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Acts 25 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Acts 25, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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Acts 25 in the Greek

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Greek Transliteration Strong's Count KJV renderings
Φῆστος Phēstos G5347 9 Festus
Παῦλος Paûlos G3972 10 Paul, Paulus
Καῖσαρ Kaîsar G2541 6 Cæsar
Ἀγρίππας Agríppas G67 5 Agrippa
Ἱεροσόλυμα Hierosólyma G2414 7 Jerusalem
Ἰουδαῖος Ioudaîos G2453 7 Jew, of Judæa
κελεύω keleúō G2753 4 bid, command

How preachers through history handled this text

10 public-domain excerpts on Acts 25, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Calvin 4 Matthew Henry 3 Chrysostom 1 Spurgeon 1 John Wesley 1

“Agrippa had the government of Galilee. How many unjust and hasty judgments the Roman maxim, ver. #(16), condemn! This heathen, guided only by the light of nature, followed law and custom exactly, yet how many Christians will not follow the rules of truth, justice, and charity, in judging their brethren! The questions about God's worship, the way of salvation, and the truths of the gospel, may appear doubtful and without interest, to worldly men and mere politicians. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Acts 25:13–40 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Caesarea — Acts 25:1
  • Jerusalem — Acts 25:1

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