Acts 25:18

25:18 When his accusers stood up, they did not charge ¹  him with any of the evil deeds I had suspected. ² 

Acts 23:35

23:35 he said, “I will give you a hearing ³  when your accusers arrive too.” Then ⁴  he ordered that Paul ⁵  be kept under guard in Herod’s palace. ⁶ 

[25:18]  ¹ tn Grk “they brought no charge of any of the evil deeds.” BDAG 31 s.v. αἰτία 3.b has “αἰτίαν φέρειν…bring an accusation Ac 25:18.” Since κατήγοροι (kathgoroi, “accusers”) in the previous clause is somewhat redundant with this, “charge” was used instead.

[25:18]  ² tn Or “I was expecting.”

[23:35]  ³ tn Or “I will hear your case.” BDAG 231 s.v. διακούω has “as legal t.t. give someone an opportunity to be heard in court, give someone (τινός) a hearing Ac 23:35”; L&N 56.13 has “to give a judicial hearing in a legal matter – ‘to hear a case, to provide a legal hearing, to hear a case in court.’”

[23:35]  ⁴ tn Grk “ordering.” The participle κελεύσας (keleusas) has been translated as a finite verb and a new sentence begun here due to the length and complexity of the Greek sentence. “Then” has also been supplied to indicate the logical and temporal sequence.

[23:35]  ⁵ tn Grk “him”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[23:35]  ⁶ sn Herod’s palace (Grk “Herod’s praetorium”) was the palace built in Caesarea by Herod the Great. See Josephus, Ant. 15.9.6 (15.331). These events belong to the period of a.d. 56-57.