<p>25:3 <em>Asking a favour against Paul, that he would summon him to Jerusalem; for they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way</em>- Two years previously, they had attempted the same kind of thing. Perhaps their previous plans and place of ambush were still in their minds; as noted on :1 and :2, time does not heal bitterness and jealousy, especially when it is religiously motivated. The &quot;favour&quot; they wanted was to sentence Paul, to pass judgment upon him (:15).</p>