And as Sha’ul was about to open his mouth, Gallion said to the Yehuḏim, “If it were a matter of wrongdoing or wicked recklessness, O Yehuḏim, there would be reason why I should bear with you.
Acts 25:5 - The Scriptures 2009 Therefore, he said, “let those who have authority among you go down with me and accuse this man, to see if there is any fault in him.” Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Let them therefore, said he, which among you are able, go down with me, and accuse this man, if there be any wickedness in him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So, said he, let those who are in a position of authority and are influential among you go down with me, and if there is anything amiss or criminal about the man, let them so charge him. American Standard Version (1901) Let them therefore, saith he, that are of power among you go down with me, and if there is anything amiss in the man, let them accuse him. Common English Bible “Some of your leaders can come down with me,” he said. “If he’s done anything wrong, they can bring charges against him.” Catholic Public Domain Version "Therefore," he said, "let those among you who are able, descend at the same time, and if there is any guilt in the man, they may accuse him." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Let them, therefore, saith he, among you that are able, go down with me, and accuse him, if there be any crime in the man. |
And as Sha’ul was about to open his mouth, Gallion said to the Yehuḏim, “If it were a matter of wrongdoing or wicked recklessness, O Yehuḏim, there would be reason why I should bear with you.
And when I was informed that there was to be a plot against the man by the Yehuḏim, I sent him immediately to you, having also commanded his accusers to state before you the charges against him. Be strong!
commanding his accusers to come to you. And by examining him yourself you shall be able to know all these matters of which we accuse him.”
“To them I answered, ‘It is not the Roman practice to give up any man to destruction before the accused meets the accusers face to face, and has a chance to answer for himself concerning the charge against him.’
“But I, having found that he had committed none at all deserving death, and that he himself had appealed to Augustus, I decided to send him.
Then, indeed, Festus answered that Sha’ul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to set out shortly.
And having spent more than ten days among them, he went down to Caesarea. And on the next day, sitting on the judgment seat, he commanded Sha’ul to be brought.