Study it in the app“And when he had arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many and serious charges which they could not prove,”
Andδὲwhen heαὐτοῦhad arrived,παραγενομένουthe JewsἸουδαῖοιwho had come downοἱ καταβεβηκότεςfromἀπὸJerusalemἹεροσολύμωνstood aroundπεριέστησανhim,αὐτὸνbringingκαταφέροντεςmanyπολλὰandκαὶseriousβαρέαchargesαἰτιώματαwhichἃthey could notοὐκ ἴσχυονprove,ἀποδεῖξαι
arrive, come
Arrive, come, be present.
Where else “paragenomenou” appearsJew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaioi” appearsgo down, come down
Go down, come down, descend.
Where else “katabebēkotes” appearsJerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “Hierosolymōn” appearsstand around
Take places on every side.
Where else “periestēsan” appearsbring charges
To lay charges against someone before a judge.
Where else “katapherontes” appearsmany
A great number of people or things.
Where else “polla” appearsheavy, burdensome
Heavy, hard to bear.
Where else “barea” appearscharge, accusation
Charge, accusation against someone.
Where else “aitiōmata” appearsbe able
To have the strength or the capacity to do something.
Where else “ischyon” appearsshow, attest, prove
Show, display; attest, prove before all that someone is who he claims to be; also appoint, proclaim.
Where else “apodeixai” appearsJerusalem
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).
6And after staying among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea, and the next day, sitting on the judgment seat, he ordered Paul to be brought.
7 · This verse (above)
8while Paul said in his defense, “Neither against the law of the Jews nor against the temple nor against Caesar have I sinned in anything.”
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?
