25:24a

all who are present with us: This phrase refers to all of the guests of Festus, excluding Agrippa, since Festus already mentioned him by name here. So, all includes Bernice, the officers and the leading men and probably the court officials. It does not include Paul or any servants who might be there.

25:24b

you see this man: This clause acknowledges that the people in the room can see Paul standing in an open place in the room.

25:24c

25:24c in Greek begins with “about whom…” The words “about whom” introduce something more that Festus said about Paul. The Berean Standard Bible and some English versions begin a new sentence here and translate the words “about whom” as “about him.”

The whole Jewish community: This phrase refers to all Jews. Other ways to translate this phrase are:

all the Jewish people (Good News Translation)
-or-
the whole Jewish nation
-or-
the Jews

It does not include those Jews who have believed in Jesus as the Christ. If your readers will think that the Jewish Christians were also against Paul, explain in a footnote. An example footnote is:

The Jewish Christians were not against Paul. But most of the traditional Jews were ⌊against him⌋.

has petitioned me: Here the word petitioned refers to asking something from Festus. Other ways to translate this phrase are:

approached me with a request
-or-

⌊urgently⌋ asked

both here and in Jerusalem: This phrase indicates the two places where Festus was petitioned.

25:24d

he ought not to live any longer: The Greek clause can be translated literally as “it is not fitting/proper that he live any longer.” This clause indicates that the Jews wanted Festus to kill Paul for crimes that deserve the death penalty. Other ways to translate this clause are:

he ought not to be allowed to remain alive (New Jerusalem Bible)
-or-
it is not right that he continue to live
-or-
him being killed is the only fitting/proper action
-or-

⌊me⌋ killing him is the only correct thing to do

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