Now when Festus
was come
into the province
, after
three
days
he ascended
from
Caesarea
to
Jerusalem
.
Then the high priest
and
the chief
of the Jews
informed
him
against
Paul
, and
besought
him
,
And desired favour
against
him
, that
he would send for
him
to
Jerusalem
, laying
wait
in
the way
to kill
him
.
But Festus
answered
, that Paul
should be kept
at
Caesarea
, and
that he himself
would
depart
shortly
thither .
Let them therefore, said
he, which among
you
are able
, go down with
me , and accuse
this
man
, if
there be
any wickedness
in
him
.
And when he had tarried
among
them
more
than
ten
days
, he went down
unto
Caesarea
; and the next day
sitting
on
the judgment seat
commanded
Paul
to be brought
.
And when he
was come
, the Jews
which came down
from
Jerusalem
stood round about
, and
laid
many
and grievous
complaints
against
Paul
, which
they could
not
prove
.
While he answered for himself
, Neither
against
the law
of the Jews
, neither
against
the temple
, nor yet
against
Caesar
, have I offended
any thing at all
.
But Festus
, willing
to do
the Jews
a pleasure
, answered
Paul
, and said
, Wilt thou
go up
to
Jerusalem
, and there
be judged
of
these things
before
me
?
Then said
Paul
, I stand
at
Caesar's
judgment seat
, where
I
ought
to be judged
: to the Jews
have I done
no
wrong
, as
thou
very well
knowest
.
For if
I be an offender
, or
have committed
any thing
worthy
of death
, I refuse
not
to die
: but
if
there be
none
of these things
whereof these
accuse
me
, no man
may
deliver
me
unto them
. I appeal unto
Caesar
.
Then Festus
, when he had conferred
with
the council
, answered
, Hast thou appealed unto
Caesar
? unto
Caesar
shalt thou go
.
And after
certain
days
king
Agrippa
and
Bernice
came
unto
Caesarea
to salute
Festus
.
And when
they had been
there
many
days
, Festus
declared
Paul's
cause
unto the king
, saying
, There is
a certain
man
left
in bonds
by
Felix
:
About whom
, when
I
was
at
Jerusalem
, the chief priests
and
the elders
of the Jews
informed
me , desiring
to have judgment
against
him
.
To whom
I answered
,
It is
not
the manner
of the Romans
to deliver
any
man
to
die
, before
that
he which is accused
have
the accusers
face to face
,
and have
licence
to answer for himself
concerning
the crime laid against him
.
Therefore, when they
were come
hither
, without
any
delay
on the morrow
I sat
on
the judgment seat
, and commanded
the man
to be brought forth
.
Against whom
when the accusers
stood up
, they brought
none
accusation
of such things as
I
supposed
:
But had
certain
questions
against
him
of
their own
superstition
, and
of
one
Jesus
, which was dead
, whom
Paul
affirmed
to be alive
.
And because I
doubted
of
such
manner
of questions
, I asked
him whether
he would
go
to
Jerusalem
, and there
be judged
of
these matters
.
But when Paul
had appealed
to be reserved
unto
the hearing
of Augustus
, I commanded
him
to be kept
till
I might send
him
to
Caesar
.
Then Agrippa
said
unto
Festus
, I would
also
hear
the man
myself
. To morrow
,
said
he, thou shalt hear
him
.
And on the morrow, when
Agrippa
was come
, and
Bernice
, with
great
pomp
, and
was entered
into
the place of hearing
, with
the chief captains
, and
principal
men
of
the city
, at
Festus
' commandment
Paul
was brought forth
.
And Festus
said
, King
Agrippa
, and
all
men
which
are here present
with us
, ye see
this man
, about
whom
all
the multitude
of the Jews
have dealt
with me
, both
at
Jerusalem
, and
also here
, crying
that he ought
not
to live
any longer
.
But when I
found
that he
had committed
nothing
worthy
of death
, and
that he himself
hath appealed
to
Augustus
, I have determined
to send
him
.
Of whom
I have
no
certain
thing
to write
unto my lord
. Wherefore
I have brought
him
forth
before
you
, and
specially
before
thee
, O king
Agrippa
, that
, after examination
had
, I might have
somewhat
to write
.
For it seemeth
to me
unreasonable
to send
a prisoner
, and
not withal
to signify
the crimes
laid against
him
.