Acts:25:1-26
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Now when Festus was come (
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into the province ,
after three days he ascended (
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from Caesarea to Jerusalem .
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Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed (
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him against Paul ,
and besought (
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him ,
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And desired (
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favour against him ,
that he would send for (
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him to Jerusalem ,
laying (
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wait in the way to kill (
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him .
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But Festus answered (
5662 ),
that Paul should be kept (
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at Caesarea ,
and that he himself would (
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depart (
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shortly thither .
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Let them therefore ,
said (
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he ,
which among you are able ,
go down with (
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me ,
and accuse (
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this man ,
if there be (
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any wickedness in him .
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And when he had tarried (
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among them more than ten days ,
he went down (
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unto Caesarea ;
and the next day sitting (
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on the judgment seat commanded (
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Paul to be brought (
5683 ).
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And when he was come (
5637 ),
the Jews which came down (
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from Jerusalem stood round about (
5627 ),
and laid (
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many and grievous complaints against Paul ,
which they could (
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not prove (
5658 ).
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While he answered (
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for himself ,
Neither against the law of the Jews ,
neither against the temple ,
nor yet against Caesar ,
have I offended (
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any thing at all .
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But Festus ,
willing (
5723 )
to do (
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the Jews a pleasure ,
answered (
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Paul ,
and said (
5627 ),
Wilt thou (
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go up (
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to Jerusalem ,
and there be judged (
5745 )
of these things before me ?
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Then said (
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Paul ,
I stand (
5748 ) (
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at Caesars judgment seat ,
where I ought (
5748 )
to be judged (
5745 ):
to the Jews have I done no wrong (
5656 ),
as thou very well knowest (
5719 ).
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For if I be an offender (
5719 ),
or have committed (
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any thing worthy of death ,
I refuse (
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not to die (
5629 ):
but if there be (
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none of these things whereof these accuse (
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me ,
no man may (
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deliver (
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me unto them .
I appeal unto (
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Caesar .
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Then Festus ,
when he had conferred (
5660 )
with the council ,
answered (
5662 ),
Hast thou appealed unto (
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Caesar ?
unto Caesar shalt thou go (
5695 ).
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And after (
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certain days king Agrippa and Bernice came (
5656 )
unto Caesarea to salute (
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Festus .
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And when they had been (
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there many days ,
Festus declared (
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Pauls cause unto the king ,
saying (
5723 ),
There is (
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a certain man left (
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in bonds by Felix :
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About whom ,
when I was (
5637 )
at Jerusalem ,
the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed (
5656 )
me ,
desiring (
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to have judgment against him .
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To whom I answered (
5662 ),
It is (
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not the manner of the Romans to deliver (
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any man to die ,
before that he which is accused (
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have (
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the accusers face to face ,
and have (
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licence to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him .
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Therefore ,
when they were come (
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hither ,
without (
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any delay on the morrow I sat (
5660 )
on the judgment seat ,
and commanded (
5656 )
the man to be brought forth (
5683 ).
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Against whom when the accusers stood up (
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they brought (
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none accusation of such things as I supposed (
5707 ):
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But had (
5707 )
certain questions against him of their own superstition ,
and of one Jesus ,
which was dead (
5761 ),
whom Paul affirmed (
5707 )
to be alive (
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And because I doubted (
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of such manner of questions ,
I asked (
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him whether he would (
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go (
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to Jerusalem ,
and there be judged (
5745 )
of these matters .
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But when Paul had appealed (
5671 )
to be reserved (
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unto the hearing of Augustus ,
I commanded (
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him to be kept (
5745 )
till I might send (
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him to Caesar .
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Then Agrippa said (
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unto Festus ,
I would (
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also hear (
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the man myself .
To morrow ,
said (
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he ,
thou shalt hear (
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him .
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And on the morrow ,
when Agrippa was come (
5631 ),
and Bernice ,
with great pomp ,
and was entered (
5631 )
into the place of hearing ,
with the chief captains ,
and principal men of (
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the city ,
at Festus commandment (
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Paul was brought forth (
5681 ).
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And Festus said (
5748 ),
King Agrippa ,
and all men which are here present (
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with us ,
ye see (
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this man ,
about whom all the multitude of the Jews have dealt (
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with me ,
both at Jerusalem ,
and also here ,
crying (
5723 )
that he ought (
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not to live (
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any longer .
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But when I found (
5642 )
that he had committed (
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nothing worthy of death ,
and that he himself hath appealed to (
5671 )
Augustus ,
I have determined (
5656 )
to send (
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him .
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Of whom I have (
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no certain thing to write (
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unto my lord .
Wherefore I have brought him forth (
5627 )
before you ,
and specially before thee ,
O king Agrippa ,
that ,
after examination had (
5637 ),
I might have (
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somewhat to write (
5658 ).