Acts 25

1FestusG5347 thereforeG3767, having comeG305 into the provinceG1885, after threeG5140 daysG2250 wentG305 up to JerusalemG2414 from Cæsarea. 2And the chiefG749 priestsG749 and the principal men of the JewsG2453 informed him against PaulG3972; and they besought him, 3askingG154 a favorG5485 against him, that he would sendG3343 for him to JerusalemG2419; laying a plot to kill him on the wayG3598. 4Howbeit FestusG5347 answeredG611, that PaulG3972 was keptG5083 in charge at Cæsarea, and that he himself was about to depart thither shortly. 5Let them thereforeG3767, saith he, that areG1510 of powerG1415 among you go down with me, and if there isG1510 anythingG5100 amiss in the manG435, let them accuseG2723 him.

6And when he had tarried among them not moreG4183 than eightG3638 or tenG1176 daysG2250, he wentG2597 downG2597 unto Cæsarea; and on the morrow he satG2523 on the judgment-seat, and commandedG2753 PaulG3972 to be broughtG71. 7And when he was comeG2597, the JewsG2453 that had comeG2597 down from JerusalemG2414 stood round about him, bringing against him manyG4183 and grievous charges which they could not prove; 8while PaulG3972 said in his defence, Neither against the lawG3551 of the JewsG2453, nor against the templeG2411, nor against Cæsar, have I sinnedG264 at all. 9But FestusG5347, desiringG2309 to gain favorG5485 with the JewsG2453, answeredG611 PaulG3972 and saidG3004, Wilt thou goG305 up to JerusalemG2414, and there be judgedG2919 of these thingsG3778 before me? 10But PaulG3972 saidG3004, I amG1510 standingG2476 before Cæsar’s judgment-seat, whereG3757 I oughtG1163 to beG1510 judgedG2919: to the JewsG2453 have I done no wrongG91, as thou alsoG2532 very well knowest. 11If then I amG1510 a wrong-doer, and have committed anythingG5100 worthyG514 of deathG2288, I refuseG3868 not to dieG599; but if noneG3762 of those thingsG3778 isG1510 true whereof these accuseG2723 me, no manG3778 can give me up unto them. I appealG1941 unto Cæsar. 12ThenG5119 FestusG5347, when he had conferred with the council, answeredG611, Thou hast appealedG1941 unto Cæsar: unto Cæsar shalt thou goG4198.

13NowG1161 when certainG5100 daysG2250 were passed, AgrippaG67 the kingG935 and BerniceG959 arrived at Cæsarea, and saluted FestusG5347. 14And as they tarried there manyG4183 daysG2250, FestusG5347 laid Paul’s case before the kingG935, sayingG3004, There isG1510 a certainG5100 manG435 leftG2641 a prisonerG1198 by FelixG5344; 15about whom, when I was at JerusalemG2414, the chiefG749 priestsG749 and the eldersG4245 of the JewsG2453 informed me, askingG154 for sentence against him. 16To whom I answeredG611, that it isG1510 not the customG1485 of the RomansG4514 to give up any manG444, before that the accusedG2723 have the accusersG2725 faceG4383 to faceG4383, and have had opportunityG5117 to make his defence concerningG4012 the matter laid against him. 17When thereforeG3767 they were comeG4905 togetherG4905 hereG1759, I madeG4160 no delay, but on the nextG1836 dayG1836 satG2523 on the judgment-seat, and commandedG2753 the manG435 to be broughtG71. 18ConcerningG4012 whom, when the accusersG2725 stoodG2476 up, they broughtG5342 no chargeG156 of such evilG4190 thingsG3739 as I supposed; 19but had certainG5100 questionsG2213 against him of their ownG2398 religion, and of oneG5100 JesusG2424, who was dead, whom PaulG3972 affirmed to be aliveG2198. 20And I, being perplexedG639 how to inquire concerningG4012 these thingsG3778, asked whether he would goG4198 to JerusalemG2414 and there be judgedG2919 of these matters. 21But when PaulG3972 had appealedG1941 to be keptG5083 for the decision of the emperorG4575, I commandedG2753 him to be keptG5083 till I should send him to Cæsar. 22And AgrippaG67 saidG5346 unto FestusG5347, I alsoG2532 could wish to hearG191 the manG444 myself. To-morrow, saith he, thou shalt hearG191 him.

23So on the morrow, when AgrippaG67 was comeG2064, and BerniceG959, with greatG4183 pomp, and they were enteredG1525 into the place of hearing with the chief captains and the principal menG435 of the cityG4172, at the commandG2753 of FestusG5347 PaulG3972 was broughtG71 in. 24And FestusG5347 saith, KingG935 AgrippaG67, and all menG435 who are hereG1759 present with us, ye behold this manG435, about whom all the multitudeG4128 of the JewsG2453 made suit to me, both at JerusalemG2414 and hereG1759, cryingG994 that he oughtG1163 not to liveG2198 any longerG3371. 25But I found that he had committed nothingG3367 worthyG514 of deathG2288: and as he himself appealedG1941 to the emperorG4575 I determined to sendG3992 him. 26Of whom I have no certainG5100 thing to writeG1125 unto my lordG2962. Wherefore I have broughtG4254 him forth before you, and specially before thee, kingG935 AgrippaG67, that, after examination had, I may have somewhat to writeG1125. 27For it seemeth to me unreasonable, in sendingG3992 a prisonerG1198, not withal to signify the chargesG156 against him.