Acts 25:17
Therefore, when they were come hither, without any delay on the morrow I sat on the judgment seat, and commanded the man to be brought forth.
Acts 25:17 in other translations
| BSB | So when they came here with me, I did not delay. The next day I sat on the judgment seat and ordered that the man be brought in. |
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| WEB | When therefore they had come together here, I didn’t delay, but on the next day sat on the judgment seat and commanded the man to be brought. |
| ASV | When therefore they were come together here, I made no delay, but on the next day sat on the judgment-seat, and commanded the man to be brought. |
| YLT | ‘They, therefore, having come together--I, making no delay, on the succeeding day having sat upon the tribunal, did command the man to be brought, |
| DARBY | When therefore they had come together here, without putting it off, I sat the next day on the judgment-seat and commanded the man to be brought: |
| BBE | So, when they had come together here, straight away, on the day after, I took my place on the judge's seat and sent for the man. |
| Webster | Therefore, when they had come hither, without any delay on the morrow I sat on the judgment-seat, and commanded the man to be brought forth; |
What does Acts 25:17 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 25:16-21
16-21. to deliver any man to die--On the word "deliver up," see on Ac 25:11.
Barnes' Notes
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 25:13-27
Agrippa had the government of Galilee. How many unjust and hasty judgments the Roman maxim, ver. #(16), condemn! This heathen, guided only by the light of nature, followed law and custom exactly, yet how many Christians will not follow the rules of truth, justice, and charity, in judging their brethren! The questions about God's worship, the way of salvation, and the truths of the gospel, may appear doubtful and…
Acts 25:17 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Acts 25:17
- Acts 25:6
And when he had tarried among them more than ten days, he went down unto Cesarea; and the next day sitting on the judgment seat commanded Paul to be brought.
- Acts 25:10
Then said Paul, I stand at Cesar’s judgment seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou very well knowest.
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Context
- Acts 25:16
To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have the accusers face to face, and have licence to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him.
- Acts 25:17
Therefore, when they were come hither, without any delay on the morrow I sat on the judgment seat, and commanded the man to be brought forth.
- Acts 25:18
Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought none accusation of such things as I supposed:
Acts 25:17 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Así que, habiendo venido ellos juntos acá, sin ninguna dilación, al día siguiente, sentado en el tribunal, mandé traer al hombre; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Quand donc ils furent venus ici, sans aucun délai, le jour suivant, m’étant assis sur le tribunal, j’ordonnai que cet homme soit amené; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Als sie nun hierher zusammengekommen waren, setzte ich mich, ohne Aufschub zu machen, tags darauf auf den Richterstuhl und befahl, den Mann vorzuführen; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Cum ergo huc convenissent sine ulla dilatione, sequenti die sedens pro tribunali, jussi adduci virum. |