Pilate, wishing to please the multitude, released Bar-Abba to them, and handed over Yeshua, when he had flogged him, to be crucified.
Acts 25:9 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) But Festus, desiring to gain favor with the Judeans, answered Sha'ul and said, *Are you willing to go up to Yerushalayim, and be judged by me there concerning these things?* Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure, answered Paul, and said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But Festus, wishing to ingratiate himself with the Jews, answered Paul, Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and there be put on trial [before the Jewish Sanhedrin] in my presence concerning these charges? American Standard Version (1901) But Festus, desiring to gain favor with the Jews, answered Paul and said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me? Common English Bible Festus, wanting to put the Jews in his debt, asked Paul, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem to stand trial before me concerning these things?” Catholic Public Domain Version But Festus, wanting to show greater favor to the Jews, responded to Paul by saying: "Are you willing to ascend to Jerusalem and to be judged there about these things before me?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But Festus, willing to shew the Jews a pleasure, answering Paul, said: Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me? |
Pilate, wishing to please the multitude, released Bar-Abba to them, and handed over Yeshua, when he had flogged him, to be crucified.
When he saw that it pleased the Judeans, he proceeded to seize Kefa also. This was during the days of matzah.
But when two years were fulfilled, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus, and desiring to gain favor with the Judeans, Felix left Sha'ul in bonds.
Being perplexed how to inquire concerning these things, I asked whether he was willing to go to Yerushalayim and there be judged concerning these matters.
asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Yerushalayim; plotting to kill him on the way.