Acts:25:1-12
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Festus ,
therefore ,
having come upon the province ,
after three days ,
went up unto Jerusalem from Caesarea ;
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and the High-priest and chiefs of the Jews laid information before him against Paul ,
and began to beseech him
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asking for themselves as a favour against him ,
that he would send for him unto Jerusalem ,
making ,
an ambush ,
to kill him on the way .
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Festus ,
therefore ,
answered ,
that Paul should be kept in Caesarea ,
and that ,
he himself ,
was about ,
shortly ,
to be going out .
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They ,
therefore ,
among you (
saith he )
who are in power ,
let them go down with me ;
and ,
if there is in the man ,
anything amiss ,
let them accuse him .
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And ,
spending among them ,
not more than eight or ten days ,
he went down unto Caesarea ;
and ,
on the morrow ,
taking his place upon the judgment-seat ,
ordered Paul to be brought .
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And ,
when he presented himself ,
the Jews who ,
from Jerusalem ,
had come down ,
stood round about him ,
many and grievous charges ,
bringing against ,
which they were not able to prove ,
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Paul saying in defence Neither against the law of the Jews ,
nor against the temple ,
nor against Caesar ,
have I in anything sinned .
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But ,
Festus ,
wishing ,
with the Jews ,
to gain ,
favour ,
answered Paul ,
and said Art thou willing ,
unto Jerusalem ,
to go up ,
and ,
there ,
concerning these things ,
be judged before me ?
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But Paul said Standing before the judgment-seat of Caesar ,
am I ,
where ,
I ,
ought to be judged .
Unto the Jews ,
have I done no wrong ,
as ,
even thou ,
right well ,
art discovering .
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If then ,
on the one hand ,
I am doing wrong ,
and ,
anything worthy of death ,
have committed ,
I excuse not myself from dying ;
but ,
on the other hand ,
if there is ,
nothing ,
in the things whereof these are accusing me ,
no man ,
hath power to give ,
me ,
unto them as a favour :
Unto Caesar ,
I appeal !
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Then Festus ,
having conversed with the council ,
answered Unto Caesar ,
hast thou appealed ?
Unto Caesar ,
shalt thou go .
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