Act 25:26 | NETfull | STEP | But I have nothing definite to write to my lord about him. Therefore I have brought him before you all, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after this preliminary hearing I may have something to write.

Acts 25:26

26 But I have nothing definite ^{▼▼ There is irony here. How can Festus write anything definite about Paul, if he is guilty of nothing.} to write to my lord ^{▼▼ To my lord means “to His Majesty the Emperor.”} about him. ^{▼▼ Grk “about whom I have nothing definite…” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, the relative pronoun (“whom”) was replaced with a personal pronoun (“him”) and a new sentence begun in the translation at the beginning of v. 26.} Therefore I have brought him before you all, and especially before you, King Agrippa, ^{▼▼ See the note on King Agrippa in 25:13.} so that after this preliminary hearing ^{▼▼ Or “investigation.” BDAG 66 s.v. ἀνάκρισις has “a judicial hearing, investigation, hearing, esp. preliminary hearing…τῆς ἀ. γενομένης Ac 25:26.” This is technical legal language.} I may have something to write.