Ozzuu Bible
en_cepher - Act 25Config
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NOW when Festus was come into the province, after three days he ascended from Qeycaryah to Yerushalayim.
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And desired favor against him, that he would send for him to Yerushalayim, laying wait in the way to kill him.
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But Festus answered, that Pa'al should be guarded at Qeycaryah, and that he himself would depart shortly thither.
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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.
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And when he had tarried among them more than ten days, he went down unto Qeycaryah; and the next day sitting on the judgment seat commanded Pa'al to be brought.
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And when he was come, the Yahudiym which came down from Yerushalayim stood round about, and laid many and grievous complaints against Pa'al, which they could not prove.
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While he answered for himself, Neither against the Law of the Yahudiym, neither against the Temple, nor yet against Qeycar, have I offended anything at all.
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But Festus, willing to do the Yahudiym a pleasure, answered Pa'al, and said, Will you go up to Yerushalayim, and there be judged of these things before me?
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Then said Pa'al, I stand at Qeycar's judgment seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Yahudiym have I done no wrong, as you very well know.
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For if I be an offender, or have committed anything worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof these accuse me, no man may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto Qeycar.
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Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, Have you appealed unto Qeycar? unto Qeycar shall you go.
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And when they had been there many days, Festus declared Pa'al's cause unto the king, saying, There is a certain man left in bonds by Felix:
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About whom, when I was at Yerushalayim, the chief priests and the elders of the Yahudiym informed me, desiring to have judgment against him.
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To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romaiym to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have the accusers face to face, and have licence to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him.
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Therefore, when they were come hither, without any delay on the morrow I sat on the judgment seat, and commanded the man to be brought forth.
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Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought none accusation of such things as I supposed:
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But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Yahusha, which was dead, whom Pa'al affirmed to be alive.
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And because I doubted of such manner of questions, I asked him whether he would go to Yerushalayim, and there be judged of these matters.
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But when Pa'al had appealed to be kept unto the hearing of Augustus, I commanded him to be guarded till I might send him to Qeycar.
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Then Agrippa said unto Festus, I would also hear the man myself. Tomorrow, said he, you shall hear him.
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And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and was entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains, and principal men of the city, at Festus' commandment Pa'al was brought forth.
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And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men which are here present with us, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Yahudiym have dealt with me, both at Yerushalayim, and also here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.
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But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and that he himself has appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him.
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Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my adoniy. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and specially before you, O King Agrippa, that, after examination had, I might have somewhat to write.
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For it seems to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not withal to signify the crimes laid against him.