Charles Ellicott Commentary Acts 25:5

"Let them therefore, saith he, that are of power among you go down with me, and if there is anything amiss in the man, let them accuse him." — Acts 25:5 (ASV)

Let them . . . which among you are able.—The adjective is probably used, as in 1 Corinthians 1:26, Revelation 6:15, in the sense of “powerful,” “chief,” rather than as specifically referring to their being able to accuse the man of whom they had complained. What Festus demanded was that the charges against St. Paul should be supported by the leaders and representatives of the people, and not by a hired rhetorician like Tertullus.

If there be any wickedness in him.—The better manuscripts give simply, “if there be anything,” practically, i.e., anything worth inquiring into.