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"Let them therefore," said he, "that are in power among you go down with me, and if there is anything wrong in the man, let them accuse him."
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A Demand for Due Process
Festus denies the Jewish leaders' request to bring Paul to Jerusalem, instead insisting on a proper trial in his jurisdiction of Caesarea. Commentators explain that by inviting the 'men of power' to make the accusation, Festus was demanding the actual leaders, not hired representatives, to formally press charges. This adherence to Roman legal procedure ultimately foiled the plot to ambush and kill Paul.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Which among you are able. Enjoy all the advantages of a just trial, and exhibit your accusations with all the learning and talent in your …
Them therefore which are of power among you (ο ουν εν υμιν δυνατο). "The mighty ones among you," "the men of power" (δυνατο) and a…
19th Century
Anglican
Let them . . . which among you are able.—The adjective is probably used, as in 1 Corinthians 1:26, Revelation 6:15,…
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Baptist
Whether Festus suspected their real reason for being so anxious for him to send for Paul, we cannot tell; but, at any rate, their scheme was once m…
Unwittingly, Festus overturned their plans by inviting the Jewish leaders to return with him to Caesarea and press charges against Paul there. Evid…
16th Century
Protestant
Those, therefore. This is, word for word in the Greek, literally, 'Those who are mighty or able'; yet he means those for whom it is conven…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Let them therefore, said he, which among you are able Who are at leisure, can spare time, and to whom it will be con…
See how restless malice is. Persecutors consider it a special favor to have their malice satisfied. Preaching Christ, the end of the law, was no of…
