Acts 25:13-21

13NowG1161 when severalG5100 daysG2250 had passedG1230, KingG935 AgrippaG67 and BerniceG959 arrivedG2658 in 1CaesareaG2542, payingG782 their respectsG782 to FestusG5347.

14And whileG5613 they were spendingG1304 manyG4183 daysG2250 thereG1563, FestusG5347 presentedG394 Paul’sG3972 caseG3588G2596 to the kingG935, sayingG3004, “There is a manG435 who was 2leftG2641 as a prisonerG1198 by FelixG5344;

15and when I was in JerusalemG2414, the chiefG749 priestsG749 and the eldersG4245 of the JewsG2453 3broughtG1718 chargesG1718 againstG4012 him, askingG154 for a sentenceG2613 ofG2613 condemnationG2613 againstG4012 him.

16I 4repliedG611 to them that it is not the customG1485 of the RomansG4514 to handG5483 overG5483 anyG5100 personG444 beforeG4250 5the accusedG2723 meetsG2192 his accusersG2725 faceG4383 to faceG4383, and hasG2192 an opportunityG5117 to make his defenseG627 againstG4012 the chargesG1462.

17SoG3767 after they had assembledG4905 hereG1759, I did not delayG311, but on the nextG1836 day tookG2523 my seatG2523 on 6the tribunalG968 and orderedG2753 that the manG435 be broughtG71.

18When the accusersG2725 stoodG2476 up, they did not begin bringingG5342 anyG3762 chargesG156 7againstG4012 him of crimesG4190 that I suspectedG5282,

19but they simply hadG2192 someG5100 8pointsG2213 ofG2213 disagreementG2213 with him aboutG4012 their ownG2398 910religionG1175 and aboutG4012 a deadG2348 manG2348, JesusG2424, whomG3739 PaulG3972 assertedG5335 to be aliveG2198.

20And 11beingG639 atG639 aG639 lossG639 howG2214 toG2214 investigateG2214 12suchG3778 matters, I 13askedG3004 whetherG1487 he was willingG1014 to goG4198 to JerusalemG2414 and standG2919 trialG2919 thereG2546 on theseG3778 matters.

21But when PaulG3972 14appealedG1941 to be heldG5083 inG5083 custodyG5083 for 15the Emperor’sG4575 decisionG1233, I orderedG2753 that he be keptG5083 inG5083 custodyG5083 untilG2193 I sendG375 him to CaesarG2541.”