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Acts 24:27

James Moffatt - New Testament

But when two years had elapsed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus, and as Felix wanted to ingratiate himself with the Jews, he left Paul still in custody.

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As Festus wanted to ingratiate himself with the Jews, he asked Paul, "Will you go up to Jerusalem and be tried there by me upon these charges?"

As they were spending several days there, Festus laid Paul's case before the king. "There is a man," he said, "who was left in prison by Felix.

and when he saw this pleased the Jews, he went on to seize Peter. (This was during the days of unleavened bread.)

Three days after Festus entered his province, he went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem.

So, as Pilate wanted to satisfy the crowd, he released Bar-Abbas for them; Jesus he handed over to be crucified, after he had scourged him.

Now is that 'appealing to the interests of men' or of God? Trying to 'satisfy men'? Why, if I still tried to give satisfaction to human masters, I would be no servant of Christ.

"He might have been released," said Agrippa to Festus, "if he had not appealed to Caesar."

For two full years he remained in his private lodging, welcoming anyone who came to visit him;

Festus replied that Paul would be kept in custody at Caesarea, but that he himself meant to leave for Caesarea before long —

he said, "I will go into your case whenever your accusers arrive," giving orders that he was to be kept in the praetorium of Herod.




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