Acts 25:14-21

14Since they were staying there several days, Festus presented Paul’s case to the king, saying, “There’s a man who was left as a prisoner by Felix.

15When I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews presented their case and asked that he be condemned.

16I answered them that it is not the Roman custom to give someone up before the accused faces the accusers and has an opportunity for a defense against the charges.

17So when they had assembled here, I did not delay. The next day I took my seat at the tribunal and ordered the man to be brought in.

18The accusers stood up but brought no charge against him of the evils I was expecting.

19Instead they had some disagreements with him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus, a dead man Paul claimed to be alive.

20Since I was at a loss in a dispute over such things, I asked him if he wanted to go to Jerusalem and be tried there regarding these matters.

21But when Paul appealed to be held for trial by the Emperor, I ordered him to be kept in custody until I could send him to Caesar.”