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  Acts   chapter 25

   1 Now when Festus was come into the province, after
  three days he ascended from Caesarea to Jerusalem.
   2 Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews
  informed him against Paul, and besought him,
   3 And desired favour against him, that he would send
  for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill
  him.
   4 But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at
  Caesarea, and that he himself would depart shortly
  thither.
   5 Let them therefore, said he, which among you are
  able, go down with me, and accuse this man, if there
  be any wickedness in him.
   6 And when he had tarried among them more than ten
  days, he went down unto Caesarea; and the next day
  sitting on the judgment seat commanded Paul to be
  brought.
   7 And when he was come, the Jews which came down
  from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and
  grievous complaints against Paul, which they could
  not prove.
   8 While he answered for himself, Neither against the
  law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet
  against Caesar, have I offended any thing at all.
   9 But Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure,
  answered Paul, and said, Wilt thou go up to
  Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before
  me?
  10 Then said Paul, I stand at Caesar's judgment seat,
  where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done
  no wrong, as thou very well knowest.
  11 For if I be an offender, or have committed any
  thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if
  there be none of these things whereof these accuse
  me, no man may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto
  Caesar.
  12 Then Festus, when he had conferred with the
  council, answered, Hast thou appealed unto Caesar?
  unto Caesar shalt thou go.
  13 And after certain days king Agrippa and Bernice
  came unto Caesarea to salute Festus.
  14 And when they had been there many days, Festus
  declared Paul's cause unto the king, saying, There is
  a certain man left in bonds by Felix:
  15 About whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief
  priests and the elders of the Jews informed me,
  desiring to have judgment against him.
  16 To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the
  Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he
  which is accused have the accusers face to face, and
  have licence to answer for himself concerning the
  crime laid against him.
  17 Therefore, when they were come hither, without any
  delay on the morrow I sat on the judgment seat, and
  commanded the man to be brought forth.
  18 Against whom when the accusers stood up, they
  brought none accusation of such things as I supposed:
  19 But had certain questions against him of their own
  superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom
  Paul affirmed to be alive.
  20 And because I doubted of such manner of questions,
  I asked him whether he would go to Jerusalem, and
  there be judged of these matters.
  21 But when Paul had appealed to be reserved unto the
  hearing of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till
  I might send him to Caesar.
  22 Then Agrippa said unto Festus, I would also hear
  the man myself. To morrow, said he, thou shalt hear
  him.
  23 And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and
  Bernice, with great pomp, and was entered into the
  place of hearing, with the chief captains, and
  principal men of the city, at Festus' commandment
  Paul was brought forth.
  24 And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men which
  are here present with us, ye see this man, about whom
  all the multitude of the Jews have dealt with me,
  both at Jerusalem, and also here, crying that he
  ought not to live any longer.
  25 But when I found that he had committed nothing
  worthy of death, and that he himself hath appealed to
  Augustus, I have determined to send him.
  26 Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my
  lord. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you,
  and specially before thee, O king Agrippa, that,
  after examination had, I might have somewhat to
  write.
  27 For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a
  prisoner, and not withal to signify the crimes laid
  against him.

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