25:27a

For: Here the conjunction For introduces the reason why Festus was investigating this question further.

it seems unreasonable to me to send on a prisoner: This clause in Greek is literally “sending a prisoner seems unreasonable to me.” Sending a prisoner to Caesar without a letter explaining why he sent him would be very unreasonable. For example:

it seems unreasonable to me to send a prisoner (Good News Translation)

unreasonable: The Greek word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as unreasonable refers to something that is contrary to proper thinking. Other ways to translate this word are:

absurd (New American Standard Bible)
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ridiculous (God’s Word)
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foolish (New Century Version)

25:27b

specifying the charges against him: This phrase refers to clearly writing the actual accusations. Other ways to translate this phrase are:

clearly indicating the charges against him (Good News Translation)
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reporting what crimes he is accused of
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stating/saying what the Jews were accusing him of doing

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