Acts 25:2

where the high priest and prominent Jewish men presented their case against Paul.

Text-Critical English NT

In The King James Version

Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, and besought him,

In Context

1Three days after arriving in the province, Festus went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea,

3Asking for a favor against Paul, they urged Festus to summon him to Jerusalem, because they were planning an ambush to kill him on the way.

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Cross References

Acts 25:15When I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews presented their case and asked for a judgment against him.

Matthew Henry on Acts 25:2-13

Paul Arraigned before Festus; Paul's Fourth Defence; Paul Appeals to Cæsar. 1 Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days he ascended from Cæsarea to Jerusalem. 2 Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, and besought him, 3 And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him. 4 But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Cæsarea, and that he himself would depart shortly thither. 5 Let them therefore, said… Read the whole commentary →

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