Hem Personer Berenice (sister of Agrippa II) Berenice was the daughter of Herod Agrippa I and sister to King Agrippa II. She was present with her brother when the apostle Paul defended himself in Caesarea, and she is known from history for her many marriages and her controversial relationship with the Roman general Titus.
Nyckelhändelser Berenice came with her brother King Agrippa II to Caesarea to greet the new governor Festus.
13 Some days later King Agrippa and Bernice arrived in Caesarea to pay their respects to Festus. grek Ἡμερῶν δὲ διαγενομένων τινῶν Ἀγρίππας ὁ βασιλεὺς καὶ Βερνίκη κατήντησαν εἰς Καισάρειαν ἀσπασάμενοι τὸν Φῆστον.
Berenice was present in the courtroom with Agrippa II and Festus when Paul presented his defense and testified about his conversion and ministry.
23 So the next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp and entered the audience hall along with the commanders and the prominent men of the city. At the order of Festus, Paul was brought in. grek Τῇ οὖν ἐπαύριον ἐλθόντος τοῦ Ἀγρίππα καὶ τῆς Βερνίκης μετὰ πολλῆς φαντασίας καὶ εἰσελθόντων εἰς τὸ ἀκροατήριον σύν ⸀τε χιλιάρχοις καὶ ἀνδράσιν τοῖς κατʼ ⸀ἐξοχὴν τῆς πόλεως καὶ κελεύσαντος τοῦ Φήστου ἤχθη ὁ Παῦλος.
She heard Paul tell about his meeting with the risen Christ and his call to preach to the Gentiles.
1 Agrippa said to Paul, "You have permission to speak for yourself." Then Paul stretched out his hand and began his defense: grek Ἀγρίππας δὲ πρὸς τὸν Παῦλον ἔφη· Ἐπιτρέπεταί σοι ⸀ὑπὲρ σεαυτοῦ λέγειν. τότε ὁ Παῦλος ⸂ἐκτείνας τὴν χεῖρα ἀπελογεῖτο⸃·
2 "King Agrippa, I count myself fortunate that today I am to stand before you and make my defense concerning all the charges the Jews bring against me, grek Περὶ πάντων ὧν ἐγκαλοῦμαι ὑπὸ Ἰουδαίων, βασιλεῦ Ἀγρίππα, ἥγημαι ἐμαυτὸν μακάριον ἐπὶ σοῦ μέλλων ⸂σήμερον ἀπολογεῖσθαι⸃,
3 especially since you are so well acquainted with all the customs and controversies of the Jews. I ask you, therefore, to hear me patiently. grek μάλιστα γνώστην ὄντα σε πάντων τῶν κατὰ Ἰουδαίους ⸀ἐθῶν τε καὶ ζητημάτων· διὸ ⸀δέομαι μακροθύμως ἀκοῦσαί μου.
30 The king rose, and with him the governor and Bernice and those seated with them. grek ⸀Ἀνέστη ⸀τε ὁ βασιλεὺς καὶ ὁ ἡγεμὼν ἥ τε Βερνίκη καὶ οἱ συγκαθήμενοι αὐτοῖς,
After Paul's defense speech, Berenike withdrew together with Agrippa and Festus, and they agreed that Paul had done nothing deserving death or imprisonment.
30 The king rose, and with him the governor and Bernice and those seated with them. grek ⸀Ἀνέστη ⸀τε ὁ βασιλεὺς καὶ ὁ ἡγεμὼν ἥ τε Βερνίκη καὶ οἱ συγκαθήμενοι αὐτοῖς,
31 As they withdrew, they said to one another, "This man has done nothing deserving death or imprisonment." grek καὶ ἀναχωρήσαντες ἐλάλουν πρὸς ἀλλήλους λέγοντες ὅτι Οὐδὲν θανάτου ⸂ἢ δεσμῶν ἄξιον⸃ ⸀τι πράσσει ὁ ἄνθρωπος οὗτος.
32 And Agrippa said to Festus, "This man could have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar." grek Ἀγρίππας δὲ τῷ Φήστῳ ἔφη· Ἀπολελύσθαι ἐδύνατο ὁ ἄνθρωπος οὗτος εἰ μὴ ἐπεκέκλητο Καίσαρα.