Shǐtúxíngzhuàn 25:12

12 Fēi sī dū hé yì huì shāngliang le , jiù shuō , nǐ jì shǎng gào yú Gāisǎ , kĕyǐ wǎng Gāisǎ nàli qù .

Shǐtúxíngzhuàn 25:12 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 25:12

Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council
Not with the Jewish sanhedrim, or any part of it that came down on this occasion; but with Roman counsellors, which he had to assist him in judgment, when any difficult matters were before him; the Syriac and Ethiopic versions render it, "with his counsellors"; and the Arabic reads in the singular number, "with his counsellor"; with these he advised, whether it was proper to admit of Paul's appeal, or not; and having had their opinion,

he answered, hast thou appealed unto Caesar? unto Caesar shalt thou
go:
the question is put, partly for the more certain knowledge of the thing, that there might be no mistake in it; and partly on account of the Jews, that they might see that though he was disposed to do them a favour, it was not in his power, because of this appeal; and it may be with some resentment in himself, since it carried in it a sort of reflection upon him, as if he was incapable of issuing this affair, or would not be just and faithful in it.

Shǐtúxíngzhuàn 25:12 In-Context

10 Bǎoluó shuō , wǒ zhàn zaì Gāisǎ de táng qián , zhè jiù shì wǒ yīngdāng shòu shĕn de dìfang . wǒ xiàng Yóutaìrén bìng méiyǒu xíng guò shénme bú yì de shì , zhè yĕ shì nǐ míng míng zhīdào de .

11 Wǒ ruò xíng le bú yì de shì , fàn le shénme gāisǐ de zuì , jiù shì sǐ , wǒ yĕ bú cí . tāmen suǒ gào wǒde shì ruò dōu bú shí , jiù méiyǒu rén kĕyǐ bǎ wǒ jiāo gĕi tāmen . wǒ yào shàng gào yú Gāisǎ .

12 Fēi sī dū hé yì huì shāngliang le , jiù shuō , nǐ jì shǎng gào yú Gāisǎ , kĕyǐ wǎng Gāisǎ nàli qù .

13 Guò le xiē rìzi , yà jī pà wáng , hé bǎi ní jī zhī , lái dào Gāisālíyà , wèn fēi sī dū ān .

14 Zaì nàli zhù le duō rì , fēi sī dū jiāng Bǎoluó de shì gàosu wáng , shuō , zhèlǐ yǒu yī gèrén , shì Féilìsī liú zaì jiānlǐ de .