Acts:25:13-26
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A short time after this King Agrippa and Bernice came to Caesarea to pay their respects to Festus .
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And while they tarried many days ,
Festus laid Pauls case before the king . "
There is a man here ,"
he said , "
whom Felix left a prisoner .
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The chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me about him ,
when I was at Jerusalem ,
demanding a sentence against him .
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I told them that it was not the custom of the Romans to give any man up for punishment ,
before the accused had his accusers face to face ,
and had opportunity of defending himself against the charges that had been brought against him .
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So when a number of them came together here ,
I made no delay ,
but the next day took my seat in the tribunal ,
and commanded the man to be brought .
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But when his accusers stood up ,
they did not begin charging him with any of the crimes that I was expecting ,
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but they kept quarreling with him about certain matters connected with their own religion ,
and about one Jesus who had died ,
but whom Paul affirmed over and over was alive .
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I was perplexed how to investigate such questions ,
and asked Paul whether he would go to Jerusalem ,
and there be judged of these matters .
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But when Paul appealed to have his case reviewed for the decision of the Emperor ,
I ordered him to be detained until I could send him up to Caesar ."
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I should like to hear the man ,
myself ,"
said Agrippa to Festus .
Festus answered , "
You shall hear him tomorrow ."
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So the next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp ,
and took their places in the hall of audience ,
accompanied by the tribunes and men of high rank in the city .
At the command of Festus Paul was brought in .
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King Agrippa ,"
said Festus , "
and all men who are present with us ,
you see here the man about whom the entire body of the Jews at Jerusalem ,
and here also ,
sent to me ,
crying out that he ought not to live any longer .
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I could not find that he had done anything for which he ought to die ;
but as he himself has appealed to the Emperor ,
I have determined to send him .
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Now I have nothing very definite to tell our sovereign about him .
So I have brought the man before you all ,
and especially before you ,
King Agrippa ,
in order that ,
after examination ,
I may have something to write .