Albert Barnes on Acts 25:14
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Acts25:14
Festus declared Paul's case. He did this, probably, because Agrippa, being a Jew, would be supposed to be interested in the case. It was natural that this trial should be a topic of conversation, and perhaps Festus might be disposed to ask what was proper to be done in such cases.
Left in bonds. Greek, "a prisoner"--δεσμιος. He was left in custody, probably in the keeping of a soldier, Acts 24:23,27.
(*) "bonds" "left a prisoner"
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