Acts 25:1-27, Proverbs 18:19, 1 Chronicles 4:5-5:17, Psalm 5:1-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 25:19

Spiritual deprivation. The translation which gives us the word " superstition " in this verse of our English Version, cannot be accepted as conveying the meaning of Festus. He would not have spoken of that which was, at all events nominally, the religion of Agrippa, as a "superstition." We may safely adopt the ordinary word "religion "—a word, even from the Jews' point of view, little enough appreciated by a Roman official—as found in the Revised Version. Great as was the practical... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 25:20

I , being perplexed how to inquire concerning these things, asked for because I doubted of such manner of questions, I asked him,, A.V. and T.R. I, being perplexed , etc. The ζήτησις spoken of by Festus does not mean his own judicial inquiry, though it is so used once in Polybius (6. Acts 16:2 ), but the disputes or discussions on such subjects as the Resurrection, etc. ( John 3:25 ; 1 Timothy 1:4 ; 1 Timothy 6:4 ; 2 Timothy 2:23 ; Titus 3:9 ), in which Festus felt... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 25:21

To be kept for the decision of the emperor for to be reserved unto the hearing of Augustus, A.V.; should for might, A.V. The decision ; διαγνῶσις , here only in the New Testament; but it is used in this sense in Wis. 3:18 ("the day of trial," or "hearing," A.V.), and by Josephus ('Ant. Jud.,' 15. 3:8). For the verb διαγινώσκω , see Acts 23:1-35 . 15; Acts 24:22 , notes. The emperor ( τοῦ σεβαστοῦ ) ; rather, as the A.V., Augustus. Augustus was the title... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 25:22

And for then, A.V.; I also could wish to hear for I would also hear, A.V.; saith for said, A.V. I also could wish ( ἐβουλόμην ) ; but the A.V. "I would" quite sufficiently expresses the imperfect tense ( ich wollte ) and the indirect wish intended. Meyer well compares ηὐχόμην ( Romans 9:3 ) and ἤθελον ( Galatians 4:20 ). read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 25:22

Interest in the prisoner' for Christ. For the necessary accounts of Agrippa and Bernice, see the Expository portions of this Commentary. We only dwell on Agrippa's interest in St. Paul, as giving him an opportunity to preach the gospel before kings. Gerok gives the following outline as suggestive of a descriptive discourse, from which general practical lessons may be drawn:—The audience-chamber of the governor at Caesarea may be regarded from three points of view. I. IT WAS A ... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 25:22-27

Power, degeneracy, and consecration. That was a striking scene which is suggested to our imagination by these verses. The sacred narrative does not, indeed, waste words on a description of it, but it supplies enough to place the picture before our eyes (see Farrar's 'Life of St. Paul,' in loc. ) . It invites our attention to three subjects. We have— I. THE REPRESENTATIVE OF WORLDLY POWER . "At Festus's commandment" ( Acts 25:23 ). The Roman procurator may not have been... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 25:23

So for and, A.V.; they were for was, A.V.; the principal for principal, A.V.; the command of Festus for Festus ' commandment, A.V.; brought in for brought forth, A.V. With great pomp ; μετὰ πολλῆς φαντασίας , here only in the New Testament. In Polybius it means "display," "show," "outward appearance," "impression," "effect," and the like. It is of frequent use among medical writers for the outward appearance of diseases. In Hebrews 12:21 τὸ φανταζόμενον ... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 25:24

Saith for said, A.V. ; behold for see, A.V. ; made suit to we for have dealt with me, A.V.; here for also here, A.V. That he ought not to live ( Acts 22:22 ). This had evidently been repeated by the Jews before Festus himself ( Acts 25:7 ), and is implied by Paul's words in Acts 25:11 . read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 25:25

I found … I determined for when I found … I have determined, A.V. and T.R.; as for that, A.V. and T.R.; appealed for hath appealed, A.V.; the emperor for Augustus, A.V. Nothing worthy of death (see Acts 23:1-35 . 29; and comp. Luke 23:1-56 . 4, 15). I determined . The A.V., "when I found … I have determined," is hardly good grammar according to our present usage. It should be "determined," unless "when" is equivalent to "inasmuch as." If "when" expresses a point of... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 25:26

King for O king, A.V.; may for might, A.V. My lord ( τῷ κυτίῳ ). Suetonius tells us that Augustus abhorred the title of "lord," and looked upon it as a curse and an insult when applied to himself. Tiberius also ('Life of Tiberius,' 27), being once called "lord" ( dominus ) by some one, indignantly repudiated the title. But it was frequently applied to Trajan by Pithy, and the later emperors seem to have accepted it. It was likely to grow up first in the East. Examination... read more

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