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