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Acts Chapter 25|#11 Now when Festus had arrived into the province, after three days he ascended from Caesarea to Jerusalem.#22 Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, and pleaded him,#23 And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.#24 But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he would depart shortly there.#25 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.|*26 And when he had stayed among them more than ten days, he went down to Caesarea; and the next day sitting on the judgment seat commanded Paul to be brought.#27 And when he had arrived, the Jews which came down from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not test.#28 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.#29 But Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure, answered Paul, and said, will you go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?#210 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 you very well know.#211 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 of which these accuse me, no one may deliver me to them. I appeal to Caesar.#212 Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, have you appealed to Caesar? To Caesar shall you go.|*213 And after certain days king Agrippa and Bernice came to Caesarea to salute Festus.#214 And when they had been there many days, Festus declared Paul's cause to the king, saying, There is a certain man left in bonds by Felix:#215 About whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, desiring to have judgment against him.#216 To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver anyone 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.#217 Therefore, when they were come here, without any delay the next day I sat on the judgment seat, and commanded the man to be brought forth.#218 Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought none accusation of such things as I supposed:#219 But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.#220 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.#221 But when Paul had appealed to be reserved to the hearing of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept until I might send him to Caesar.#222 Then Agrippa said to Festus, I would also hear the man myself. To next day, said he, you shall hear him.|*223 And the next day, when Agrippa had arrived, 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.#224 And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men which are here present with us, you see this man, about whom all the crowd of the Jews have dealt with me, both at Jerusalem, and also here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.#225 But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and that he has appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him.#226 Of whom I have no certain thing to write to my lord. Therefore I have brought him forth before you, and specially before you, O king Agrippa, that, after examination had, I might have somewhat to write.#227 For it seems to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not meanwhile to signify the crimes laid against him.