Acts 25:2-3,7
Acts 25:2-3 King James Version (KJV)
Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, and besought him, and desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.
Acts 25:7 King James Version (KJV)
And when he was come, the Jews which came down from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not prove.
Acts 25:2-3 New International Version (NIV)
where the chief priests and the Jewish leaders appeared before him and presented the charges against Paul. They requested Festus, as a favor to them, to have Paul transferred to Jerusalem, for they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.
Acts 25:7 New International Version (NIV)
When Paul came in, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him. They brought many serious charges against him, but they could not prove them.
Acts 25:2-3 New Living Translation (NLT)
where the leading priests and other Jewish leaders met with him and made their accusations against Paul. They asked Festus as a favor to transfer Paul to Jerusalem (planning to ambush and kill him on the way).
Acts of the Apostles 25:7 New Living Translation (NLT)
When Paul arrived, the Jewish leaders from Jerusalem gathered around and made many serious accusations they couldn’t prove.
Acts 25:1-3 The Message (MSG)
Three days after Festus arrived in Caesarea to take up his duties as governor, he went up to Jerusalem. The high priests and top leaders renewed their vendetta against Paul. They asked Festus if he wouldn’t please do them a favor by sending Paul to Jerusalem to respond to their charges. A lie, of course—they had revived their old plot to set an ambush and kill him along the way.
Acts 25:6-7 The Message (MSG)
About eight or ten days later, Festus returned to Caesarea. The next morning he took his place in the courtroom and had Paul brought in. The minute he walked in, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem were all over him, hurling the most extreme accusations, none of which they could prove.
Acts 25:2-3 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
And the chief priests and the leading men of the Jews brought charges against Paul, and they were urging him, requesting a concession against Paul, that he might have him brought to Jerusalem (at the same time, setting an ambush to kill him on the way).
Acts 25:7 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
After Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many and serious charges against him which they could not prove
Acts 25:2-3 New Century Version (NCV)
There the leading priests and the important leaders made charges against Paul before Festus. They asked Festus to do them a favor. They wanted him to send Paul back to Jerusalem, because they had a plan to kill him on the way.
Acts 25:7 New Century Version (NCV)
when Paul came into the room. The people who had come from Jerusalem stood around him, making serious charges against him, which they could not prove.
Acts 25:2-3 American Standard Version (ASV)
And the chief priests and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul; and they besought him, asking a favor against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem; laying a plot to kill him on the way.
Acts 25:7 American Standard Version (ASV)
And when he was come, the Jews that had come down from Jerusalem stood round about him, bringing against him many and grievous charges which they could not prove
Acts 25:2-3 New King James Version (NKJV)
Then the high priest and the chief men of the Jews informed him against Paul; and they petitioned him, asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem—while they lay in ambush along the road to kill him.
Acts 25:7 New King James Version (NKJV)
When he had come, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood about and laid many serious complaints against Paul, which they could not prove
Acts 25:2-3 Amplified Bible (AMP)
And [there in Jerusalem] the chief priests and the leading men of the Jews brought charges against Paul [before Festus], and they repeatedly pleaded with him, asking as a concession against Paul, that he would have him brought to Jerusalem; (meanwhile planning an ambush to kill him on the way).
Acts 25:7 Amplified Bible (AMP)
After Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges against him which they were not able to prove
Acts 25:2-3 The Passion Translation (TPT)
Religious authorities and prominent leaders among the Jews brought formal charges against Paul before Festus. They came asking him for a favor—that he would transfer Paul from Caesarea to Jerusalem—all the while plotting to ambush and kill Paul along the way.
Acts 25:7 The Passion Translation (TPT)
the Jewish leaders who came from Jerusalem encircled him and leveled against him many serious charges, which they were unable to substantiate.