Acts:25:13-26

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* And after some days King Agrippa and Bernice came to Caesarea to greet Festus . * When 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 , * about whom the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me , when I was in Jerusalem , asking for a judgment against him . * To 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 .' * Therefore 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 . * When the accusers stood up , they brought no accusation against him of such things as I supposed , * but had some questions against him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus , who had died , whom Paul affirmed to be alive . * And because I was uncertain of such questions , I asked whether he was willing to go to Jerusalem and there be judged concerning these matters . * But when Paul appealed to be reserved for the decision of Augustus , I commanded him to be kept till I could send him to Caesar ." * Then Agrippa said to Festus , "I also would like to hear the man myself ." "Tomorrow ," he said , "you shall hear him ." * So 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 . * And 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 . * But when I found that he had committed nothing deserving of death , and that he himself had appealed to Augustus , I decided to send him . * I 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 .

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