ACTS 25:18 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought none accusation of such things as I supposed:”
'When the accusers got up to speak, they did not charge him with any of the crimes I had expected.' - Festus's confession reveals his surprise and insight: the charges he anticipated (crimes against the state, violence, sedition-'crimes I expected,' kategorian hēn hypenouon, kategorian hēn hypenouon) never materialized. Instead, the accusations are insubstantial, touching on religious disputes. This observation undermines the whole case and leaves Festus, as a Roman magistrate, puzzled about what to do.
Church Fathers on Acts 25:18
of such things as I supposed: no accusation did they bring against him. Acts 25:18 And yet they did bring it: true, but they did not prove it: for their evil design and daring plot against him gave cause to surmise this, but the examination brought out nothing of the kind. And of one Jesus, he says, which was dead. Acts 25:19 He says naturally enough, of one (Jesus), as being a man in office, and not caring for these things.
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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