Acts 25:17

25:17 So after they came back here with me, ¹  I did not postpone the case, ²  but the next day I sat ³  on the judgment seat ⁴  and ordered the man to be brought.

Acts 25:6

25:6 After Festus ⁵  had stayed ⁶  not more than eight or ten days among them, he went down to Caesarea, ⁷  and the next day he sat ⁸  on the judgment seat ⁹  and ordered Paul to be brought.

Acts 5:21

5:21 When they heard this, they entered the temple courts ¹⁰  at daybreak and began teaching. ¹¹ 

Now when the high priest and those who were with him arrived, they summoned the Sanhedrin ¹²  – that is, the whole high council ¹³  of the Israelites ¹⁴  – and sent to the jail to have the apostles ¹⁵  brought before them. ¹⁶ 

[25:17]  ¹ tn BDAG 969-70 s.v. συνέρχομαι 2 states, “συνελθόντων ἐνθάδε prob. means (because of συνκαταβάντες 25:5) they came back here with (me) 25:17.”

[25:17]  ² tn BDAG 59 s.v. ἀναβολή states, “‘delay’…legal t.t. postponement…ἀ. μηδεμίαν ποιησάμενος I did not postpone the matter Ac 25:17.” “Case” has been supplied instead of “matter” since it is more specific to the context. The participle ποιησάμενος (poihsameno") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[25:17]  ³ tn Grk “sitting…I ordered.” The participle καθίσας (kaqisa") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[25:17]  ⁴ tn Although BDAG 175 s.v. βῆμα 3 gives the meaning “tribunal” for this verse, and a number of modern translations use similar terms (“court,” NIV; “tribunal,” NRSV), since the bema was a standard feature in Greco-Roman cities of the time, there is no need for an alternative translation here.

[25:6]  ⁵ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Festus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[25:6]  ⁶ tn Grk “Having stayed.” The participle διατρίψας (diatriya") has been taken temporally.

[25:6]  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.

[25:6]  ⁸ tn Grk “sitting down…he ordered.” The participle καθίσας (kaqisa") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[25:6]  ⁹ tn Although BDAG 175 s.v. βῆμα 3 gives the meaning “tribunal” for this verse, and a number of modern translations use similar terms (“court,” NIV; “tribunal,” NRSV), since the bhma was a standard feature in Greco-Roman cities of the time, there is no need for an alternative translation here.

[5:21]  ⁹ tn Grk “the temple.” See the note on the same phrase in the preceding verse.

[5:21]  ¹⁰ tn The imperfect verb ἐδίδασκον (edidaskon) has been translated as an ingressive imperfect.

[5:21]  ¹¹ tn Or “the council” (the highest legal, legislative, and judicial body among the Jews).

[5:21]  ¹² tn A hendiadys (two different terms referring to a single thing) is likely here (a reference to a single legislative body rather than two separate ones) because the term γερουσίαν (gerousian) is used in both 1 Macc 12:6 and Josephus, Ant. 13.5.8 (13.166) to refer to the Sanhedrin.

[5:21]  ¹³ tn Grk “sons of Israel.”

[5:21]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “have them”; the referent (the apostles) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[5:21]  ¹⁵ tn The words “before them” are not in the Greek text but are implied.