Acts 25:1-11

1FestusG5347 thereforeG3767, being comeG305 into the eparchy, after threeG5140 daysG2250 wentG305 up to JerusalemG2414 from CaesareaG2542.

2And the chiefG749 priestsG749 and the chiefG749 of the JewsG2453 laid informations before him against PaulG3972, and besought him,

3askingG154 as a graceG5485 against him that he would sendG3343 for him to JerusalemG2419, laying people in wait to kill him on the wayG3598.

4FestusG5347 thereforeG3767 answeredG611 that PaulG3972 should be keptG5083 at CaesareaG2542, and that he himself was about to set out shortly.

5Let thereforeG3767 the persons of authority among you, saysG5346 he, going down too, if there beG1510 anythingG5100 in this manG435, accuseG2723 him.

6And having remained among them not moreG4183 than eightG3638 or tenG1176 daysG2250, he wentG2597 downG2597 to CaesareaG2542; and on the nextG1887 dayG2250, having satG2523 downG2597 on the judgment-seat, commandedG2753 PaulG3972 to be broughtG71.

7And when he was comeG2597, the JewsG2453 who were comeG2597 down from JerusalemG2414 stood round, bringing manyG4183 and grievous charges which they were not ableG2480 to prove:

8PaulG3972 answering for himself, Neither against the lawG3551 of the JewsG2453, nor against the templeG2411, nor against CaesarG2541, have I offended [in] anythingG5100.

9But FestusG5347, desirous of obliging the JewsG2453, to acquire their favour, answeringG611 PaulG3972, saidG3004, Art thou willingG2309 to goG305 up to JerusalemG2414, there to be judgedG2919 before me concerningG4012 these thingsG3778?

10But PaulG3972 saidG3004, I amG1510 standingG2476 before the judgment-seat of CaesarG2541, whereG3757 I oughtG1163 to beG1510 judgedG2919. To the JewsG2453 have I done no wrongG91, as thou alsoG2532 very well knowest.

11If then I have done any wrongG91 and committed anythingG5100 worthyG514 of deathG2288, I do not deprecate dyingG599; but if there isG1510 nothing of those thingsG3778 of which they accuseG2723 me, no manG3778 can give me up to them. I appealG1941 to CaesarG2541.