Acts 25:6-17

6After spendingG1304 noG3756 more thanG4119 eightG3638 orG2228 tenG1176 daysG2250 withG1722 themG846, Festus went downG2597 toG1519 CaesareaG2542. TheG3588 next dayG1887 he satG2523 onG1909 theG3588 judgment seatG968 and ordered thatG2753 PaulG3972 be brought inG71. 7When Paul arrivedG3854, theG3588 JewsG2453 who had come downG2597 fromG575 JerusalemG2414 stood aroundG4026 himG846, bringingG2702 manyG4183 seriousG926 chargesG157 thatG3739 they could notG3756G2480 proveG584.

8Then PaulG3972 made his defenseG626: “I have committed no offenseG264G5100G3777 againstG1519 theG3588 lawG3551 of theG3588 JewsG2453 or againstG1519 theG3588 templeG2411 or againstG1519 CaesarG2541.”

9ButG1161 FestusG5347, wishingG2309 to do the Jews a favorG2698G5485G3588G2453, saidG2036 to PaulG3972, “Are you willingG2309 to go upG305 toG1519 JerusalemG2414 to stand trialG2919 beforeG1909 meG1473 onG4012 theseG3778 charges?”

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PaulG3972 repliedG2036, “I amG1510 standingG2476 beforeG1909 theG3588 judgment seatG968 of CaesarG2541, whereG3757 IG1473 oughtG1163 to be triedG2919. I have done nothing wrongG91G3762 to the JewsG2453, asG5613 youG4771 yourself knowG1921 very wellG2566. 11IfG1487, howeverG3303G3767, I am guiltyG91 of anythingG5100 worthyG514 of deathG2288, I do not refuseG3756G3868 to dieG599. ButG1161 ifG1487 there isG1510 noG3762 truth to theirG3778 accusationsG2723 against meG1473, no oneG3762 has the rightG1410 to hand me overG5483G1473 to themG846. I appealG1941 to CaesarG2541!”

12ThenG5119 FestusG5347 conferredG4814 withG3326 his councilG4824 and repliedG611, “You have appealedG1941 to CaesarG2541. ToG1909 CaesarG2541 you will goG4198!”

13After severalG5100 daysG2250 had passedG1230, KingG935 AgrippaG67 andG2532 BerniceG959 came downG2658 toG1519 CaesareaG2542 to pay their respectsG782 to FestusG5347. 14SinceG1161G5613 they were stayingG1304G1563 severalG4119 daysG2250, FestusG5347 laid outG394 Paul’s caseG3588G2596G3972 before theG3588 kingG935: “There isG1510 a certainG5100 manG435 whom FelixG5344 leftG2641 in prisonG1198. 15While IG1473 wasG1096 inG1519 JerusalemG2414, theG3588 chief priestsG749 andG2532 eldersG4245 of theG3588 JewsG2453 presented their caseG1718G4012G3739 and requestedG154 a judgmentG2613 againstG2596 himG846. 16I toldG611 them thatG3754 it isG1510 notG3756 the Roman customG1485G4514 to handG5483 aG5100 man overG444 beforeG4250 he has hadG2983 an opportunityG5117 toG2596 faceG4383 his accusersG2725 andG5037 defend himselfG627 againstG4012 their chargesG1462.

17SoG3767 when theyG846 cameG4905 here with meG1759, I didG4160 notG3367 delayG311. TheG3588 nextG1836 day I satG2523 onG1909 theG3588 judgment seatG968 and ordered thatG2753 theG3588 manG435 be brought inG71.