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A Governor's Confusion
Commentators note that Festus, a powerful Roman official, openly admitted his perplexity. He was completely out of his depth with the Jewish "questions" about Jesus' resurrection. As scholars like Barnes and Gill explain, his suggestion to move the trial to Jerusalem was a direct result of his ignorance, showing how the claims of Christ baffled the worldly-wise.
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Albert Barnes
On Acts 25:20
18th Century
Theologian
And because I doubted of such manner of questions. See the margin. Because I hesitated about the right way of settling them; because I was…
AT Robertson
On Acts 25:20
Being perplexed (απορουμενος). Present middle participle of the common verb απορεω (α privative and πορος way), to be in doubt whi…
Charles Ellicott
On Acts 25:20
19th Century
Bishop
Because I doubted of such manner of questions.—Better, I, being perplexed as to the inquiry about these thin…
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Charles Spurgeon
On Acts 25:20–22
19th Century
Preacher
So Paul's witness-bearing was made to spread still further. It is scarcely possible to conceive of any other circumstances in which the gospel coul…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Acts 25:20
Festus told Agrippa how the Jewish leaders confronted him with Paul’s case when he first went to Jerusalem and that they had asked for Paul’s death…
John Gill
On Acts 25:20
17th Century
Pastor
And because I doubted of such manner of questions
Or was ignorant of them, and knew not what to make of them, or to …
Matthew Henry
On Acts 25:13–27
17th Century
Minister
Agrippa had the government of Galilee. How many unjust and hasty judgments the Roman maxim (Acts 25:16) condemns! This heathen, guided …