Acts 25:3
World English Bible (WEB)
asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem, plotting to kill him on the way.
In context
1 Festus therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.
2 Then the high priest and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul, and they begged him,
3 asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem, plotting to kill him on the way.
4 However Festus answered that Paul should be kept in custody at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to depart shortly.
5 “Let them therefore”, he said, “that are in power among you go down with me, and if there is anything wrong in the man, let them accuse him.”
Acts 25:3 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem, plotting to kill him on the way.
- KJV King James Version
- And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- to grant them a concession against Paul by summoning him to Jerusalem, because they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.
- ASV American Standard Version
- asking a favor against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem; laying a plot to kill him on the way.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- asking favour against him, that he may send for him to Jerusalem, making an ambush to put him to death in the way.
- DBY Darby Translation
- asking as a grace against him that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying people in wait to kill him on the way.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And desired favor against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.