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Acts 25:15 Cross-References
Explore 5 cross-references for Acts 25:15 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Acts chapter 25 verse 15 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“About whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, desiring to have judgment against him.”
Acts 25:15 (KJV)
Commentary on Acts 25:15
The chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, desiring to have judgment against him (κατηγόρησαν αἰτούμενοι κατ᾽ αὐτοῦ καταδίκην)—Festus recounts the Jewish leaders' accusation against Paul. The Greek katēgorēsan (informed/accused) is the root of our word 'category'—they catalogued charges. Katadikēn (judgment/condemnation) reveals their goal: not investigation but execution.This verse captures the irony of Paul's trial narrative: Rome, the pagan empire, sought legal process while Jerusalem's religious establishment demanded summary execution. The 'chief priests and elders' represe...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Acts 25:15
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“asking that he might be crucified. Their voices and the voices of the chief priests prevailed.”
“and she often came to him”
“the high priest”
“let it be written that they be destroyed; and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those who are in charge of the king's business”
“having come into the province”