Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, “You have appealed to Caesar? To Caesar you shall go!”
Parallel translations
- WEB Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, “You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you shall go.”
- KJV Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, Hast thou appealed unto Caesar? unto Caesar shalt thou go.
- BSB Then Festus conferred with his council and replied, “You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you will go!”
- NASB Then when Festus had conferred with his council, he answered, “You have appealed to Caesar; to Caesar you shall go.”
- NLT Festus conferred with his advisers and then replied, “Very well! You have appealed to Caesar, and to Caesar you will go!”
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Quick answer
After consulting his council, Festus declares that since Paul has appealed to Caesar, to Caesar he will go. The appeal is granted and Paul's path to Rome is set.
Overview
Festus confirms the appeal, binding Rome to send Paul to the emperor's court. What looks like a legal maneuver is in fact the unfolding of God's purpose to carry the gospel to the heart of the empire. Through this verdict the Lord opens the way for Paul to bear witness before Caesar himself.
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- Phil 1:12–14Now I desire to have you know, brothers, that the things which happened to me have turned out rather to the progress of the Good News;
- Phil 1:20according to my earnest expectation and hope, that I will in no way be disappointed, but with all boldness, as always, now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life, or by death.
- Acts 19:21Now after these things had ended, Paul determined in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, “After I have been there, I must also see Rome.”
- Acts 28:16When we entered into Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard, but Paul was allowed to stay by himself with the soldier who guarded him.
- Acts 25:21But when Paul had appealed to be kept for the decision of the emperor, I commanded him to be kept until I could send him to Caesar.”
- Lam 3:37Who is he who says, and it comes to pass, when the Lord doesn’t command it?
- Acts 26:32Agrippa said to Festus, “This man might have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar.”
- Rom 15:28–29When therefore I have accomplished this, and have sealed to them this fruit, I will go on by way of you to Spain.
- Isa 46:10–11I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not yet done. I say: My counsel will stand, and I will do all that I please.
- Acts 23:11The following night, the Lord stood by him, and said, “Cheer up, Paul, for as you have testified about me at Jerusalem, so you must testify also at Rome.”
- Ps 76:10Surely the wrath of man praises you. The survivors of your wrath are restrained.
- Dan 4:35All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and he does according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and no one can stop his hand, or ask him, What are you doing?
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