Acts:25:13-26
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And after some days king Agrippa and Bernice came to Caesarea to greet Festus .
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And when they had been there many days ,
Festus declared Paul '
s case to the king ,
saying ,
There is a certain man left a prisoner by Felix :
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About whom ,
when I was in Jerusalem ,
the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me ,
asking for a judgment against him .
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I answered them ,
It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die ,
before he who is accused meets the accusers face to face ,
and has the opportunity to defend himself concerning the crime laid against him .
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Therefore ,
when they had come here ,
I made no delay ,
but on the next day sat on the judgment seat ,
and commanded the man to be brought forth .
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When the accusers stood up ,
they brought no accusation of such things as I supposed :
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But had certain disagreements with him about their own superstition ,
and about one Jesus ,
who was dead ,
but whom Paul claimed to be alive .
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And because I was at a loss how to investigate such questions ,
I asked him whether he would go to Jerusalem ,
and be judged there about these matters .
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But when Paul appealed to be held for a decision by the emperor ,
I commanded him to be kept until I might send him to Caesar .
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Then Agrippa said to Festus ,
I would like hear the man myself .
Tomorrow ,
he said ,
you shall hear him .
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So on the next day ,
Agrippa and Bernice came ,
with great pomp ,
and entered into the place of hearing ,
with the chief captains ,
and principal men of the city .
At Festus '
command ,
Paul was brought forth .
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And Festus said ,
King Agrippa ,
and all men who are present with us ,
you see this man ,
about whom all the multitude of the Jews have petitioned me ,
both in Jerusalem ,
and also here ,
crying out that he ought no longer to live .
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But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death ,
and that he has appealed to the emperor ,
I have determined to send him .
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But I have nothing definite to write to my lord concerning him .
Therefore I have brought him forth before you ,
and especially before you ,
O king Agrippa ,
that ,
after examination ,
I might have something to write .
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