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Acts 25:26–27

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26I do not have anything definite to write to my* lord about him.d Therefore I have brought him before you all*—and especially before you, King Agrippa—so that after* this preliminary hearing has taken place, I may have something to write. 27For it seems unreasonable to me to send a prisoner and not to indicate the charges against him.”

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  1. *Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  2. dLiterally “whom”
  3. *Here “all” is supplied in the translation to indicate that the pronoun (“you”) is plural
  4. *Here “after” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“has taken place”)

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

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 we have examined him, I may have something to write. For it seems to me unreasonable, in sending a prisoner, not to indicate the charges against him.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But I have nothing definite to write to His Majesty about him. Therefore I have brought him before all of you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that as a result of this investigation I may have something to write. For I think it is unreasonable to send a prisoner on to Rome without specifying the charges against him.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I have nothing definite to write to my lord about him. Therefore, I have brought him before all of you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after this examination is over, I may have something to write. For it seems unreasonable to me to send a prisoner without indicating the charges against him.”

NLTNew Living Translation

“But what shall I write the emperor? For there is no clear charge against him. So I have brought him before all of you, and especially you, King Agrippa, so that after we examine him, I might have something to write. For it makes no sense to send a prisoner to the emperor without specifying the charges against him!”

KJV 1900King James Version

Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, O king Agrippa, that, after examination had, I might have somewhat to write. For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not withal to signify the crimes laid against him.