Acts 25
1Now 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.
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