Acts Chapter 25
25:1 | Now when Festus was come into the province, after three ![]() ![]() |
25:2 | Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, and besought him, |
25:3 | And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to ![]() |
25:4 | But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself would depart shortly [thither]. |
25:5 | 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. |
25:6 | And when he had tarried among them more than ten ![]() ![]() |
25:7 | And when he was come, the Jews which came down from ![]() |
25:8 | 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. |
25:9 | But Festus, willing to ![]() ![]() ![]() |
25:10 | Then said Paul, I stand at Caesar' judgment seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou very well knowest. |
25:11 | For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of ![]() |
25:12 | Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, Hast thou appealed unto Caesar? unto Caesar shalt thou go. |
25:13 | And after certain ![]() ![]() |
25:14 | And when they had been there many ![]() ![]() |
25:15 | About whom, when I was at ![]() |
25:16 | 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 ![]() |
25:17 | 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. |
25:18 | Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought none accusation of such things as I supposed: |
25:19 | But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one ![]() |
25:20 | And because I doubted of such manner of questions, I asked [him] whether he would go to ![]() |
25:21 | 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. |
25:22 | Then Agrippa said unto Festus, I would also hear the man myself. To morrow, said he, thou shalt hear him. |
25:23 | 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. |
25:24 | And Festus said, ![]() ![]() ![]() |
25:25 | But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of ![]() |
25:26 | 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 ![]() |
25:27 | For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not withal to signify the crimes [laid] against him. |