ACTS 25:15 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“About whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, desiring to have judgment against him.”
'When I went to Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews brought charges against him and asked that he be condemned.' - Festus recounts the Jerusalem request for condemnation, acknowledging it as a petition rather than proven guilt. His language ('brought charges and asked') shows the distinction between accusation and proof. By reporting this to Agrippa, Festus tacitly admits the case lacks the substance to warrant execution without higher authority's approval.
Church Fathers on Acts 25:15
And when they had been there many days, Festus declared Paul's cause unto the king, saying, There is a certain man left in bonds by Felix: about whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, desiring to have judgment against him. To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have the accusers face to face, and have license to answer for himself concerning the crime…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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