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Acts 25:10

Twentieth Century New Testament 1904

"No," replied Paul, "I am standing at the Emperor's Bar, where I ought to be tried. I have not wronged the Jews, as you yourself are well aware.

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For he knew that it was out of jealousy that they had given Jesus up to him.

While he was still on the Bench, his wife sent this message to him--"Do not have anything to do with that good man, for I have been very unhappy to-day in a dream on account of him."

When I found that their charges were connected with questions of their own Law, and that there was nothing alleged involving either death or imprisonment.

So they met here, and without loss of time I took my seat on the Bench the very next day, and ordered the man to be brought before me.

I found, however, that he had not done anything deserving death; so, as he had himself appealed to his August Majesty, I decided to send him.

After staying among them some eight or ten days, Festus went down to Caesarea. The next day he took his seat on the Bench, and ordered Paul to be brought before him.

And, after retiring, discussed the case among themselves. "There is nothing," they said, "deserving death or imprisonment in this man's conduct";

The Romans, when they had examined me, were ready to release me, because there was nothing in my conduct deserving death.

No, we have renounced the secrecy prompted by shame, refusing to adopt crafty ways, or to tamper with God's Message, and commending ourselves to every man's conscience, in the sight of God, by our exhibition of the Truth.




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