Acts 25:13-22

¹³Now when some days had passed, Agrippa the king and Bernice arrived in Caesarea to congratulate Festus.

¹⁴Since they were spending many days there, Festus laid Paul's case before the king, saying: “There is a certain man left a prisoner by Felix;

¹⁵about whom, when I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, asking for punishment against him;

¹⁶to whom I answered that it is not a custom with Romans to deliver any man to destruction before the accused has his accusers face to face and has opportunity for defense against the accusation.

¹⁷So when they had assembled here, without any delay, the next day I sat on the judgment seat and commanded the man to be brought.

¹⁸When the accusers stood up, they brought no charge against him of such things as I supposed,

¹⁹but had certain issues against him about their religion, and about a certain dead Jesus whom Paul affirmed to be living.

²⁰And since I was at a loss how to investigate such matters, I asked whether he was willing to go to Jerusalem and be judged there concerning these things.

²¹But when Paul appealed to be reserved for the decision of the Emperor, I commanded him to be kept until I can send him to Caesar.”

²²Then Agrippa said to Festus, “I myself would also like to hear the man.” So he said, “Tomorrow you shall hear him.”