9But Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure, answered Paul, and said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?
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But after two years Porcius Festus came into Felix' room: and Felix, willing to shew the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound.
And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also.(Then were the days of unleavened bread.)
And because I doubted of such manner of questions, I asked him whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these matters.
And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.
And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-12)We commonly say, “New lords, new laws, new customs;” but here was a new governor, and yet Paul had the same treatment from him that he had from the former, and no better. Festus, like Felix, is not so just to him as he should have been, for he does not release him; and yet not so unjust to him as the Jews would have had him to be, for he will not condemn him to die, nor expose him to their rage. H…
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