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Acts 25:4

But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself would depart shortly thither.

KJV

ὁ μὲν οὖν Φῆστος ἀπεκρίθη τηρεῖσθαι τὸν Παῦλον εἰς Καισάριαν, ἑαυτὸν δὲ μέλλειν ἐν τάχει ἐκπορεύεσθαι·

Greek NT

Festus autem respondit servari Paulum in Cæsarea : se autem maturius profecturum.

Vulgate

Howbeit Festus answered, that Paul was kept in charge at Cæsarea, and that he himself was about to depart thither shortly.

ASV

But Festus answered: That Paul was kept in Caesarea: and that he himself would very shortly depart thither.

Douay-Rheims

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In this verse

People PaulFestus
Places Caesarea

In the original Greek

15 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Καισάρεια
kaisareia
noun · 17×
Παῦλος
paulos
noun · 158×
Φῆστος
phestos
noun · 13×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
μέλλω
mello
verb · 110×
μέν
men
particle · 177×
οὖν
oun
conjunction · 489×
τάχος
tachos
noun · 7×
τηρέω
tereo
verb · 71×
ἀποκρίνομαι
apokrinomai
verb · 233×
ἐκπορεύομαι
ekporeuomai
verb · 33×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἑαυτοῦ
eautou
reflexive_pronoun · 316×
o
article · 19778×

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

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SBLGNT: εἰς Καισάρειαν | WH/Treg/NIV: εἰς Καισάρειαν | RP: ἐν Καισαρείᾳ
  • εἰς ΚαισάρειανSBLGNT
  • εἰς ΚαισάρειανWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ἐν ΚαισαρείᾳRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Acts 8:40 — But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.
  • 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