Acts 25:12-27

¹²Then when Festus had spoken with the Council, hee answered, Hast thou appealed vnto Caesar? vnto Caesar shalt thou goe.

¹³And after certaine dayes, King Agrippa and Bernice came downe to Caesarea to salute Festus.

¹⁴And when they had remained there many dayes, Festus declared Pauls cause vnto the King, saying, There is a certaine man left in prison by Felix,

¹⁵Of whom when I came to Hierusalem, the high Priestes and Elders of the Iewes informed me, and desired to haue iudgement against him.

¹⁶To whome I answered, that it is not the maner of the Romanes for fauour to deliuer any man to the death, before that hee which is accused, haue the accusers before him, and haue place to defend himselfe, concerning the crime.

¹⁷Therefore when they were come hither, without delay the day following I sate on the iudgement seate, and commanded the man to be brought foorth.

¹⁸Against whom when the accusers stood vp, they brought no crime of such things as I supposed:

¹⁹But had certaine questions against him of their owne superstition, and of one Iesus which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be aliue.

²⁰And because I doubted of such maner of question, I asked him whether he would goe to Hierusalem, and there be iudged of these things.

²¹But because he appealed to be reserued to the examination of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept, till I mght send him to Cesar.

²²Then Agrippa sayd vnto Festus, I would also heare the man my selfe. To morowe, sayd he, thou shalt heare him.

²³And on the morowe when Agrippa was come and Bernice with great pompe, and were entred into the Common hall with the chiefe captaines and chiefe men of the citie, at Festus commandement Paul was brought forth.

²⁴And Festus sayd, King Agrippa, and all men which are present with vs, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Iewes haue called vpon me, both at Hierusalem, and here, crying, that he ought not to liue any longer.

²⁵Yet haue I found nothing worthy of death, that he hath committed: neuertheles, seeing that he hath appealed to Augustus, I haue determined to send him.

²⁶Of whome I haue no certaine thing to write vnto my Lord: wherefore I haue brought him forth vnto you, and specially vnto thee, King Agrippa, that after examination had, I might haue somewhat to write.

²⁷For me thinketh it vnreasonable to send a prisoner, and not to shewe the causes which are layde against him.