Acts 26:32

Then said Agrippa unto Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Caesar.

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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Then	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
said	ἔφη· ephē	G5346	to show or make known one's thoughts · verb — imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular
Agrippa	Ἀγρίππας Agrippas	G67	wild-horse tamer · noun — nominative singular masculine, a proper name
Festus	Φήστῳ Phēstō	G5347	festal · noun — dative singular masculine, a proper name
This	οὗτος, houtos	G3778	the he (she or it) · demonstrative pronoun — nominative singular masculine
man	ἄνθρωπος anthrōpos	G444	from G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι)) · noun — nominative singular masculine
been	ἐδύνατο edunato	G1410	to be able or possible · verb — imperfect middle or passive deponent indicative, 3rd person singular
liberty	ἀπολελύσθαι apolelusthai	G630	to free fully · verb — perfect passive infinitive
if	εἰ ei	G1487	if · conditional particle
had	ἐπεκέκλητο epekeklēto	G1941	to entitle · verb — pluperfect middle deponent indicative, 3rd person singular
not	μὴ mē	G3361	(adverb) not · particle — negative
appealed	ἐπικαλέομαι epikaléomai	G1941	to entitle
Cæsar	Καίσαρα.¶ Kaisara	G2541	Cæsar · noun — accusative singular masculine, a title

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Cross-references

Acts 28:18 Who, when they had examined me, would have let me go, because there was no cause of death in me.
Acts 25:11-12 For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof thes…
Acts 25:25 But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and that he himself hath appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 26:24–end

We have reason to think that Paul had a great deal more to say in defence of the gospel he preached, and for the honour of it, and to recommend it to the good opinion of this noble audience; he had just fallen upon that which was the life of the cause - the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and here he is in his element; now he warms more than before, his mouth is opened towards them, his heart is enlarged. Lead him but to this subject, and let him have leave to go on, and he will never know when to conclude; for the power of Christ's death, and the fellowship of his sufferings, are with him inexhaustible subjects. It was a thousand pities then that he should be interrupted, as he is h…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 26:32

This man might have been set at liberty if he had not appealed to CÃ&brvbrsar--It would seem from this that such appeals, once made, behooved to be carried out. Next: Acts Chapter 27

Adam Clarke on Acts 26:32

Then said Agrippa, etc. - The king himself, who had participated in the strongest emotions on the occasion, feels himself prompted to wish the apostle's immediate liberation; but this was now rendered impracticable, because he had appealed to Caesar; the appeal was no doubt registered, and the business must now proceed to a full hearing. Bp. Pearce conjectures, with great probability, that Agrippa, on his return to Rome, represented Paul's case so favourably to the emperor, or his ministers of state, that he was soon set at liberty there, as may be concluded from Act 28:30, that he dwelt two whole years in his own hired place; and to the same cause it seems to have been owing that Julius, wh…

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John Gill on Acts 26:32

Then said Agrippa unto Festus,.... As declaring his sense, and by way of advice and counsel; but not as determining anything himself, for that lay in the breast of Festus, the Roman governor and judge: this man might have been set at liberty; from his bonds and imprisonment; for ought that appears against him, or any law to the contrary: if he had not appealed unto Caesar; wherefore an inferior judge could not release him; but so it was ordered in divine Providence, that he should appeal to Caesar, that he might go to Rome, and there bear a testimony for Christ; however, this declaration of Agrippa, and what he and the governor and the rest said among themselves, are a considerable proof o…

The Church Fathers

"And Agrippa said to Festus." Then Agrippa said to Festus: "This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed to Caesar." Then Paul was delivered to centurion Julius with the guards, to sail to Italy. Going on board, they came to Sidon on the second day, where the centurion, treating Paul kindly, permitted him to go to his friends. From there they came to Cyprus, from there to Lystra; from there, having been moved over into a ship of Alexandria, they sailed past Crete to Salmone, and then reached Good-havens after some time. There, with the sailing season being now over, Paul told his companions it would be better if they could winter in that place to avoid being shipwrecked. The centurion, improvidently disagreeing with him, hastened towards the harbor of Phenice, which was more safely situated.
— Cassiodorus, Complexiones on the Acts of the Apostles

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Dictionary and topics

Agrippa II. — Son of the foregoing, was born at Rome, A.D. 27. He was the brother of Bernice and Drusilla. The Emperor Claudius (A.D. 48) invested him with the office of superintendent of the Temple of Jerusalem,…
Call — (1.) To cry for help, hence to pray (Gen. 4:26). Thus men are said to “call upon the name of the Lord” (Acts 2:21; 7:59; 9:14; Rom. 10:12; 1 Cor. 1:2). (2.) God calls with respect to men when he…
Appeal · Paul makes, to — Paul makes, to
Courts Of Justice · Of the romans in Judea: Appeals from, made to the emperor — Of the romans in Judea: Appeals from, made to the emperor
Roman Empire, The · Allusions to judicial affairs of: Those who appealed to Caesar, to be brought before him — Allusions to judicial affairs of: Those who appealed to Caesar, to be brought before him

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Acts 26:32

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 26:24–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 26:32

Adam Clarke on Acts 26:32

John Gill on Acts 26:32

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Acts 26:32

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 26:24–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 26:32

Adam Clarke on Acts 26:32

John Gill on Acts 26:32

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Acts 26:24–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Acts 26:32