Actes 25:12

12 Alors Festus, après en avoir conféré avec son conseil, répondit: Tu en as appelé à César, tu iras à César.

Actes 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.

Actes 25:12 In-Context

10 Et Paul dit: Je comparais devant le tribunal de César; il faut que j'y sois jugé; je n'ai fait aucun tort aux Juifs, comme tu le sais très bien.

11 Si j'ai commis quelque injustice, ou quelque crime digne de mort, je ne refuse pas de mourir; mais s'il n'est rien des choses dont ils m'accusent, personne ne peut me livrer à eux; j'en appelle à César.

12 Alors Festus, après en avoir conféré avec son conseil, répondit: Tu en as appelé à César, tu iras à César.

13 Quelques jours après, le roi Agrippa et Bérénice vinrent à Césarée, pour saluer Festus.

14 Et comme ils y demeurèrent plusieurs jours, Festus informa le roi de l'affaire de Paul, en disant: Félix a laissé prisonnier un homme,