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Acts 25

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οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς / ὁ ἀρχιερεύςDo the accusers include the chief priests collectively or the high priest?
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ἐνεφάνισάν ... κατὰ τοῦ ΠαύλουWhat did the Jerusalem leaders do against Paul?
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αἰτούμενοι χάριν κατ’ αὐτοῦWhat were the leaders asking Festus to grant?
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ἐνέδραν ποιοῦντεςWhat were they preparing along the road?
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οἱ οὖν ἐν ὑμῖν ... δυνατοίWhom does Festus tell to accompany him?
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εἴ τί ἐστιν ἐν τῷ ἀνδρὶ ἄτοπονWhat condition would justify an accusation?
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ἡμέρας οὐ πλείους ὀκτὼ ἢ δέκα / οὐ πλείους δέκαHow long did Festus remain in Jerusalem?
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πολλὰ καὶ βαρέα αἰτιώματαHow are the accusations characterized?
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θέλων τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις χάριν καταθέσθαιWhy does Festus suggest a Jerusalem hearing?
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Ἐπὶ τοῦ βήματος ΚαίσαροςWhere does Paul say he is standing?
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οὐ παραιτοῦμαι τὸ ἀποθανεῖνWhat does Paul say if he deserves death?
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οὐδείς με δύναται αὐτοῖς χαρίσασθαιWhat does Paul say no one may do with him?
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Καίσαρα ἐπικαλοῦμαιHow should Paul’s decisive legal declaration sound?
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ἀσπασάμενοι τὸν ΦῆστονWhy did Agrippa and Bernice come to Caesarea?
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ἐνεφάνισαν ... οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροιHow does Festus describe the leaders’ action?
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χαρίζεσθαί τινα ἄνθρωπονWhat Roman custom does Festus deny?
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εἰς ἀπώλειανDoes Festus explicitly say ‘hand over a person to destruction’?
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τόπον τε ἀπολογίας λάβοιWhat must an accused person receive?
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περὶ τῆς ἰδίας δεισιδαιμονίαςHow does Festus characterize their religious dispute?
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ὃν ἔφασκεν ὁ Παῦλος ζῆνHow does Festus report Paul’s claim about Jesus?
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ἀπορούμενος ... τὴν περὶ τούτων ζήτησινWhy did Festus propose Jerusalem?
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τὴν τοῦ Σεβαστοῦ διάγνωσινFor whose decision was Paul being kept?
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Ἐβουλόμην καὶ αὐτὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἀκοῦσαιHow does Agrippa express his interest?
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μετὰ πολλῆς φαντασίαςHow is the royal entrance described?
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εἰς τὸ ἀκροατήριονWhat room did the dignitaries enter?
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τῷ κυρίῳWhom does Festus call ‘my lord’?
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ἄλογον ... πέμποντα δέσμιονHow does Festus describe sending an uncharged prisoner?
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ἐπιβὰς τῇ ἐπαρχείᾳHow does Luke describe Festus taking up his provincial post?
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μετὰ τρεῖς ἡμέρας ἀνέβηHow soon did Festus travel to Jerusalem?
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Παῦλον τηρεῖσθαι εἰς ΚαισάρειανWhat did Festus say about Paul’s custody?
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περιέστησαν αὐτὸν ... πολλὰ καὶ βαρέαHow does Luke stage the accusers around Paul?
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ἃ οὐκ ἴσχυον ἀποδεῖξαιWhat weakness marked the accusations?
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οὔτε ... οὔτε ... οὔτεHow does Paul frame his innocence?
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ὡς καὶ σὺ κάλλιον ἐπιγινώσκειςHow strongly does Paul appeal to Festus’s knowledge?
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συλλαλήσας μετὰ τοῦ συμβουλίουWhat did Festus do before answering the appeal?
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ἀνέθετο ... τὰ κατὰ τὸν ΠαῦλονHow did Festus bring Paul’s matter before Agrippa?
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μηδεμίαν ἀναβολὴν ποιησάμενοςHow promptly did Festus convene the hearing?
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ὧν ἐγὼ ὑπενόουν πονηρῶνWhat kind of charges had Festus expected?
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μὴ δεῖν αὐτὸν ζῆν μηκέτιWhat verdict was the crowd demanding?
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περὶ οὗ ἀσφαλές τι γράψαιWhat problem did Festus face in sending Paul?
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