Acts 25:1
So Festus, having come into that part of the country which was under his rule, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days he ascended from Caesarea to Jerusalem.
In Context
2And the chief priests and the chief men of the Jews made statements against Paul,
Cross References
Acts 8:40But Philip came to Azotus, and went through all the towns, preaching the good news, till he came to Caesarea.
Acts 21:15And after these days we got ready and went up to Jerusalem.
Acts 25:5So, he said, let those who have authority among you go with me, and if there is any wrong in the man, let them make a statement against him.
Matthew Henry on Acts 25:1
Some think that Felix was turned out, and Festus succeeded him, quickly after Paul's imprisonment, and that the two years mentioned in the close of the foregoing chapter are to be reckoned from the beginning of Nero's reign; but it seems more natural to compute them from Paul's being delivered into the hands of Felix. However, we have here much the same management of Paul's case as we had in the foregoing chapter; cognizance is here taken of it, I. By Festus the governor; it is brought before him by the Jews, ver.… Read the whole commentary →