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AndδὲI,ἐγὼbeing at a lossἀπορούμενοςaboutπερὶthe investigationτὴν ζήτησινof these things,τούτωνaskedἔλεγονwhetherεἰhe would be willingβούλοιτοto goπορεύεσθαιtoεἰςJerusalemἹεροσόλυμαand thereκἀκεῖbe judgedκρίνεσθαιaboutπερὶthese things.τούτων
Acts 25:20
Study it in the app“And I, being at a loss about the investigation of these things, asked whether he would be willing to go to Jerusalem and there be judged about these things.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 25:20, word by word
- being at a lossἀπορούμενοςaporoumenos
be at a loss
Be perplexed, not know what to do.
Where else “aporoumenos” appears- the investigationζήτησινzētēsin
discussion, dispute
Discussion, debate.
Where else “zētēsin” appears- askedἔλεγονelegon
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “elegon” appears- he would be willingβούλοιτοbouloito
want, intend
Want firmly, resolve, intend.
Where else “bouloito” appears- to goπορεύεσθαιporeuesthai
go
To go somewhere, set out.
Where else “poreuesthai” appears- JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHierosolyma
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “Hierosolyma” appears- and thereκἀκεῖkakei
and there
And there.
Where else “kakei” appears- be judgedκρίνεσθαιkrinesthai
judge
To hear a case and give sentence, as God will do with the world.
Where else “krinesthai” appears
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
19but they had some questions against him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus, who had died, whom Paul claimed to be alive.
20 · This verse (above)
21But when Paul appealed for himself to be kept for the decision of the Augustus, I ordered him to be kept until I send him 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?