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AC-25:1 Now when Festus was come into the province, after three
days he ascended from Caesarea to Jerusalem.
AC-25:2 Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed
him
against Paul, and besought him,
AC-25:3 And desired favour against him, that he would send for
him
to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.
AC-25:4 But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at
Caesarea,
and that he himself would depart shortly [thither].
AC-25:5 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.
AC-25:6 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.
AC-25:7 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.
AC-25:8 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.
AC-25:9 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?
AC-25:10 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.
AC-25:11 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.
AC-25:12 Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council,
answered, Hast thou appealed unto Caesar? unto Caesar shalt thou
go.
AC-25:13 And after certain days king Agrippa and Bernice came
unto
Caesarea to salute Festus.
AC-25:14 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:
AC-25:15 About whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests
and
the elders of the Jews informed [me], desiring [to have] judgment
against him.
AC-25:16 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.
AC-25:17 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.
AC-25:18 Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought
none
accusation of such things as I supposed:
AC-25:19 But had certain questions against him of their own
superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul
affirmed
to be alive.
AC-25:20 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.
AC-25:21 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.
AC-25:22 Then Agrippa said unto Festus, I would also hear the
man
myself. To morrow, said he, thou shalt hear him.
AC-25:23 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.
AC-25:24 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.
AC-25:25 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.
AC-25:26 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.
AC-25:27 For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner,
and
not withal to signify the crimes [laid] against him.
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