Acts 25:13-22 ▼

13 Several days later, King Agrippa and Bernice arrived in Caesarea and paid a courtesy call on Festus.

14 Since they were staying there several days, Festus presented Paul’s case to the king, saying, “There’s a man who was left as a prisoner by Felix.

15 When I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews presented their case and asked that he be condemned.

16 I answered them that it is not the Roman custom to give someone up before the accused faces the accusers and has an opportunity for a defense against the charges.

17 So when they had assembled here, I did not delay. The next day I took my seat at the tribunal and ordered the man to be brought in.

18 The accusers stood up but brought no charge against him of the evils I was expecting.

19 Instead they had some disagreements with him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus, a dead man Paul claimed to be alive.

20 Since I was at a loss in a dispute over such things, I asked him if he wanted to go to Jerusalem and be tried there regarding these matters.

21 But when Paul appealed to be held for trial by the Emperor, I ordered him to be kept in custody until I could send him to Caesar.”

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