Acts 25:17

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.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Festus addresses his administrative council and visiting dignitaries immediately after the Jewish accusers arrive in Caesarea. He recounts his actions at the precise moment before formal judicial proceedings commence.

The words — ἀναβολὴν (anabolēn) means delay, and ποιησάμενος (poiēsamenos) means having made. Together they translate the text's declaration of immediate judicial action.

The thread — This procedural pattern mirrors Festus's arrival and next-day court session in Acts 25:6. It establishes the legal sequence that leads directly to Paul's appeal to Caesar's judgment seat in Acts 25:10.

Why it lands — The text records a magistrate's refusal to postpone legal proceedings. It asks the reader to recognize the practical requirement of timely justice in administrative and judicial contexts.

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The Greek words

συνελθόντωνsunelthontōnWhen were assembling οὖνountherefore αὐτῶνautōnthey ἐνθάδεenthadehere ἀναβολὴνanabolēndelay μηδεμίανmēdemianno ποιησάμενος,poiēsamenoshaving made,τῇtēaon the ἑξῆςhexēsnext [day]καθίσαςkathisashaving sat ἐπὶepion τοῦtouthe βήματοςbēmatosjudgment seat ἐκέλευσαekeleusaI commanded ἀχθῆναιachthēnaito be brought τὸνtonthe ἄνδρα·andraman;

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

Acts 25:6 After spending no more than eight or ten days with them, Festus went down to Caesarea. The next day he sat on the judgment seat and ordered that Paul be brought in.
Acts 25:10 Paul replied, “I am standing before the judgment seat of Caesar, where I ought to be tried. I have done nothing wrong to the Jews, as you yourself know very well.