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OET (OET-RV) But Festus replied that he’d keep Paul in Caesarea and he was heading back there soon,
OET-LV Therefore indeed which Faʸstos answered, the Paulos to_be_being_kept in Kaisareia, and himself to_be_going in quickness to_be_going_out.
SR-GNT Ὁ μὲν οὖν Φῆστος ἀπεκρίθη, τηρεῖσθαι τὸν Παῦλον εἰς Καισάρειαν, ἑαυτὸν δὲ μέλλειν ἐν τάχει ἐκπορεύεσθαι. ‡
(Ho men oun Faʸstos apekrithaʸ, taʸreisthai ton Paulon eis Kaisareian, heauton de mellein en taⱪei ekporeuesthai.)
Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT Then Festus answered that Paul was being held at Caesarea but that he himself was about to depart soon.
UST But Festus replied, “Paul is in prison in Caesarea. Now I myself plan to travel back to Caesarea very soon.”
BSB § But Festus replied, “Paul is being held in Caesarea, and I myself am going there soon.
BLB So indeed Festus answered that Paul is to be kept in Caesarea, and he himself is about to set out in quickness.
AICNT Festus then answered that Paul was being kept in Caesarea and that he himself was about to leave shortly.
OEB But Festus answered that Paul was in prison at Caesarea, and that he himself would be leaving for that place shortly.
WEBBE However Festus answered that Paul should be kept in custody at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to depart shortly.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET Then Festus replied that Paul was being kept at Caesarea, and he himself intended to go there shortly.
LSV Then, indeed, Festus answered that Paul is kept in Caesarea, and is himself about to go forth speedily,
FBV But Festus replied that Paul was in custody at Caesarea and that he himself would be there shortly.
TCNT But Festus replied that Paul was being kept in custody in Caesarea, and that he himself was about to go there shortly.
T4T But Festus replied, “Paul is in Caesarea, and is being guarded {soldiers are guarding him} there. I myself will go down to Caesarea in a few days.
LEB Then Festus replied that Paul was being kept at Caesarea, and he himself was about to go there[fn] in a short time.
25:4 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
BBE But Festus, in answer, said that Paul was being kept in prison at Caesarea, and that in a short time he himself was going there.
Moff No Moff ACTs book available
Wymth Festus, however, replied that Paul was in custody in Caesarea, and that he was himself going there very soon.
ASV Howbeit Festus answered, that Paul was kept in charge at Cæsarea, and that he himself was about to depart thither shortly.
DRA But Festus answered: That Paul was kept in Caesarea, and that he himself would very shortly depart thither.
YLT Then, indeed, Festus answered that Paul is kept in Caesarea, and himself is about speedily to go on thither,
Drby Festus therefore answered that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to set out shortly.
RV Howbeit Festus answered, that Paul was kept in charge at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to depart thither shortly.
Wbstr But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Cesarea, and that he himself would depart shortly thither .
KJB-1769 But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Cæsarea, and that he himself would depart shortly thither.
(But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself would depart shortly thither/there. )
KJB-1611 But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Cesarea, and that hee himselfe would depart shortly thither.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)
Bshps But Festus aunswered, that Paul shoulde be kept at Cesarea, and that he himselfe woulde shortly depart thither.
(But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself would shortly depart thither/there.)
Gnva But Festus answered, that Paul should bee kept at Caesarea, and that he himselfe would shortly depart thither.
(But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself would shortly depart thither/there. )
Cvdl Then answered Festus, that Paul shulde be kepte at Cesarea, but that he himselfe wolde shortly go thither agayne.
(Then answered Festus, that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, but that he himself would shortly go thither/there again.)
TNT Festus answered that Paul shuld be kept at Cesarea: but that he him selfe wold shortly departe thither.
(Festus answered that Paul should be kept at Caesarea: but that he himself wold shortly depart thither/there. )
Wycl But Festus answerde, that Poul schulde be kept in Cesarie; sotheli that he hym silf schulde procede more auisili. Therfor he seide, Thei that in you ben myyti,
(But Festus answered, that Poul should be kept in Caesarie; truly that he himself should procede more auisili. Therefore he said, They that in you been myyti,)
Luth Da antwortete Festus, Paulus würde ja behalten zu Cäsarea; aber er würde in kurzem wieder dahin ziehen.
(So replied Festus, Paulus würde ja keep to Cäsarea; but he würde in kurzem again gone ziehen.)
ClVg Festus autem respondit servari Paulum in Cæsarea: se autem maturius profecturum.
(Festus however answered servari Paulum in Cæsarea: se however maturius profecturum. )
UGNT ὁ μὲν οὖν Φῆστος ἀπεκρίθη, τηρεῖσθαι τὸν Παῦλον εἰς Καισάρειαν, ἑαυτὸν δὲ μέλλειν ἐν τάχει ἐκπορεύεσθαι;
(ho men oun Faʸstos apekrithaʸ, taʸreisthai ton Paulon eis Kaisareian, heauton de mellein en taⱪei ekporeuesthai;)
SBL-GNT ὁ μὲν οὖν Φῆστος ἀπεκρίθη τηρεῖσθαι τὸν Παῦλον ⸂εἰς Καισάρειαν⸃, ἑαυτὸν δὲ μέλλειν ἐν τάχει ἐκπορεύεσθαι·
(ho men oun Faʸstos apekrithaʸ taʸreisthai ton Paulon ⸂eis Kaisareian⸃, heauton de mellein en taⱪei ekporeuesthai;)
TC-GNT Ὁ μὲν οὖν Φῆστος ἀπεκρίθη, τηρεῖσθαι τὸν Παῦλον [fn]ἐν Καισαρείᾳ, ἑαυτὸν δὲ μέλλειν ἐν τάχει ἐκπορεύεσθαι.
(Ho men oun Faʸstos apekrithaʸ, taʸreisthai ton Paulon en Kaisareia, heauton de mellein en taⱪei ekporeuesthai. )
25:4 εν καισαρεια ¦ εις καισαρειαν ECM NA SBL TH ¦ εις καισαριαν WH
Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotations
ὁ & Φῆστος ἀπεκρίθη, τηρεῖσθαι τὸν Παῦλον εἰς Καισάρειαν, ἑαυτὸν δὲ μέλλειν ἐν τάχει ἐκπορεύεσθαι
¬which & Festus answered /to_be_being/_kept ¬the Paul in Caesarea himself and /to_be/_going in quickness /to_be/_going_out
It may be more natural in your language to have a direct quotation here. Alternate translation: [Festus answered, ‘Paul is being held at Caesarea but I myself am about to depart soon’]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
τηρεῖσθαι τὸν Παῦλον
/to_be_being/_kept ¬the Paul
If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [he was holding Paul]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
ἐκπορεύεσθαι
/to_be/_going_out
Festus means implicitly that he is about to depart from Jerusalem and travel to Caesarea. You can provide this information in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [to depart Jerusalem for Caesarea]
As the book of Acts attests, Paul was no stranger to imprisonment, and he catalogued his incarcerations among his many credentials of suffering that affirmed his legitimacy as an apostle to the Corinthians (2 Corinthians 6:4-5). The first mention of Paul being imprisoned is when he and Silas were arrested in Philippi after exorcising a spirit of divination from a slave girl (Acts 16). Paul’s actions angered the girl’s owners, since the men were no longer able to make money off of the girl’s fortune telling abilities. Later in his letter to the Corinthians, Paul notes that he had already suffered multiple imprisonments (2 Corinthians 11:23), making it clear that not all of Paul’s imprisonments and other sufferings were recorded in Scripture. The next imprisonment explicitly mentioned in Scripture is when Paul was arrested in the Temple in Jerusalem at the end of his third missionary journey (Acts 21:27-34). Soon after this Paul was sent to Caesarea on the Mediterranean coast, where he remained in prison for two years (Acts 23-26; see “Paul Is Transferred to Caesarea” map). This may be where Paul penned the letters commonly known as the Prison Epistles (Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon). At the end of this time Paul appealed his case to Caesar and was sent to Rome, where he spent another two years under house arrest awaiting his trial before Caesar (Acts 28:16-31). If Paul did not write his Prison Epistles while he was at Caesarea, then it is likely that he wrote them from Rome during this time. The next time we hear of Paul being imprisoned is likely several years later in his second letter to Timothy (2 Timothy 1:8-17; 2:9; 4:9-21). Though it is not certain, the tone of Paul’s writing during this time of imprisonment, which seems markedly more somber than the optimistic outlook he seems to have about his incarceration during the writing of the Prison Epistles (e.g., Philippians 1:21-26; Philemon 1:22), suggests that this incarceration was not the same as his house arrest. If so, then it is possible that between his first and second incarcerations in Rome Paul fulfilled his intention to travel to Spain to continue spreading the gospel (Romans 15:22-28). Just prior to his second incarceration in Rome, Paul had informed Titus that he planned to spend the winter in Nicopolis northwest of Achaia and asked him to meet him there (Titus 3:12). Perhaps it was around this time or soon after that he was arrested once again and brought to Rome. Paul’s ultimate fate is not noted in Scripture, but tradition (Clement, Dionysius, Eusebius, and Tertullian) attests that this final imprisonment of Paul took place at what is now called Mamertine Prison. During Paul’s time this was the only prison in Rome and was called simply “the Prison,” and it was not typically used for long term incarceration but rather for holding those awaiting imminent execution. There, during the reign of Nero, Paul met his earthly death by the sword and was received into eternal life by his loving Savior, whom he had served so long.