Acts 25
25Now three days after Festus had arrived in the province, he went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.G3767G5347G1910G1885G3326G5140G2250G305G575G2542G1519G24142And the chief priests and the principal men of the Jews laid out their case against Paul, and they urged him,G1161G749G2532G4413G2453G1718G846G2596G3972G2532G3870G8463asking as a favor against Paul that he summon him to Jerusalem—because they were planning an ambush to kill him on the way.G154G5485G2596G846G3704G3343G846G1519G2419G4160G1747G2596G3598G337G8464Festus replied that Paul was being kept at Caesarea and that he himself intended to go there shortly.G3303G3767G5347G611G3972G5083G1722G2542G1161G1438G3195G1607G1722G50345"So," said he, "let the men of authority among you go down with me, and if there is anything wrong about the man, let them bring charges against him."G3767G5346G1722G5213G1415G4782G2723G846G435G1536G2076G1536G1722G51296After he stayed among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea. And the next day he took his seat on the tribunal and ordered Paul to be brought.G1161G1304G1722G846G4119G2228G1176G2250G2597G1519G2542G1887G2523G1909G968G2753G3972G717When he had arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many and serious charges against him that they could not prove.G1161G846G3854G2453G2597G575G2414G4026G2532G5342G4183G926G157G2596G3972G3739G2480G3756G5848Paul argued in his defense, "Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar have I committed any offense."G626G846G3754G3777G1519G3551G2453G3777G1519G2411G3777G1519G2541G264G51009But Festus, wishing to do the Jews a favor, said to Paul, "Do you wish to go up to Jerusalem and there be tried on these charges before me?"G1161G5347G2309G2698G2453G5485G611G3972G2036G2309G305G1519G2414G1563G2919G4012G5130G1909G170010But Paul said, "I am standing before Caesar's tribunal, where I ought to be tried. To the Jews I have done no wrong, as you yourself know very well.G1161G2036G3972G1510G2476G1909G2541G968G3757G3165G1163G2919G2453G91G3762G91G5613G2532G4771G2566G192111If then I am a wrongdoer and have committed anything for which I deserve to die, I do not seek to escape death. But if there is nothing to their charges against me, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar."G1063G1487G3303G91G2532G4238G5100G514G2288G3868G3756G599G1161G1487G2076G3762G3739G3778G2723G3450G3762G1410G5483G3165G846G1941G254112Then Festus, when he had conferred with his council, answered, "To Caesar you have appealed; to Caesar you shall go."G5119G5347G4814G3326G4824G611G1941G2541G1909G2541G419813Now when some days had passed, Agrippa the king and Bernice arrived at Caesarea and greeted Festus.G1161G1230G5100G2250G935G67G2532G959G2658G1519G2542G782G534714And as they stayed there many days, Festus laid Paul's case before the king, saying, "There is a man left prisoner by Felix,G1161G5613G1304G1563G4119G2250G5347G394G3972G2596G935G3004G2076G5100G435G2641G1198G5259G534415and when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews laid out their case against him, asking for a sentence of condemnation against him.G4012G3739G1096G3450G1096G1519G2414G749G2532G4245G2453G1718G154G1349G2596G84616I answered them that it was not the custom of the Romans to give up anyone before the accused met the accusers face to face and had opportunity to make his defense concerning the charge laid against him.G4314G3739G611G3754G2076G3756G1485G4514G5483G5100G444G1519G684G4250G2228G2723G2192G2725G2596G4383G5037G2983G5117G627G4012G146217So when they came together here, I made no delay, but on the next day took my seat on the tribunal and ordered the man to be brought.G3767G846G4905G1759G4160G3367G311G1836G2523G1909G968G2753G435G7118When the accusers stood up, they brought no charge in his case of such evils as I supposed.G4012G3739G2725G2476G2018G3762G156G3739G1473G528219Rather they had certain points of dispute with him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus, who was dead, but whom Paul asserted to be alive.G1161G2192G5100G2213G4314G846G4012G2398G1175G2532G4012G5100G2424G2348G3739G3972G5335G219820Being at a loss how to investigate these questions, I asked whether he wanted to go to Jerusalem and be tried there regarding them.G1161G1473G639G1519G5127G4012G2214G3004G1487G1014G4198G1519G2419G2546G2919G4012G513021But when Paul had appealed to be kept in custody for the decision of the emperor, I ordered him to be held until I could send him to Caesar."G1161G3972G1941G5083G846G1519G1233G4575G2753G846G5083G2193G3739G3992G846G4314G254122Then Agrippa said to Festus, "I would like to hear the man myself." "Tomorrow," said he, "you will hear him."G1161G67G5346G4314G5347G1014G2532G191G444G846G839G1161G5346G191G84623So on the next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp, and they entered the audience hall with the military tribunes and the prominent men of the city. Then, at the command of Festus, Paul was brought in.G1887G3767G67G2064G2532G959G3326G4183G5325G2532G1525G1519G201G4862G5037G5506G2532G2596G1851G435G5607G4172G2532G5347G2753G3972G7124And Festus said, "King Agrippa and all who are present with us, you see this man about whom the whole Jewish people petitioned me, both in Jerusalem and here, shouting that he ought not to live any longer.G2532G5347G5346G935G67G2532G3956G435G3588G4840G2254G2334G5126G4012G3739G3956G4128G2453G1793G3427G5037G1722G2414G2532G1759G1916G1163G3361G2198G337125But I found that he had done nothing deserving death. And as he himself appealed to the emperor, I decided to go ahead and send him.G1161G1473G2638G846G4238G3367G514G2288G2532G1161G846G5127G1941G4575G2919G3992G84626But I have nothing definite to write to my lord about him. Therefore I have brought him before you all, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that, after we have examined him, I may have something to write.G4012G3739G2192G3756G804G5100G1125G2962G1352G4254G846G4254G1909G5216G2532G3122G1909G4675G935G67G3704G351G1096G2192G5100G112527For it seems to me unreasonable, in sending a prisoner, not to indicate the charges against him."G1063G1380G3427G249G3992G1198G2532G3361G4591G156G2596G846
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