Tuesday, 19 March 2024
“especially because you are expert in all customs and questions which have to do with the Jews. Therefore I beg you to hear me patiently. Acts 26:3
More literally, the Greek reads, “Especially, you…
Monday, 18 March 2024
“I think myself happy, King Agrippa, because today I shall answer for myself before you concerning all the things of which I am accused by the Jews, Acts 26:2
The NKJV reverses the order of the word…
Sunday, 17 March 2024
Then Agrippa said to Paul, “You are permitted to speak for yourself.”So Paul stretched out his hand and answered for himself: Acts 26:1
A more literal translation would be, “And Agrippa said to Paul…
Saturday, 16 March 2024
“For it seems to me unreasonable to send a prisoner and not to specify the charges against him.” Acts 25:27
In the previous verse, Festus noted that he had nothing certain to write to Caesar conce…
Friday, 15 March 2024
“I have nothing certain to write to my lord concerning him. Therefore I have brought him out before you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after the examination has taken place I may ha…
Thursday, 14 March 2024
“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. Acts 25:25
The words are better translated as, “And I, find…
Wednesday, 13 March 2024
And Festus said: “King Agrippa and all the men who are here present with us, you see this man about whom the whole assembly of the Jews petitioned me, both at Jerusalem and here, crying out that he…
Tuesday, 12 March 2024
So the next day, when Agrippa and Bernice had come with great pomp, and had entered the auditorium with the commanders and the prominent men of the city, at Festus’ command Paul was brought in. Acts…
Monday, 11 March 2024
Then Agrippa said to Festus, “I also would like to hear the man myself.”“Tomorrow,” he said, “you shall hear him.” Acts 25:22
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Sunday, 10 March 2024
“But when Paul appealed to be reserved for the decision of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I could send him to Caesar.” Acts 25:21
In the previous verse, Festus noted that he had asked Pau…
Saturday, 9 March 2024
“And because I was uncertain of such questions, I asked whether he was willing to go to Jerusalem and there be judged concerning these matters. Acts 25:20
A more literal translation is, “And I, bei…
Friday, 8 March 2024
but had some questions against him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus, who had died, whom Paul affirmed to be alive. Acts 25:19
More literally, the Greek reads, “But certain questions…
Thursday, 7 March 2024
“When the accusers stood up, they brought no accusation against him of such things as I supposed, Acts 25:18
The verbs need to be tweaked. More literally, it reads, “Concerning whom, having stood u…
Wednesday, 6 March 2024
“Therefore when they had come together, without any delay, the next day I sat on the judgment seat and commanded the man to be brought in. Acts 25:17
The Greek more literally says, “Therefore, the…
Tuesday, 5 March 2024
“To them I answered, ‘It is not the custom of the Romans to deliver any man to destruction before the accused meets the accusers face to face, and has opportunity to answer for himself concerning the …
Monday, 4 March 2024
“about whom the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, when I was in Jerusalem, asking for a judgment against him. Acts 25:15
In the previous verse, Festus laid Paul’s case before Agri…
Sunday, 3 March 2024
When they had been there many days, Festus laid Paul’s case before the king, saying: “There is a certain man left a prisoner by Felix, Acts 25:14
In the previous verse, it noted that Agrippa, the kin…
Saturday, 2 March 2024
And after some days King Agrippa and Bernice came to Caesarea to greet Festus. Acts 25:13
A more literal rendering is, “And some days having passed, Agrippa the king and Bernice came down to Caesar…
Friday, 1 March 2024
“Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, ‘You have appealed to Caesar? To Caesar you shall go!’” Acts 25:12
In the previous verse, Paul had appealed to Caesar as was his right …
Thursday, 29 February 2024
“For if I am an offender, or have committed anything deserving of death, I do not object to dying; but if there is nothing in these things of which these men accuse me, no one can deliver me to t…
Wednesday, 28 February 2024
So Paul said, “I stand at Caesar’s judgment seat, where I ought to be judged. To the Jews I have done no wrong, as you very well know. Acts 25:10
The words are more literally rendered, “And Pa…
Tuesday, 27 February 2024
But Festus, wanting to do the Jews a favor, answered Paul and said, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and there be judged before me concerning these things?” Acts 25:9
The Greek more litera…
Monday, 26 February 2024
while he answered for himself, “Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar have I offended in anything at all.” Acts 25:8
More literally, it says, “He, making…
Sunday, 25 February 2024
When he had come, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood about and laid many serious complaints against Paul, which they could not prove, Acts 25:7
In the previous verse, Festus had retu…
