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Atos 25:16

Listen to Atos 25:16
16 “Eu lhes disse que não é costume romano condenar ninguém antes que ele se defronte pessoalmente com seus acusadores e tenha a oportunidade de se defender das acusações que lhe fazem.

Atos 25:16 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 25:16

To whom I answered
As follows:

it is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die; or to
give any man to destruction;
to pass sentence of death upon him, without hearing his cause, and purely at the request of another, and merely to gratify him:

before that he which is accused have the accusers face to face;
so as to speak to his face, or before him, what they have to charge him with:

and have licence to answer for himself, concerning the crime laid
against him;
and this was also according to the law of the Jews, ( John 7:51 ) though Festus, from such an application to him by the chief priests and elders, might conclude that their manner was different, he being ignorant of their laws and customs; but their prejudice to the apostle carried them to act such an illegal part, or at least to desire it might be acted: it is one of the Jewish canons, that it is unlawful for a judge to hear one of the contending parties, before the other is come in.

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Atos 25:16 In-Context

14 Visto que estavam passando muitos dias ali, Festo explicou o caso de Paulo ao rei: “Há aqui um homem que Félix deixou preso.
15 Quando fui a Jerusalém, os chefes dos sacerdotes e os líderes dos judeus fizeram acusações contra ele, pedindo que fosse condenado.
16 “Eu lhes disse que não é costume romano condenar ninguém antes que ele se defronte pessoalmente com seus acusadores e tenha a oportunidade de se defender das acusações que lhe fazem.
17 Vindo eles comigo para cá, não retardei o caso; convoquei o tribunal no dia seguinte e ordenei que o homem fosse apresentado.
18 Quando os seus acusadores se levantaram para falar, não o acusaram de nenhum dos crimes que eu esperava.
Biblia Sagrada, Nova Versão Internacional®, NVI® Copyright © 1993, 2000 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

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