Atos 25:4

4 Festo respondeu: “Paulo está preso em Cesareia, e eu mesmo vou para lá em breve.

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 onde os chefes dos sacerdotes e os judeus mais importantes compareceram diante dele, apresentando as acusações contra Paulo.

3 Pediram a Festo o favor de transferir Paulo para Jerusalém, contra os interesses do próprio Paulo, pois estavam preparando uma emboscada para matá-lo no caminho.

4 Festo respondeu: “Paulo está preso em Cesareia, e eu mesmo vou para lá em breve.

5 Desçam comigo alguns dos seus líderes e apresentem ali as acusações que têm contra esse homem, se realmente ele fez algo de errado”.

6 Tendo passado com eles de oito a dez dias, desceu para Cesareia e, no dia seguinte, convocou o tribunal e ordenou que Paulo fosse trazido perante ele.