Acts 25:3
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Requesting favour against him, that he would command him to be brought to Jerusalem, laying wait to kill him in the way.

desired.

Acts 9:2 And asked of him letters to Damascus, to the synagogues: that if he found any men and women of this way, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

1 Samuel 23:19-21 And the Ziphites went up to Saul, in Gabaa, saying: Lo, doth not David lie hid with us in the strong holds of the wood, in mount Hachila, which is on the right hand of the desert. . . .

Jeremiah 38:4 And the princes said to the king. We beseech thee that this man may be put to death: for on purpose he weakeneth the hands of the men of war, that remain in this city, and the hands of the people, speaking to them according to these words: for this man seeketh not peace to this people, but evil.

Mark 6:23-25 And he swore to her: Whatsoever thou shalt ask I will give thee, though it be the half of my kingdom. . . .

Luke 23:8-24 And Herod seeing Jesus, was very glad: for he was desirous of a long time to see him, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to see some sign wrought by him. . . .

laying.

Acts 23:12-15 And when day was come, some of the Jews gathered together and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they killed Paul. . . .

Acts 26:9-11 And I indeed did formerly think that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth. . . .

Psalm 37:32,33 The wicked watcheth the just man, and seeketh to put him to death, . . .

Psalm 64:2-6 Thou hast protected me from the assembly of the malignant; from the multitude of the workers of iniquity. . . .

Psalm 140:1-5 Unto the end, a psalm of David. [2] Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man: rescue me from the unjust man. . . .

Jeremiah 18:18 And they said: Come, and let us invent devices against Jeremiah: for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet: come, and let us strike him with the tongue, and let us give no heed to all his words.

John 16:3 And these things will they do to you; because they have not known the Father nor me.

Romans 3:8 And not rather (as we are slandered and as some affirm that we say) let us do evil that there may come good? Whose damnation is just.

Context
Paul's Trial Before Festus
2And the chief priests and principal men of the Jews went unto him against Paul: and they besought him, 3Requesting favour against him, that he would command him to be brought to Jerusalem, laying wait to kill him in the way. 4But Festus answered: That Paul was kept in Caesarea: and that he himself would very shortly depart thither.…
Cross References
Acts 9:24
But their lying in wait was made known to Saul. And they watched the gates also day and night, that they might kill him.

2 Corinthians 11:26
In journeying often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils from my own nation, in perils from the Gentiles, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils from false brethren:

Lexicon
to grant them
αἰτούμενοι (aitoumenoi)
Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 154: To ask, request, petition, demand. Of uncertain derivation; to ask.

a concession
χάριν (charin)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 5485: From chairo; graciousness, of manner or act.

against
κατ’ (kat’)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 2596: A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined).

[Paul]
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

by
ὅπως (hopōs)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3704: From hos and pos; what(-ever) how, i.e. In the manner that (as adverb or conjunction of coincidence, intentional or actual).

summoning
μεταπέμψηται (metapempsētai)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3343: To send for, summon. From meta and pempo; to send from elsewhere, i.e. to summon or invite.

him
αὐτὸν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

to
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

Jerusalem,
Ἰερουσαλήμ (Ierousalēm)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2419: Of Hebrew origin; Hierusalem, the capitol of Palestine.

[ because ] they were preparing
ποιοῦντες (poiountes)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.

an ambush
ἐνέδραν (enedran)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1747: An ambush, plot, treachery, fraud. Feminine from en and the base of hedraios; an ambuscade, i.e. murderous purpose.

to kill
ἀνελεῖν (anelein)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 337: From ana and haireomai; to take up, i.e. Adopt; by implication, to take away, i.e. Abolish, murder.

him
αὐτὸν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

along
κατὰ (kata)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 2596: A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined).

the
τὴν (tēn)
Article - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

way.
ὁδόν (hodon)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3598: A way, road, journey, path. Apparently a primary word; a road; by implication, a progress; figuratively, a mode or means.


Additional Translations
to grant them a concession against Paul by summoning him to Jerusalem, because they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.

asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem, forming an ambush to kill him on the way.

And desired favor against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.

asking a favor against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem; laying a plot to kill him on the way.

asking as a grace against him that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying people in wait to kill him on the way.

asking favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem; laying wait to kill him on the way.

And desired favor against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.

asking it as a favour, to Paul's prejudice--to have him brought to Jerusalem. They were planning an ambush to kill him on the way.

asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem; plotting to kill him on the way.

asking favour against him, that he may send for him to Jerusalem, making an ambush to put him to death in the way.
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