Then Agrippa said unto Festus, I would also hear the man myself. To morrow, said he, thou shalt hear him.
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Gill's Exposition
Then Agrippa said to Festus,.... After he had given him the above account:
I would also hear the man myself; Agrippa being a Jew by profession, and knowing more of these things than Festus did, and…
Barnes' Notes
Then Agrippa said ... - Agrippa doubtless had heard much of the fame of Jesus, and of the new sect of Christians, and probably he was induced by mere curiosity to hear what Paul could say in…
Adam Clarke
I would also hear the man myself - A spirit of curiosity, similar to that of Herod, Luk 23:8.
As Herod, the father of this Agrippa, had been so active an instrument in endeavoring to destroy…
We have here the preparation that was made for another hearing of Paul before King Agrippa, not in order to his giving judgment upon him, but in order to his giving advice concerning him, or rather…
Cambridge Bible
I would also hear the man myself] Rev. Ver. "I also could wish [marg. was wishing] to hear, &c." The marginal rendering here given is the most literal and appears to bring out the meaning best. What…