Since I was at a loss as to how to investigate these matters, I asked if he was willing to go to Jerusalem and be tried there on these charges.
Parallel translations
- WEB Being perplexed how to inquire concerning these things, I asked whether he was willing to go to Jerusalem and there be judged concerning these matters.
- KJV And because I doubted of such manner of questions, I asked him whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these matters.
- NKJV And because I was uncertain of such questions, I asked whether he was willing to go to Jerusalem and there be judged concerning these matters.
- NASB And being at a loss how to investigate such matters, I asked whether he was willing to go to Jerusalem and stand trial there on these matters.
- NLT I was at a loss to know how to investigate these things, so I asked him whether he would be willing to stand trial on these charges in Jerusalem.
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Unsure how to investigate such matters, Festus had asked Paul if he was willing to be tried in Jerusalem. He explains his earlier proposal to Agrippa.
Overview
Out of his depth in Jewish religious questions, Festus had suggested moving the trial, the proposal that prompted Paul's appeal. His confessed uncertainty shows the gospel's claims cannot be settled by Roman law. The account sets up Agrippa, who understood Jewish belief, to hear Paul and weigh the message of the resurrection.
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- Acts 25:9But Festus, wishing to do the Jews a favor, said to Paul, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem to stand trial before me on these charges?”
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