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1Now when Festus had come to the province, after three days he went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem.

1Three days after arriving in the province, Festus went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem,

2Then the high priest and the chief men of the Jews informed him against Paul; and they petitioned him,

2where the chief priests and the Jewish leaders appeared before him and presented the charges against Paul.

3asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem—while they lay in ambush along the road to kill him.

3They requested Festus, as a favor to them, to have Paul transferred to Jerusalem, for they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.

4But Festus answered that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself was going there shortly.

4Festus answered, "Paul is being held at Caesarea, and I myself am going there soon.

5“Therefore,” he said, “let those who have authority among you go down with me and accuse this man, to see if there is any fault in him.”

5Let some of your leaders come with me, and if the man has done anything wrong, they can press charges against him there."

6And when he had remained among them more than ten days, he went down to Caesarea. And the next day, sitting on the judgment seat, he commanded Paul to be brought.

6After spending eight or ten days with them, Festus went down to Caesarea. The next day he convened the court and ordered that Paul be brought before him.

7When he had come, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood about and laid many serious complaints against Paul, which they could not prove,

7When Paul came in, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him. They brought many serious charges against him, but they could not prove them.

8while he answered for himself, “Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar have I offended in anything at all.”

8Then Paul made his defense: "I have done nothing wrong against the Jewish law or against the temple or against Caesar."

9But Festus, wanting to do the Jews a favor, answered Paul and said, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and there be judged before me concerning these things?”

9Festus, wishing to do the Jews a favor, said to Paul, "Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and stand trial before me there on these charges?"

10So Paul said, “I stand at Caesar’s judgment seat, where I ought to be judged. To the Jews I have done no wrong, as you very well know.

10Paul answered: "I am now standing before Caesar's court, where I ought to be tried. I have not done any wrong to the Jews, as you yourself know very well.

11For if I am an offender, or have committed anything deserving of death, I do not object to dying; but if there is nothing in these things of which these men accuse me, no one can deliver me to them. I appeal to Caesar.”

11If, however, I am guilty of doing anything deserving death, I do not refuse to die. But if the charges brought against me by these Jews are not true, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!"

12Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, “You have appealed to Caesar? To Caesar you shall go!”

12After Festus had conferred with his council, he declared: "You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you will go!"

13And after some days King Agrippa and Bernice came to Caesarea to greet Festus.

13A few days later King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea to pay their respects to Festus.

14When they had been there many days, Festus laid Paul’s case before the king, saying: “There is a certain man left a prisoner by Felix,

14Since they were spending many days there, Festus discussed Paul's case with the king. He said: "There is a man here whom Felix left as a prisoner.

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

15When I went to Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews brought charges against him and asked that he be condemned.

16To them I answered, ‘It is not the custom of the Romans to deliver any man to destruction before the accused meets the accusers face to face, and has opportunity to answer for himself concerning the charge against him.’

16"I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand over anyone before they have faced their accusers and have had an opportunity to defend themselves against the charges.

17Therefore when they had come together, without any delay, the next day I sat on the judgment seat and commanded the man to be brought in.

17When they came here with me, I did not delay the case, but convened the court the next day and ordered the man to be brought in.

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

18When his accusers got up to speak, they did not charge him with any of the crimes I had expected.

19but had some questions against him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus, who had died, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

19Instead, they had some points of dispute with him about their own religion and about a dead man named Jesus who Paul claimed was alive.

20And because I was uncertain of such questions, I asked whether he was willing to go to Jerusalem and there be judged concerning these matters.

20I was at a loss how to investigate such matters; so I asked if he would be willing to go to Jerusalem and stand trial there on these charges.

21But when Paul appealed to be reserved for the decision of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I could send him to Caesar.”

21But when Paul made his appeal to be held over for the Emperor's decision, I ordered him held until I could send him to Caesar."

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

22Then Agrippa said to Festus, "I would like to hear this man myself." He replied, "Tomorrow you will hear him."

23So the next day, when Agrippa and Bernice had come with great pomp, and had entered the auditorium with the commanders and the prominent men of the city, at Festus’ command Paul was brought in.

23The next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp and entered the audience room with the high-ranking military officers and the prominent men of the city. At the command of Festus, Paul was brought in.

24And Festus said: “King Agrippa and all the men who are here present with us, you see this man about whom the whole assembly of the Jews petitioned me, both at Jerusalem and here, crying out that he was not fit to live any longer.

24Festus said: "King Agrippa, and all who are present with us, you see this man! The whole Jewish community has petitioned me about him in Jerusalem and here in Caesarea, shouting that he ought not to live any longer.

25But when I found that he had committed nothing deserving of death, and that he himself had appealed to Augustus, I decided to send him.

25I found he had done nothing deserving of death, but because he made his appeal to the Emperor I decided to send him to Rome.

26I have nothing certain to write to my lord concerning him. Therefore I have brought him out before you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after the examination has taken place I may have something to write.

26But I have nothing definite to write to His Majesty about him. Therefore I have brought him before all of you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that as a result of this investigation I may have something to write.

27For it seems to me unreasonable to send a prisoner and not to specify the charges against him.”

27For I think it is unreasonable to send a prisoner on to Rome without specifying the charges against him."

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