Acts 25:10

KJV1611 – Modern English

Then said Paul, I stand at Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be judged: I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you very well know.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Εἶπεν δὲ ὁ Παῦλος, Ἐπὶ τοῦ βήματος Καίσαρος ἑστώς εἰμι, οὗ με δεῖ κρίνεσθαι: Ἰουδαίους οὐδὲν ἠδίκησα, ὡς καὶ σὺ κάλλιον ἐπιγινώσκεις.

Transliteration

Eipen de ho Paulos, At the bēmatos Kaisaros hestōs eimi, where me it dei krinesthai: Ioudaious ouden ēdikēsa, as also you kallion epiginōskeis.

Grammar Details

• *Eipen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - said
• *de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and
• *ho Paulos*: nominative, masculine, singular - Paul
• *bēmatos*: genitive, neuter, singular - judgment seat/tribunal
• *Kaisaros*: genitive, masculine, singular - of Caesar
• *hestōs eimi*: perfect active participle, nominative, masculine, singular + present indicative, 1st person singular - I am standing
• *dei*: present active indicative, 3rd person singular, impersonal - it is necessary
• *krinesthai*: present passive infinitive - to be judged
• *Ioudaious*: accusative, masculine, plural - Jews
• *ouden*: accusative, neuter, singular - nothing
• *ēdikēsa*: aorist active indicative, 1st person singular - I wronged/harmed
• *kallion*: comparative adverb - better/quite well
• *epiginōskeis*: present active indicative, 2nd person singular - you know/understand thoroughly

Word Meanings

• *bēmatos*: judgment seat/tribunal/court
• *hestōs*: standing/having taken my stand
• *dei*: it is necessary/must/ought
• *ēdikēsa*: wronged/harmed/injured
• *kallion*: better/quite well/rather well
• *epiginōskeis*: know thoroughly/understand fully/recognize clearly

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Paul said, 'I am standing before Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be tried. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you yourself clearly know.'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then said Paul, I stand at Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou very well knowest.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  But Paul said, I am standing before Caesar's judgment-seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou also very well knowest.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then said Paul, I stand at Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou very well knowest.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Then sayd Paul: I stonde at Cesars iudgemet seate where I ought to be iudged. To ye Iewes have I no harme done as thou verely well knowest.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But Paul sayde: I stonde at the Emperours iudgmet seate, where I ought to be iudged: to the Iewes haue I done no harme, as thou also knowest very well.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then said Paul, I stand at Cæsars iudgment seate, where I ought to be iudged: to the Iewes I haue done no wrong, as thou very well knowest.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then said Paul: I stande at Caesars iudgement seate, where I ought to be iudged: To the Iewes haue I no harme done, as thou very wel knowest.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then said Paul, I stand at Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou very well knowest.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But Paul said, "I am standing before Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be tried. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you also know very well.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and Paul said, `At the tribunal of Caesar I am standing, where it behoveth me to be judged; to Jews I did no unrighteousness, as thou dost also very well know;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But Paul said, I am standing before Caesar's judgment-seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou also very well knowest.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But Paul said, I am standing before Caesar's judgment-seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou also very well knowest.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Paul said, I am before the seat of Caesar's authority where it is right for me to be judged: I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you are well able to see.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But Paul said, "I am standing before Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be tried. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you also know very well.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Paul replied,“I am standing before Caesar’s judgment seat, where I should be tried. I have done nothing wrong to the Jews, as you also know very well.

Referenced Verses

• Matt 27:18 : 18 For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.
• Matt 27:23-24 : 23 And the governor said, Why, what evil has he done? But they cried out all the more, saying, Let him be crucified. 24 When Pilate saw that he could nothing prevail, but rather a tumult was made, he took water and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person. See to it yourselves.
• Acts 16:37-38 : 37 But Paul said to them, They have beaten us openly, uncondemned Romans, and have thrown us into prison. And now do they press us out secretly? No indeed! Let them come themselves and get us out. 38 And the officers told these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans.
• Acts 22:25-28 : 25 And as they bound him with straps, Paul said to the centurion who stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman and uncondemned? 26 When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take care what you do, for this man is a Roman. 27 Then the chief captain came and said to him, Tell me, are you a Roman? He said, Yes. 28 And the chief captain answered, With a great sum I obtained this freedom. And Paul said, But I was born free.
• Acts 23:29 : 29 I found him to be accused over questions about their law, but had nothing charged against him deserving death or imprisonment.
• Acts 25:6 : 6 And when he had stayed among them more than ten days, he went down to Caesarea, and the next day, sitting on the judgment seat, commanded Paul to be brought.
• Acts 25:17 : 17 Therefore, when they had come here, without any delay, I sat on the judgment seat the next day, and commanded the man to be brought forth.
• Acts 25:25 : 25 But when I found that he had committed nothing deserving of death, and since he himself has appealed to Augustus, I have decided to send him.
• Acts 26:31 : 31 And when they had gone aside, they talked among themselves, saying, This man does nothing deserving of death or chains.
• Acts 28:18 : 18 When they had examined me, they wanted to release me, because there was no cause for putting me to death.
• 2 Cor 4:2 : 2 But have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.