ACTS 25:26 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, O king Agrippa, that, after examination had, I might have somewhat to write.”
'But I have nothing definite to write to the Emperor about him. Therefore I have brought him before all of you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that as a result of this investigation I may have something to write.' - Festus's honesty is striking: 'I have nothing definite to write' (ouden ti asphales, ouden ti asphales-'nothing firm/sure'). He needs Agrippa's help to construct a case for the Emperor. This appeal to Agrippa suggests that Paul's testimony before the king will provide the substance that the Jewish charges could not. Luke implies that Agrippa, as a knowing observer, will validate Festus's judgment.
Church Fathers on Acts 25:26
And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men which are here present with us, you see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews have dealt with me, both at Jerusalem, and also here, crying that he ought not to live any longer. But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and that he himself has appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him. Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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