Study it in the app“But 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?””
ButδὲFestus,ὁ Φῆστοςwantingθέλωνto grantκαταθέσθαιthe Jewsτοῖς Ἰουδαίοιςa favor,χάρινansweringἀποκριθεὶςPaul,τῷ Παύλῳsaid,εἶπεν“Do you wantΘέλειςto go upἀναβὰςtoεἰςJerusalemἹεροσόλυμαandthereἐκεῖbe judgedκριθῆναιaboutπερὶthese thingsτούτωνbeforeἐπ’me?”ἐμοῦ
Festus
Festus: Porcius Festus, Roman governor of Judea about AD 59-62, after Felix.
Where else “Phēstos” appearswant
To have the desire or the resolve for something.
Where else “thelōn” appearsgrant, lay down
Lay down, deposit; "grant a favor", win someone's goodwill.
Where else “katathesthai” appearsJew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaiois” appearsgrace
A kindness God gives that no one earns, above all salvation.
Where else “charin” appearsanswer
To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.
Where else “apokritheis” appearsPaul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulōi” appearssay
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appearsgo up
To go upward: up a mountain, to Jerusalem or to heaven.
Where else “anabas” appearsJerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “Hierosolyma” appearsjudge
To hear a case and give sentence, as God will do with the world.
Where else “krithēnai” 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).
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.”
9 · This verse (above)
10And 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.
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?
