Acts 25:1

Now when Festus had set foot in the province, after three days he went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.

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Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days he ascended from Caesarea to Jerusalem.

In Context

2And the high priest and the prominent men of the Jews made known to him the case against Paul; and they were appealing to him,

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Cross References

Acts 8:40But Philip was found at Azotus. And as he passed through, he preached the gospel to all the cities until he came to Caesarea.

Acts 21:15Now after those days, having prepared, we went up to Jerusalem.

Acts 25:5“Therefore,” he said, “the prominent men among you, let them go with me and accuse this man, if there is anything in this man.”

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 →

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