Acts - 25:25



25 But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and as he himself appealed to the emperor I determined to send him.

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Explanation and meaning of Acts 25:25.

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But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and that he himself hath appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him.
Yet have I found nothing that he hath committed worthy of death. But forasmuch as he himself hath appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him.
But I, having found that he had done nothing worthy of death, and this man himself having appealed to Augustus, I have decided to send him;
and I, having found him to have done nothing worthy of death, and he also himself having appealed to Sebastus, I decided to send him,
I could not discover that he had done anything for which he deserved to die; but as he has himself appealed to the Emperor, I have decided to send him to Rome.
But, in my opinion, there is no cause of death in him, and as he himself has made a request to be judged by Caesar, I have said that I would send him.
Truly, I have discovered nothing brought forth against him that is worthy of death. But since he himself has appealed to Augustus, it was my judgment to send him.
I found, however, that he had not done anything deserving death; so, as he had himself appealed to his August Majesty, I decided to send him.

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But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death,.... Which was a public testimony of the apostle's innocence, to the great mortification of his enemies, some of whom might be present; a like testimony was given of him by Lysias, Acts 23:29.
And that he himself hath appealed unto Augustus; the Emperor Nero; see Acts 25:21.
I have determined to send him; having had the opinion of his council upon it.

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