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ACTS ยท Chapter 25
25:1 Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days he
ascended from Caesarea to Jerusalem.
25:2 Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against
Paul, and besought him,
25:3 And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to
Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.
25:4 But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and
that he himself would depart shortly thither.
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.
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.
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.
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.
25:9 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?
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 you very well know.
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.
25:12 Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered,
Have you appealed unto Caesar? unto Caesar shall you go.
25:13 And after certain days king Agrippa and Bernice came unto Caesarea
to salute Festus.
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:
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.
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.
25:17 Therefore, when they were come here, without any delay on the
next day I sat on the judgment seat, and commanded the man to be brought
forth.
25:18 Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought none accusation
of such things as I supposed:
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.
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.
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.
25:22 Then Agrippa said unto Festus, I would also hear the man myself.
Tomorrow, said he, you shall hear him.
25:23 And on the next day, 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.
25:24 And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men which are here present
with us, all of you 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.
25:25 But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death,
and that he himself has appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send
him.
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 you, O king Agrippa,
that, after examination had, I might have somewhat to write.
25:27 For it seems to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not likewise
to signify the crimes laid against him.
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