Study it in the app“And as they were staying there several days, Festus laid Paul’s case before the king, saying, “There is a certain man left by Felix as a prisoner,”
Andδὲasὡςthey were stayingδιέτριβονthereἐκεῖseveralπλείουςdays,ἡμέραςFestusὁ ΦῆστοςlaidἀνέθετοPaul’s caseτὰ κατὰ τὸν Παῦλονbefore the king,τῷ βασιλεῖsaying,λέγων“There isἐστινa certainτίςmanἈνήρleftκαταλελειμμένοςbyὑπὸFelixΦήλικοςas a prisoner,δέσμιος
stay, spend time
Stay, spend some time.
Where else “dietribon” appearsmany
A great number of people or things.
Where else “pleious” appearsday
A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”
Where else “hēmeras” appearsFestus
Festus: Porcius Festus, Roman governor of Judea about AD 59-62, after Felix.
Where else “Phēstos” appearslay before, explain
Lay a matter before someone, explain it to them for advice.
Where else “anetheto” appearsPaul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulon” appearsking
The one who rules a people with the highest authority.
Where else “basilei” appearssay
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legōn” appearsthere is
Something exists somewhere, or happens.
Where else “estin” appearsman
An adult male, as distinct from a woman or a child.
Where else “Anēr” appearsleave
To go away from a place or person without taking it along.
Where else “kataleleimmenos” appearsFelix
Felix: Antonius Felix, Roman governor of Judea about AD 52-59.
Where else “Phēlikos” appearsprisoner
Prisoner.
Where else “desmios” appears13And when some days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea to greet Festus.
14 · This verse (above)
15about whom, when I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews presented their case, asking for a sentence of condemnation against him.
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?
