Atos 25:23

23 No dia seguinte vindo Agripa e Berenice, com muito aparato, entraram no auditório com os chefes militares e homens principais da cidade; então, por ordem de Festo, Paulo foi trazido.

Atos 25:23 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 25:23

And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come
Into the hall, or court of judicature:

and Bernice;
his sister, along with him:

with great pomp:
in rich dress, with the "regalia", or ensigns of royalty carried before them, and attended with a large train and retinue of servants:

and was entered into the place of hearing;
the causes that were tried in court, that particular part of the hall, which was assigned for that purpose; for as there were the proper places for the judge and council, and for the plaintiffs and defendants, so for those that came to hear:

with the chief captains;
or tribunes, who had the command of the Roman soldiers; and who had each of them a thousand men under them, as their title signifies:

and principal men of the city;
that is, of Caesarea; the magistrates, and chief inhabitants of the place:

at Festus's commandment Paul was brought forth;
and became a spectacle to a vast number of men, as he himself says; and which in part fulfilled what Christ had foretold to his disciples, that they should be brought before kings and governors for his sake; see ( 1 Corinthians 4:9 ) ( Matthew 10:18 ) .

Atos 25:23 In-Context

21 Mas apelando Paulo para que fosse reservado ao julgamento do imperador, mandei que fosse detido até que o enviasse a César.

22 Então Agripa disse a Festo: Eu bem quisera ouvir esse homem. Respondeu-lhe ele: Amanhã o ouvirás.

23 No dia seguinte vindo Agripa e Berenice, com muito aparato, entraram no auditório com os chefes militares e homens principais da cidade; então, por ordem de Festo, Paulo foi trazido.

24 Disse Festo: Rei Agripa e vós todos que estais presentes conosco, vedes este homem por causa de quem toda a multidão dos judeus, tanto em Jerusalém como aqui, recorreu a mim, clamando que não convinha que ele vivesse mais.

25 Eu, porém, achei que ele não havia praticado coisa alguma digna de morte; mas havendo ele apelado para o imperador, resolvi remeter-lho.