Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 25:10

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10. Then said Paul, I stand at Cæsar's judgment seat —that is, I am already before the proper tribunal. This seems to imply that he understood Festus to propose handing him over to the Sanhedrim for judgment (and see on :- ), with a mere promise of protection from him. But from going to Jerusalem at all he was too well justified in shrinking, for there assassination had been quite recently planned against him. to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou knowest very well —literally, "better," that is, (perhaps), better than to press such a proposal. if there be none of these things . . . no man may deliver me unto them —The word signifies to "surrender in order to gratify" another. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-11" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

• part_of pericope/per-act-25-002

절 (explains)

bible-text/act-25-10

Source

• source-manifest/jfb — Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)
• evidence_grade: T_theological