

Complete Jewish Bible
But I discovered that he had done nothing that deserves a death sentence. Now when he himself appealed to the Emperor, I decided to send him.

Darby Translation
But I, having found that he had done nothing worthy of death, and this [man] himself having appealed to Augustus, I have decided to send him;

Easy-to-Read Version
When I judged him, I did not find him guilty of any crime worthy of death. But he asked to be judged by Caesar, so I decided to send him to Rome.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Yet haue I found nothing worthy of death, that he hath committed: neuertheles, seeing that he hath appealed to Augustus, I haue determined to send him.

George Lamsa Translation
But when I found he had done nothing worthy of death, and because he himself had appealed to be kept in custody for a trial before Csar, I commanded to send him.

Good News Translation
But I could not find that he had done anything for which he deserved the death sentence. And since he himself made an appeal to the Emperor, I have decided to send him.

Lexham English Bible
But I understood that he had done nothing deserving death himself, and when this man appealed to His Majesty the Emperor, I decided to send him.

Literal Translation
But I having perceived nothing he had done worthy of death, also this one himself having appealed to Augustus, I decided to send him;

American Standard Version
But I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death: and as he himself appealed to the emperor I determined to send him.

Bible in Basic English
But, in my opinion, there is no cause of death in him, and as he himself has made a request to be judged by Caesar, I have said that I would send him.

Hebrew Names Version
But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and as he himself appealed to the emperor I determined to send him.

International Standard Version
I find that he has not done anything deserving of death. But since he has appealed to his Majesty, I have decided to send him.Acts 23:9,29;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
but I perceived not that he had done any thing worthy of death. And because he required to be reserved for the judgment of Caesar, I have commanded that he should be sent.

Murdock Translation
Yet on investigation, I found that he hath done nothing deserving death. But, because he requested to be reserved for the hearing of Caesar, I have ordered him to be sent.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Yet founde I nothyng worthy of death, that he had committed: Neuerthelesse, seeyng that he hath appealed to Augustus, I haue determined to sende hym:

English Revised Version
But I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death: and as he himself appealed to the emperor I determined to send him.

World English Bible
But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and as he himself appealed to the emperor I determined to send him.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
But when I found, that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and he had himself appealed to the Emperor, I determined to send him:

Weymouth's New Testament
I could not discover that he had done anything for which he deserved to die; but as he has himself appealed to the Emperor, I have decided to send him to Rome.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
But Y foond, that he hadde don no thing worthi of deth; and Y deme to sende hym to the emperoure, for he appelide this thing.

Update Bible Version
But I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death: and as he himself appealed to the emperor I determined to send him.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

New English Translation
But I found that he had done nothing that deserved death, and when he appealed to His Majesty the Emperor, I decided to send him.

New King James Version
But when I found that he had committed nothing deserving of death, and that he himself had appealed to Augustus, I decided to send him.

New Living Translation
But in my opinion he has done nothing deserving death. However, since he appealed his case to the emperor, I have decided to send him to Rome.

New Life Bible
I have heard nothing against him that would be reason to put him to death. But he asked for a trial in front of Caesar. I have agreed to send Paul to him.

New Revised Standard
But I found that he had done nothing deserving death; and when he appealed to his Imperial Majesty, I decided to send him.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, I, gathered, that, nothing worthy of death, had he committed; and, this man himself, having appealed unto the Emperor, I decided to send him: -

Douay-Rheims Bible
Yet have I found nothing that he hath committed worthy of death. But forasmuch as he himself hath appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him.

Revised Standard Version
But I found that he had done nothing deserving death; and as he himself appealed to the emperor, I decided to send him.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Yet founde I nothinge worthy of deeth that he had comitted. Neverthelesse seinge that he hath appealed to Cesar I have determined to sende him.

Young's Literal Translation
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,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But whan I perceaued that he had done nothinge worthy off death, and that he himselfe also had appealed vnto the Emperoure, I determyned to sende him,

Mace New Testament (1729)
but finding he had done nothing that deserv'd death, I have resolved to send him to the emperor, to whom he had appealed.

Simplified Cowboy Version
It is my opinion that Paul has done nothing to warrant the death penalty. But Paul asked to bring his case before Caesar, and I will be sending him to Rome as soon as I can.

Contextual Overview

¹³A few days later King Agrippa and his wife, Bernice, visited Caesarea to welcome Festus to his new post. After several days, Festus brought up Paul's case to the king. "I have a man on my hands here, a prisoner left by Felix. When I was in Jerusalem, the high priests and Jewish leaders brought a bunch of accusations against him and wanted me to sentence him to death. I told them that wasn't the way we Romans did things. Just because a man is accused, we don't throw him out to the dogs. We make sure the accused has a chance to face his accusers and defend himself of the charges. So when they came down here I got right on the case. I took my place in the courtroom and put the man on the stand. ¹⁸"The accusers came at him from all sides, but their accusations turned out to be nothing more than arguments about their religion and a dead man named Jesus, who the prisoner claimed was alive. Since I'm a newcomer here and don't understand everything involved in cases like this, I asked if he'd be willing to go to Jerusalem and be tried there. Paul refused and demanded a hearing before His Majesty in our highest court. So I ordered him returned to custody until I could send him to Caesar in Rome." ²² Agrippa said, "I'd like to see this man and hear his story." "Good," said Festus. "We'll bring him in first thing in the morning and you'll hear it for yourself." ²³ The next day everybody who was anybody in Caesarea found his way to the Great Hall, along with the top military brass. Agrippa and Bernice made a flourishing grand entrance and took their places. Festus then ordered Paul brought in. ²⁴Festus said, "King Agrippa and distinguished guests, take a good look at this man. A bunch of Jews petitioned me first in Jerusalem, and later here, to do away with him. They have been most vehement in demanding his execution. I looked into it and decided that he had committed no crime. He requested a trial before Caesar and I agreed to send him to Rome. But what am I going to write to my master, Caesar? All the charges made by the Jews were fabrications, and I've uncovered nothing else. "That's why I've brought him before this company, and especially you, King Agrippa: so we can come up with something in the nature of a charge that will hold water. For it seems to me silly to send a prisoner all that way for a trial and not be able to document what he did wrong." ²⁷An Appeal to Caesar Three days after Festus arrived in Caesarea to take up his duties as governor, he went up to Jerusalem. The high priests and top leaders renewed their vendetta against Paul. They asked Festus if he wouldn't please do them a favor by sending Paul to Jerusalem to respond to their charges. A lie, of course—they had revived their old plot to set an ambush and kill him along the way. Festus answered that Caesarea was the proper jurisdiction for Paul, and that he himself was going back there in a few days. "You're perfectly welcome," he said, "to go back with me then and accuse him of whatever you think he's done wrong." About eight or ten days later, Festus returned to Caesarea. The next morning he took his place in the courtroom and had Paul brought in. The minute he walked in, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem were all over him, hurling the most extreme accusations, none of which they could prove. Then Paul took the stand and said simply, "I've done nothing wrong against the Jewish religion, or the Temple, or Caesar. Period." Festus, though, wanted to get on the good side of the Jews and so said, "How would you like to go up to Jerusalem, and let me conduct your trial there?" Paul answered, "I'm standing at this moment before Caesar's bar of justice, where I have a perfect right to stand. And I'm going to keep standing here. I've done nothing wrong to the Jews, and you know it as well as I do. If I've committed a crime and deserve death, name the day. I can face it. But if there's nothing to their accusations—and you know there isn't—nobody can force me to go along with their nonsense. We've fooled around here long enough. I appeal to Caesar." Festus huddled with his advisors briefly and then gave his verdict: "You've appealed to Caesar; you'll go to Caesar!" A few days later King Agrippa and his wife, Bernice, visited Caesarea to welcome Festus to his new post. After several days, Festus brought up Paul's case to the king. "I have a man on my hands here, a prisoner left by Felix. When I was in Jerusalem, the high priests and Jewish leaders brought a bunch of accusations against him and wanted me to sentence him to death. I told them that wasn't the way we Romans did things. Just because a man is accused, we don't throw him out to the dogs. We make sure the accused has a chance to face his accusers and defend himself of the charges. So when they came down here I got right on the case. I took my place in the courtroom and put the man on the stand. "The accusers came at him from all sides, but their accusations turned out to be nothing more than arguments about their religion and a dead man named Jesus, who the prisoner claimed was alive. Since I'm a newcomer here and don't understand everything involved in cases like this, I asked if he'd be willing to go to Jerusalem and be tried there. Paul refused and demanded a hearing before His Majesty in our highest court. So I ordered him returned to custody until I could send him to Caesar in Rome." Agrippa said, "I'd like to see this man and hear his story." "Good," said Festus. "We'll bring him in first thing in the morning and you'll hear it for yourself." The next day everybody who was anybody in Caesarea found his way to the Great Hall, along with the top military brass. Agrippa and Bernice made a flourishing grand entrance and took their places. Festus then ordered Paul brought in. Festus said, "King Agrippa and distinguished guests, take a good look at this man. A bunch of Jews petitioned me first in Jerusalem, and later here, to do away with him. They have been most vehement in demanding his execution. I looked into it and decided that he had committed no crime. He requested a trial before Caesar and I agreed to send him to Rome. But what am I going to write to my master, Caesar? All the charges made by the Jews were fabrications, and I've uncovered nothing else. "That's why I've brought him before this company, and especially you, King Agrippa: so we can come up with something in the nature of a charge that will hold water. For it seems to me silly to send a prisoner all that way for a trial and not be able to document what he did wrong."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

committed: Acts 23:9, Acts 23:29, Acts 26:31, Luke 23:4, Luke 23:14, John 18:38

and that: Acts 25:11, Acts 25:12

Augustus: The honourable title of וגבףפןע [Strong's G4575], or Augustus, that is venerable or august, which was first conferred by the senate on Octavius Caesar, was afterwards assumed by succeeding Roman emperors.

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 21:22 - General Jeremiah 26:16 - General Jeremiah 37:18 - General Acts 25:5 - if Acts 25:10 - as thou Acts 26:32 - appealed Acts 27:1 - when Acts 28:19 - I was

Cross-References

Genesis 27:11
"But Mother," Jacob said, "my brother Esau is a hairy man and I have smooth skin. What happens if my father touches me? He'll think I'm playing games with him. I'll bring down a curse on myself instead of a blessing."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death,.... Which was a public testimony of the apostle's innocence, to the great mortification of his enemies, some of whom might be present; a like testimony was given of him by Lysias, Acts 23:29.

And that he himself hath appealed unto Augustus; the Emperor Nero; see Acts 25:21.

I have determined to send him; having had the opinion of his council upon it.