Acts 25:1, The Jews accuse Paul before Festus; Acts 25:8, He answers for himself, Acts 25:11. and appeals unto Caesar; Acts 25:14, Afterwards Festus opens his matter to king Agrippa; Acts 25:23, and he is brought forth; Acts 25:25, Festus clears him of having done anything worthy of death.
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Acts 25 — OverviewActs 25 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleSome think that Felix was turned out, and Festus succeeded him, quickly
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close of the foregoing chapter are to be reckoned from the beginning of…Acts 25:1-12Acts 25:1-12 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleWe commonly say, "New lords, new laws, new customs;" but here was a new
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the former, and no better. Festus, like Felix, is not so just to him…Acts 25:1Acts 25:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryFoetus therefore having come for now when Foetus was come, A.V.; went up for he ascended, A.V.; to Jerusalem from Casarea for from Caesarea to Jerusalem, A.V. The province ( ἐπαρχία); above, Acts 23:1-35. 34. After…Acts 25:1-12Acts 25:1-12 · The Pulpit CommentaryPersistent hatred.
There is a bitterness and a dogged persistency in the enmity of an Oriental, and an inextinguishable thirst for revenge, which are unlike anything we know of among ourselves. Some knowledge and…Acts 25:1-12Acts 25:1-12 · The Pulpit CommentaryTenacity in right.
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