ACTS 25:26 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 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.
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