Study it in the app“So the next day, when Agrippa and Bernice had come with great pomp and had entered into the audience hall with both commanders and the prominent men of the city, and when Festus gave the order, Paul was brought in.”
Soοὖνthe next day,Τῇ ἐπαύριονwhen Agrippaτοῦ ἈγρίππαandκαὶBerniceτῆς Βερνίκηςhad comeἐλθόντοςwithμετὰgreatπολλῆςpompφαντασίαςandκαὶhad enteredεἰσελθόντωνintoεἰςthe audience hallτὸ ἀκροατήριονwithσύνbothτεcommandersχιλιάρχοιςandκαὶthe prominentκατ’ ἐξοχὴνmenἀνδράσιν τοῖςof the city,τῆς πόλεωςandκαὶwhen Festusτοῦ Φήστουgave the order,κελεύσαντοςPaulὁ Παῦλοςwas brought in.ἤχθη
the next day
The next day.
Where else “epaurion” appearsAgrippa
Agrippa: the name of two Herodian kings, Herod Agrippa I and his son Agrippa II; Paul spoke before the second.
Where else “Agrippa” appearsBernice
Bernice, sister of King Agrippa II, who accompanied him.
Where else “Bernikēs” appearscome
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “elthontos” appearsgreat
Of great size or strength, like a crowd or a lament.
Where else “pollēs” appearspomp
Pomp, display meant to be seen.
Where else “phantasias” appearsenter
To go into a house, a town or a place.
Where else “eiselthontōn” appearsaudience hall
Audience hall, a place where the accused were heard.
Where else “akroatērion” appearswith
With, together with.
Where else “syn” appearscommander
Commander: an officer over a thousand soldiers.
Where else “chiliarchois” appearsprominence
Prominence; "the prominent men", the leaders.
Where else “exochēn” appearsman
An adult male, as distinct from a woman or a child.
Where else “andrasin” appearscity, town
City, town.
Where else “poleōs” appearsFestus
Festus: Porcius Festus, Roman governor of Judea about AD 59-62, after Felix.
Where else “Phēstou” appearsorder, command
Order, command, give the word for something to be done.
Where else “keleusantos” appearsPaul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulos” appearslead
To lead a person or an animal from one place to another.
Where else “ēchthē” appears22And Agrippa said to Festus, “I would like to hear the man myself too.” “Tomorrow,” he says, “you will hear him.”
23 · This verse (above)
24And Festus says, “King Agrippa, and all you men who are present with us, you see this man about whom the whole multitude of the Jews petitioned me, both in Jerusalem and here, shouting that he ought not to live any longer.
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?
