Acts 25:13-27

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.” 22ThenG2532 16AgrippaG67 said to FestusG5347, “I alsoG2532 would likeG1014 to hearG191 the manG444 myselfG846.” “TomorrowG839,” he saidG5346, “you shall hearG191 him.”

23SoG3767, on the nextG1887 dayG1887 when 17AgrippaG67 and 18BerniceG959 cameG2064 amidG3326 greatG4183 pompG5325 and enteredG1525 the auditoriumG201, 19accompaniedG4862 by the commandersG5506 and the prominentG1851 menG435 of the cityG4172, at the commandG2753 of FestusG5347, PaulG3972 was broughtG71 before them. 24And FestusG5347 saidG5346, “KingG935 AgrippaG67, and allG3956 you gentlemenG435 presentG4840 with us, you seeG2334 thisG3778 manG3778 aboutG4012 whomG3739 20allG537 the peopleG4128 of the JewsG2453 appealedG1793 to me, bothG5037 in JerusalemG2414 and hereG1759, shoutingG994 that 21he oughtG1163 not to liveG2198 anyG3371 longerG3371. 25But I foundG2638 that he had committedG4238 22nothingG3367 deservingG514 deathG2288; and since he himselfG846 23appealedG1941 toG1941 24the EmperorG4575, I decidedG2919 to sendG3992 him. 2625Yet, I haveG2192 nothingG3756 definiteG804 aboutG4012 him to writeG1125 to my lordG2962. ThereforeG1352, I have broughtG4254 him beforeG4254 you all and especiallyG3122 beforeG1909 you, KingG935 AgrippaG67, soG3704 thatG3704 after the investigationG351 has takenG1096 placeG1096, I may haveG2192 somethingG5101 to writeG1125. 27For it seemsG1380 absurdG249 to me in sendingG3992 a prisonerG1198, not to indicateG4591 the chargesG156 againstG2596 him asG2532 wellG2532.”