Act 25:24 | NETfull | STEP | Then Festus said, “King Agrippa, and all you who are present here with us, you see this man about whom the entire Jewish populace petitioned me both in Jerusalem and here, shouting loudly that he ought not to live any longer.

Acts 25:24

24 Then Festus ^{▼▼ See the note on Porcius Festus in 24:27.} said, “King Agrippa, ^{▼▼ See the note on King Agrippa in 25:13.} and all you who are present here with us, you see this man about whom the entire Jewish populace ^{▼▼ Probably best understood as rhetorical hyperbole. BDAG 825 s.v. πλῆθος 2.b.γ states, “people, populace, population…τὸ πλῆθος the populace…ἅπαν τὸ πλ. τῶν ᾿Ιουδαίων Ac 25:24.” However, the actions of the leadership are seen by Luke as representing the actions of the entire nation, so the remark is not inaccurate.} petitioned ^{▼▼ Or “appealed to” (BDAG 341 s.v. ἐντυγχάνω 1.a).} me both in Jerusalem ^{▼▼ For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; Journey of Paul map 1-F4; Journey of Paul map 2-F4; Journey of Paul map 3-F4; Journey of Paul map 4-F4.} and here, ^{▼▼ Here means “here in Caesarea.”} shouting loudly ^{▼▼ Or “screaming.”} that he ought not to live any longer.