Acts 12:21 
Context| NETBible | On a day determined in advance, Herod 1 put on his royal robes, 2 sat down on the judgment seat, 3 and made a speech 4 to them. |
| NIV © biblegateway Act 12:21 |
On the appointed day Herod, wearing his royal robes, sat on his throne and delivered a public address to the people. |
| NASB © biblegateway Act 12:21 |
On an appointed day Herod, having put on his royal apparel, took his seat on the rostrum and began delivering an address to them. |
| NLT © biblegateway Act 12:21 |
and an appointment with Herod was granted. When the day arrived, Herod put on his royal robes, sat on his throne, and made a speech to them. |
| MSG © biblegateway Act 12:21 |
On the day set for their meeting, Herod, robed in pomposity, took his place on the throne and regaled them with a lot of hot air. |
| BBE © SABDAweb Act 12:21 |
And on the day which had been fixed, Herod, dressed in his robes and seated in his place, made a public statement to them. |
| NRSV © bibleoremus Act 12:21 |
On an appointed day Herod put on his royal robes, took his seat on the platform, and delivered a public address to them. |
| NKJV © biblegateway Act 12:21 |
So on a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat on his throne and gave an oration to them. |
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| GREEK | takth de hmera [o] hrwdhv endusamenov basilikhn kayisav tou bhmatov edhmhgorei autouv |
| NETBible | On a day determined in advance, Herod 1 put on his royal robes, 2 sat down on the judgment seat, 3 and made a speech 4 to them. |
| NET Notes |
1 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Herod) has been specified in the translation for clarity. 1 sn Herod was Herod Agrippa I, the grandson of Herod I (Herod the Great). 2 tn Or “apparel.” On Herod’s robes see Josephus, Ant. 19.8.2 (19.344), summarized in the note at the end of v. 23. 3 tn Although BDAG 175 s.v. βῆμα 3 gives the meaning “speaker’s platform” for this verse, and a number of modern translations use similar terms (“rostrum,” NASB; “platform,” NRSV), since the bema was a standard feature in Greco-Roman cities of the time, there is no need for an alternative translation here. 3 sn 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. 4 tn Or “delivered a public address.” |
