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AndδὲPaulὁ Παῦλοςsaid,εἶπεν“I amεἰμιstandingἑστώςbeforeἘπὶCaesar’sΚαίσαροςjudgment seat,τοῦ βήματοςwhereοὗIμεoughtδεῖto be judged.κρίνεσθαιTo the JewsἸουδαίουςI have done no wrong,οὐδὲν ἠδίκησαasὡςyouσὺalsoκαὶknowἐπιγινώσκειςvery well.κάλλιον
Acts 25:10
Study it in the app“And Paul said, “I am standing before Caesar’s judgment seat, where I ought to be judged. To the Jews I have done no wrong, as you also know very well.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 25:10, word by word
- PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos
Paul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulos” appears- saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- “I amεἰμιeimi
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “eimi” appears- standingἑστώςhestōs
stand
To stay upright on one's feet, or hold out without falling.
Where else “hestōs” appears- Caesar’sΚαίσαροςKaisaros
Caesar
Caesar: the title of the Roman emperor.
Where else “Kaisaros” appears- judgment seatβήματοςbēmatos
judgment seat
The seat where the judge sits.
Where else “bēmatos” appears- whereοὗhou
where
"Where", "to where".
Where else “hou” appears- oughtδεῖdei
must
Something that has to be done.
Where else “dei” appears- to be judgedκρίνεσθαιkrinesthai
judge
To hear a case and give sentence, as God will do with the world.
Where else “krinesthai” appears- To the JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaious
Jew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaious” appears- I have done no wrongἠδίκησαēdikēsa
wrong
To mistreat someone unfairly.
Where else “ēdikēsa” appears- knowἐπιγινώσκειςepiginōskeis
understand
To come to have something clear and sure in the mind, understand it fully.
Where else “epiginōskeis” appears- very wellκάλλιονkallion
fit
Good, fit for its purpose.
Where else “kallion” appears
The context
9But Festus, wanting to grant the Jews a favor, answering Paul, said, “Do you want to go up to Jerusalem and there be judged about these things before me?”
10 · This verse (above)
11If then I am a wrongdoer and have done anything deserving death, I do not refuse to die; but if there is nothing in the things of which these men accuse me, no one can surrender me to them. I appeal to Caesar.”
To study Acts 25 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul say before Festus, and to whom does he appeal? (vv. 8-12)
2. What it means
Why does Paul prefer to appeal to Caesar rather than be tried in Jerusalem? (vv. 9-11)
3. How I live it
Paul used the legitimate means open to him when the situation was unjust. What means do you have before an unjust situation?