Acts 25:7

25:7 When he arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, ¹  bringing many serious ²  charges that they were not able to prove. ³ 

Acts 25:1

Paul Appeals to Caesar

25:1 Now ⁴  three days after Festus ⁵  arrived in the province, he went up to Jerusalem ⁶  from Caesarea. ⁷ 

Acts 3:16

3:16 And on the basis of faith in Jesus’ ⁸  name, ⁹  his very name has made this man – whom you see and know – strong. The ¹⁰  faith that is through Jesus ¹¹  has given him this complete health in the presence ¹²  of you all.

¹ tn BDAG 801 s.v. περιίστημι 1.a has “περιέστησαν αὐτὸν οἱ ᾿Ιουδαῖοι the Judeans stood around him 25:7.”

² tn Grk “many and serious.” The term βαρύς (barus) refers to weighty or serious charges (BDAG 167 s.v. 1).

³ tn The term ἀποδείκνυμι (apodeiknumi) in a legal context refers to legal proof (4 Macc 1:8; BDAG 108 s.v. 3).

⁴ tn BDAG 736-37 s.v. οὖν 2.b states, “οὖν serves to indicate a transition to someth. new…now, then, well…Ac 25:1.”

⁵ sn See the note on Porcius Festus in 24:27.

⁶ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

⁷ sn Caesarea was a city on the coast of Palestine south of Mount Carmel (not Caesarea Philippi). See the note on Caesarea in Acts 10:1. This was a journey of 65 mi (just over 100 km).

⁸ tn Grk “in his name”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁹ sn Here is another example of appeal to the person by mentioning the name. See the note on the word name in 3:6.

¹⁰ tn Grk “see and know, and the faith.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation and καί (kai, “and”) has not been translated.

¹¹ tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹² tn Or “in full view.”