Atos 25:4

4 Mas Festo respondeu que Paulo estava detido em Cesaréia, e que ele mesmo brevemente partiria para lá.

Atos 25:4 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 25:4

But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Caesarea,
&c.] Or that he was kept there, and was in proper custody, under the care of a centurion, and should continue there; nor was there any reason why he should be removed, especially since he should return thither speedily, as he adds:

and that he himself would depart shortly thither;
the answer was a very wise and prudent one, and the reasons given were just and strong; as that Paul had been sent to Caesarea, was left bound by his predecessor there; there he found him, and there he was under a proper guard, and there it was right for him to continue; and besides, he himself should make no stay in Jerusalem, but should depart for Caesarea in a few days, and therefore it was very improper to send for Paul thither.

Atos 25:4 In-Context

2 E os principais sacerdotes e os mais eminentes judeus fizeram-lhe queixa contra Paulo e, em detrimento deste,

3 lhe rogavam o favor de o mandar a Jerusalém, armando ciladas para o matarem no caminho.

4 Mas Festo respondeu que Paulo estava detido em Cesaréia, e que ele mesmo brevemente partiria para lá.

5 Portanto - disse ele - as autoridades dentre vós desçam comigo e, se há nesse homem algum crime, acusem-no.

6 Tendo-se demorado entre eles não mais de oito ou dez dias, desceu a Cesaréia; e no dia seguinte, sentando-se no tribunal, mandou trazer Paulo.