Hechos 25:12

12 Entonces Festo, habiendo hablado con el consejo, respondió: ¿A César has apelado? A César irás.

Hechos 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.

Hechos 25:12 In-Context

10 Y Pablo dijo: Ante el tribunal de César estoy, donde conviene que sea juzgado. A los judíos no he hecho injuria alguna, como tú sabes muy bien.

11 Porque si alguna injuria, o cosa alguna digna de muerte he hecho, no rehuso morir; mas si nada hay de las cosas de que éstos me acusan, nadie puede darme a ellos. A César apelo.

12 Entonces Festo, habiendo hablado con el consejo, respondió: ¿A César has apelado? A César irás.

13 Y pasados algunos días, el rey Agripa y Berenice vinieron a Cesarea a saludar a Festo.

14 Y como estuvieron allí muchos días, Festo declaró la causa de Pablo al rey, diciendo: Un varón ha sido dejado preso por Félix,