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Acts 25 — Sermon Preparation
Paul appeals to Caesar before Festus, and King Agrippa arrives and asks to hear Paul speak for himself. 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.
- 27
- verses
- 530 / 185
- Greek words / lemmas
- 10
- classic sermon excerpts
- 5
- preachers & commentators
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.
“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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