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CHAPTER 25
Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days he ascended from Caesarea to
Jerusalem.
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Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, and besought
him,
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And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the
way to kill him.
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But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself
would depart shortly
thither.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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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Then Festus,
when he had conferred with the council, answered, Hast thou appealed unto Caesar? unto Caesar
shalt thou go.
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And after certain days king Agrippa and Bernice came unto Caesarea to salute Festus.
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And
when they had been there many days, Festus declared Paul’s cause unto the king, saying, There is
a certain man left in bonds by Felix:
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About whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests
and the elders of the Jews informed
me,
desiring
to have
judgment against him.
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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 answer for himself concerning the crime
laid against him.
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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.
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Against whom when the
accusers stood up, they brought none accusation of such things as I supposed:
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But had certain
questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul
affirmed to be alive.
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And because I doubted of such manner of questions, I asked
him
whether
he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these matters.
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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.
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Then Agrippa said unto Festus, I would also hear the man myself. To morrow, said he,
thou shalt hear him.
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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.
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And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men which are
here present with us, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews have dealt with
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