Acts 25:1

1 Three days after Festus had arrived in the province, he went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem

Acts 25:1 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 25:1

Now when Festus was come into the province
Of Judea, which was a Roman province, over which he was made governor by Nero, the Roman emperor, in the room of Felix; he now being landed in some part of the province, namely, at Caesarea, and so might be said to have entered upon the government of it, as the phrase will bear to be rendered;

after three days he ascended from Caesarea to Jerusalem;
he very likely came by sea from Italy to Judea, and landed at Caesarea; for though Joppa was the nearest port to Jerusalem, yet Caesarea was the safest, and most commodious port, being made so by Herod; (See Gill on Acts 18:22), and besides, it seems to have been very much the residence of the kings and governors of Judea, ( Acts 12:19 ) ( Acts 23:23 Acts 23:33 ) here Festus stayed three days after his landing, to rest himself after the fatigue of the voyage, and then went up to Jerusalem, the metropolis of the province of Judea.

Acts 25:1 In-Context

1 Three days after Festus had arrived in the province, he went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem

2 where the chief priests and the leaders of the Jews gave him a report against Paul. They appealed to him

3 and requested, as a favor to them against Paul, to have him transferred to Jerusalem. They were, in fact, planning an ambush to kill him along the way.

4 Festus replied that Paul was being kept at Caesarea, and that he himself intended to go there shortly.

5 "So," he said, "let those of you who have the authority come down with me, and if there is anything wrong about the man, let them accuse him."