Acts 25:1–12

Now when Festus was come into the ^aprovince, ^bafter three days he ^cascended from ^dCesarea to Jerusalem. ²Then ^ethe high priest and ^fthe chief of the Jews ^eginformed him against Paul, and besought him, ³and desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, ^hlaying wait in the way to kill him. ⁴But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at ^dCesarea, and that he himself would depart shortly thither. ⁵Let them therefore, said he, which among you are ⁱable, go down with me, and accuse this man, if there be any wickedness in him. ⁶And when he had tarried among them more than ten days, he ^kwent down unto ^dCesarea; and the next day sitting in ^lthe judgment seat, commanded Paul to be brought. ⁷And when he was come, the Jews which ^kcame down from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul, ^mwhich they could not ⁿprove. ⁸While he ^oanswered for himself, ^pNeither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Cesar, have I offended any thing at all. ⁹But Festus, ^qwilling to do the Jews a pleasure, answered Paul, and said, ^rWilt thou ^cgo up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me? ¹⁰Then said Paul, I stand at Cesar’s ^ljudgment seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou ^svery well knowest. ^11tFor 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 ^udeliver me unto them. ^vI appeal unto Cesar. ¹²Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, Hast thou ^vappealed unto Cesar? unto Cesar shalt thou go.