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Acts 25:21 — King James Version← Study notes

But when Paul had appealed to be reserved unto the hearing of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I might send him to Cesar.


Acts 25:21Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 25:2120 words
GreekMeaning
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
δὲde
ButwordG1161
ΠαύλουPaulou
PaulnounG3972
ἐπικαλεσαμένουepikalesamenou
having appealed forverbG1941
τηρηθῆναιtērēthēnai
to be keptverbG5083
αὐτὸνauton
himselfpronounG846
εἰςeis
forprepositionG1519
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
ΣεβαστοῦSebastou
Emperor'sadjectiveG4575
διάγνωσινdiagnōsin
decisionnounG1233
ἐκέλευσαekeleusa
I commandedverbG2753
τηρεῖσθαιtēreisthai
to be keptverbG5083
αὐτὸνauton
himpronounG846
ἕωςheōs
untilprepositionG2193
οὗhou
thatrelative pronounG3739
ἀναπέμψωanapempsō
send (again)verbG375
αὐτὸνauton
himpronounG846
πρὸςpros
toprepositionG4314
ΚαίσαραKaisara
CaesarnounG2541
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 25:21

And not knowing, for my part, what to make of the enquiry concerning these things Acts 25:20— of course, it went beyond a judge's hearing, the examining into these matters. If you are at a loss, why do you drag him to Jerusalem? But the other would not deign this: no, To Cæsar (says he); as in fact it was touching Cæsar that they accused him. Do you hear the appeal? Hear the plotting of the Jews? Hear their factious spirit? All these things provoked him to a desire (of…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 51 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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