Acts 25:14–21

14 And when they had been there many days, Festus wdeclared Paul’s cause unto the king, saying, xThere is a certain man left in bonds by Felix: 15 yAbout whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews ginformed me, desiring to have judgment against him. 16 yTo whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to udeliver any man to die, before that zhe which is accused have the accusers face to face, and have licence oto answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him. 17 Therefore, when they were come hither, without any delay yon the morrow I sat on lthe judgment seat, and commanded the man to be brought forth. 18 Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought none aaccusation of such things as I supposed: 19 bBut had certain questions against him of their own csuperstition, 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 dwhether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these matters. 21 But when Paul had vappealed to be reserved unto the ||hearing of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I might send him to Caesar.