Acts 25:1–11

Now when Festus was come into the aprovince, bafter three days he cascended from dCaesarea to Jerusalem. 2 Then ethe high priest and fthe chief of the Jews eginformed him against Paul, and besought him, 3 And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, hlaying wait in the way to kill him. 4 But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at dCaesarea, and that he himself would depart shortly thither. 5 Let them therefore, said he, which among you are iable, 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 kwent down unto dCaesarea; and the next day sitting on lthe judgment seat commanded Paul to be brought. 7 And 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. 8 While he oanswered for himself, pNeither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar, have I offended any thing at all. 9 But 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? 10 Then said Paul, I stand at Caesar’s ljudgment seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou svery well knowest. 11 tFor 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 Caesar.