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13 And certain days having passed, Agrippa the king, and Bernice, came down to Caesarea saluting Festus, 14 and as they were continuing there more days, Festus submitted to the king the things concerning Paul, saying, 'There is a certain man, left by Felix, a prisoner, 15 about whom, in my being at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews laid information, asking a decision against him, 16 unto whom I answered, that it is not a custom of Romans to make a favour of any man to die, before that he who is accused may have the accusers face to face, and may receive place of defence in regard to the charge laid against him. 17 They, therefore, having come together -- I, making no delay, on the succeeding day having sat upon the tribunal, did command the man to be brought, Acts 25:13-17, Young's Literal Translation. Public domain.
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