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Acts 25:6

NETBible	After Festus¹ had stayed² not more than eight or ten days among them, he went down to Caesarea,³ and the next day he sat⁴ on the judgment seat⁵ and ordered Paul to be brought.
NIV © biblegateway Act 25:6	After spending eight or ten days with them, he went down to Caesarea, and the next day he convened the court and ordered that Paul be brought before him.
NASB © biblegateway Act 25:6	After he had spent not more than eight or ten days among them, he went down to Caesarea, and on the next day he took his seat on the tribunal and ordered Paul to be brought.
NLT © biblegateway Act 25:6	Eight or ten days later he returned to Caesarea, and on the following day Paul’s trial began.
MSG © biblegateway Act 25:6	About eight or ten days later, Festus returned to Caesarea. The next morning he took his place in the courtroom and had Paul brought in.
BBE © SABDAweb Act 25:6	And when he had been with them not more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea; and on the day after, he took his place on the judge’s seat, and sent for Paul.
NRSV © bibleoremus Act 25:6	After he had stayed among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea; the next day he took his seat on the tribunal and ordered Paul to be brought.
NKJV © biblegateway Act 25:6	And when he had remained among them more than ten days, he went down to Caesarea. And the next day, sitting on the judgment seat, he commanded Paul to be brought.
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KJV	And <1161> when he had tarried <1304> (5660) among <1722> them <846> more <4119> than <2228> ten <1176> days <2250>_, he went down <2597> (5631) unto <1519> Caesarea <2542>_; and the next day <1887> sitting <2523> (5660) on <1909> the judgment seat <968> commanded <2753> (5656) Paul <3972> to be brought <71> (5683)_. {more...: or, as some copies read, no more than eight or ten days}
NASB © biblegateway Act 25:6	After he had spent <1304> not more <4183> than eight <3638> or <2228> ten <1176> days <2250> among <1722> them, he went <2597> down <2597> to Caesarea <2542> , and on the next <1887> day <1887> he took <2523> his seat <2523> on the tribunal <968> and ordered <2753> Paul <3972> to be brought <71> .
NET [draft] ITL	After Festus had stayed <1304> not <3756> more than <4119> eight <3638> or <2228> ten <1176> days <2250> among <1722> them <846> , he went down <2597> to <1519> Caesarea <2542> , and the next day <1887> he sat <2523> on <1909> the judgment seat <968> and ordered <2753> Paul <3972> to be brought <71> .
GREEK	diatriqav <1304> (5660) V-AAP-NSM de <1161> CONJ en <1722> PREP autoiv <846> P-DPM hmerav <2250> N-APF ou <3756> PRT-N pleiouv <4119> A-APF-C oktw <3638> A-NUI h <2228> PRT deka <1176> A-NUI katabav <2597> (5631) V-2AAP-NSM eiv <1519> PREP kaisareian <2542> N-ASF th <3588> T-DSF epaurion <1887> ADV kayisav <2523> (5660) V-AAP-NSM epi <1909> PREP tou <3588> T-GSN bhmatov <968> N-GSN ekeleusen <2753> (5656) V-AAI-3S ton <3588> T-ASM paulon <3972> N-ASM acyhnai <71> (5683) V-APN

NETBible

After Festus¹ had stayed² not more than eight or ten days among them, he went down to Caesarea,³ and the next day he sat⁴ on the judgment seat⁵ and ordered Paul to be brought.

NET Notes

¹tn Grk “he”; the referent (Festus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

²tn Grk “Having stayed.” The participle διατρίψας (diatriya") has been taken temporally.

³sn 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.

³map For location see Map2 C1; Map4 B3; Map5 F2; Map7 A1; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

⁴tn Grk “sitting down…he ordered.” The participle καθίσας (kaqisa") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

⁵tn 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.

⁵sn The judgment seat (βῆμα, bhma) was a raised platform mounted by steps and sometimes furnished with a seat, used by officials in addressing an assembly or making pronouncements, often on judicial matters. The judgment seat was a familiar item in Greco-Roman culture, often located in the agora, the public square or marketplace in the center of a city.