Acts 25:1-11

1FestusG5347 thenG3767, having arrivedG1910 in 1the provinceG1885, threeG5140 daysG2250 laterG3326 wentG305 up to JerusalemG2414 from 2CaesareaG2542. 2And the chiefG749 priestsG749 and the leadingG4413 menG4413 of the JewsG2453 3broughtG1718 chargesG1718 againstG2596 PaulG3972, and they were urgingG3870 him, 3requestingG154 a 4concessionG5485 againstG2596 5Paul, that he might 6have him broughtG3343 to JerusalemG2419 (at the same time, 7settingG4160 an ambushG1747 to killG337 him on the wayG3598). 4FestusG5347 thenG3767 8answeredG611 that PaulG3972 9was being keptG5083 in custodyG5083 at 10CaesareaG2542 and that he himselfG1438 was aboutG3195 to leaveG1607 shortlyG5034. 5“ThereforeG3767,” he saidG5346, “let the influentialG1415 menG1415 amongG1722 you 11goG4782 there with me, and ifG1487 there is anythingG5100 wrongG824 12aboutG1722 the manG435, let them 13prosecuteG2723 him.”

6After he had spentG1304 not moreG4183 than eightG3638 orG2228 tenG1176 daysG2250 amongG1722 them, he wentG2597 downG2597 to 14CaesareaG2542, and on the nextG1887 dayG1887 he tookG2523 his seatG2523 on 15the tribunalG968 and orderedG2753 PaulG3972 to be broughtG71. 7After Paul arrivedG3854, the JewsG2453 who had comeG2597 downG2597 from JerusalemG2414 stoodG4026 aroundG4026 him, bringingG2702 16manyG4183 and seriousG926 chargesG159 againstG2702 him 17whichG3739 they couldG2480 not proveG584, 8while PaulG3972 saidG626 in his own defenseG626, “18I have committedG264 noG3777 offenseG264 eitherG3777 againstG1519 the LawG3551 of the JewsG2453 orG3777 againstG1519 the templeG2413 orG3777 againstG1519 CaesarG2541.” 9But FestusG5347, 19wishingG2309 to doG2698 the JewsG2453 a favorG5485, answeredG611 PaulG3972 and saidG3004, “20Are you willingG2309 to goG305 up to JerusalemG2414 and 21standG2919 trialG2919 beforeG1909 me on theseG3778 charges?” 10But PaulG3972 saidG3004, “I amG1510 standingG2476 beforeG1909 Caesar’sG2541 22tribunalG968, whereG3757 I oughtG1163 to be triedG2919. I have doneG91 noG3762 wrongG91 to the JewsG2453, as you alsoG2532 veryG2573 wellG2573 knowG1921. 11IfG1487, thenG3767, I amG91 a wrongdoerG91 and have committedG4238 anythingG5100 worthyG514 of deathG2288, I do not refuseG3868 to dieG599; but ifG1487 noneG3762 of those things is true of whichG3739 theseG3778 menG3778 accuseG2723 me, noG3762 oneG3762 canG1410 handG5483 me over to them. I 23appealG1941 to CaesarG2541.”