Acts 25:19
Instead they brought up controversies over religious questions, and over a man called Jesus who was dead but whom Paul insisted was alive.
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18However, when the accusers got up they didn't bring charges of criminal acts as I expected.
Cross References
Acts 1:22from the time John was baptizing up until the day Jesus was taken up to heaven from us. One of these must be chosen to join together with us as we witness, giving evidence of Jesus' resurrection.”
Acts 17:22Paul stood up right in the middle of the Areopagus and said, “People of Athens, I notice you are very religious about everything.
Acts 18:15But since you're only arguing over words and names and your own law, then you deal with it yourselves. I won't rule on such matters.”
Acts 23:29I found out the charges against him had to do with issues regarding their law, but he was not guilty of anything that merited death or imprisonment.
Acts 26:22God has looked after me so I can stand here today as a witness to everyone, both to ordinary people and to those who are important. I am only repeating what Moses and the prophets said would happen—
1 Corinthians 15:14And if Christ isn't raised, then our message we shared with you is pointless, and your trust in God is pointless too.
Matthew Henry on Acts 25:14-27
Agrippa's Visit to Festus; Paul Arraigned before Agrippa. 13 And after certain days king Agrippa and Bernice came unto Cæsarea to salute Festus. 14 And when they had been there many days, Festus declared Paul's cause unto the king, saying, There is a certain man left in bonds by Felix: 15 About whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, desiring to have judgment against him. 16 To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before… Read the whole commentary →