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Acts 25:9

But Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure, answered Paul, and said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “to be judged” (κριθῆναι) before before here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to be judged” (κρίνεσθαι) before before here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ΦῆστοςphēstosFestusΦῆστοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Festus”, the subject formG5347Festus.Festusδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.θέλωνthelōnwillingθέλω (thelō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “willing”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2309I will, wish, desire, am willing, intend, design.willingτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἸουδαίοιςioudaioisJewsἸουδαῖος (ioudaios)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “Jews”, the to- or for-formG2453Jewish.the Jewsχάρινcharina pleasureχάρις (charis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “a pleasure”, the object formG5485(a) grace, as a gift or blessing brought to man by Jesus Christ, (b) favor, (c) gratitude, thanks, (d) a favor, kindness.a pleasureκαταθέσθαιkatathesthaito attainκατατίθημι (katatithēmi)verb, aorist middle infinitive — “to attain”, a single actionG2698(a) I lay down, deposit, (b) mid: I lay down or deposit a favor, with the view of receiving one in return, seek favor.ἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisansweredἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “answered”, a single actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.answeredτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ΠαύλῳpaulōPaulΠαῦλος (paulos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “Paul”, the to- or for-formG3972Paul, Paulus.Paulεἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).and saidΘέλειςtheleisWilt thouθέλω (thelō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “Wilt thou”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2309I will, wish, desire, am willing, intend, design.Wilt thouεἰςeistoεἰςpreposition — “to”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.toἹεροσόλυμαhierosolumaJerusalemἹεροσόλυμαnoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “Jerusalem”, the object formG2414the Greek form of the Hebrew name: Jerusalem.Jerusalemἀναβὰςanabasto ascendἀναβαίνω (anabainō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to ascend”, a single actionG305I go up, mount, ascend; of things: I rise, spring up, come up.This verse uses “ascend”.ἐκεῖekeiand thereἐκεῖadverb — “and there”G1563(a) there, yonder, in that place, (b) thither, there.This verse uses “there”.and thereπερὶperiofπερίpreposition — “of”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.ofτούτωνtoutōnthese thingsοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, genitive, plural, neuter — “these things”, the of-formG3778this; he, she, it.these thingsκριθῆναιkrithēnaito judgeκρίνω (krinō)verb, aorist passive infinitive — “to judge”, a single actionG2919(a) I judge, whether in a law-court or privately: sometimes with cognate nouns emphasizing the notion of the verb, (b) I decide, I think (it) good.This verse uses “judge”.ἐπ’epbeforeἐπί (epi)preposition — “before”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.beforeἐμοῦemoumeἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “me”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.me

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

κρίνεσθαιkrinesthaito be judgedκρίνω (krinō)verb, aorist passive infinitive — “to be judged”, a single actionG2919(a) I judge, whether in a law-court or privately: sometimes with cognate nouns emphasizing the notion of the verb, (b) I decide, I think (it) good.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And Festus willing to lay on the Jews a favour, answering Paul, said, 'Art thou willing, to Jerusalem having gone up, there concerning these things to be judged before me?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

But Festus, desiring to gain favor with the Jews, answered Paul and said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?

Young’s Literal Translation

And Festus willing to lay on the Jews a favour, answering Paul, said, 'Art thou willing, to Jerusalem having gone up, there concerning these things to be judged before me?'

World English Bible

But Festus, desiring to gain favor with the Jews, answered Paul and said, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and be judged by me there concerning these things?”

Darby Translation

But Festus, desirous of obliging the Jews, to acquire their favour, answering Paul, said, Art thou willing to go up to Jerusalem, there to be judged before me concerning these things?

Douay-Rheims

But Festus, willing to shew the Jews a pleasure, answering Paul, said: Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?

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