Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
ASV
American Standard Version
Three
days
after
his
arrival
in
the province, Festus
went up from
Caesarea
to Jerusalem ,
Festus
therefore,
having
come
into
the province, after
three
days
went up to Jerusalem from
Caesarea.
where
the chief priests and Jewish
leaders
presented
their
case
against Paul .
They urged
Festus
And
the chief priests and the
principal
men
of
the
Jews
informed
him
against Paul ;
and
they besought
him,
to
grant
them
a concession
against Paul
by
summoning
him to Jerusalem ,
because
they
were
preparing
an
ambush
to kill him along
the way.
asking
a favor
against him ,
that
he
would
send
for
him
to Jerusalem ;
laying
a
plot
to kill him on
the way.
But
Festus replied
, “
Paul is
being
held
in Caesarea, and I
myself
am
going
there
soon
.
Howbeit
Festus answered
, that
Paul was
kept
in charge
at
Caesarea, and that
he
himself
was
about
to
depart
`thither'
shortly
.
So
if
this
man
has
done
anything
wrong,
let some
of your
leaders
come
down with me and accuse him there
. ”
Let them
therefore,
saith
he,
that
are
of power
among
you
go
down with me ,
and if
there
is
anything
amiss
in
the
man,
let
them
accuse him.
After
spending
no
more than eight or ten days with
them
, Festus
went down to
Caesarea .
The next
day
he sat on the judgment seat and ordered
that
Paul be brought in
.
And
when
he
had
tarried
among
them
not
more than eight or ten days, he
went down unto
Caesarea ;
and
on
the morrow
he sat on the judgment -
seat ,
and commanded
Paul to
be brought.
When Paul
arrived
, the Jews who
had come down from Jerusalem stood around
him, bringing many serious
charges that
they could not prove .
And
when he
was
come
, the Jews that
had come down from Jerusalem stood round
about
him, bringing against
him
many and
grievous
charges which
they could not prove ;
Then
Paul made
his defense :
“I
have
committed
no
offense
against the law of the Jews or
against the temple or
against Caesar. ”
while
Paul said
in
his defense ,
Neither
against the law of the Jews ,
nor
against the temple ,
nor
against Caesar ,
have
I
sinned
at
all
.
But Festus, wishing
to do
the Jews a
favor
, said
to
Paul, “Are
you
willing
to
go up to Jerusalem to
stand
trial
before me on
these
charges
? ”
But Festus, desiring
to gain
favor
with
the Jews, answered
Paul and
said
, Wilt
thou
go up to Jerusalem ,
and
there
be
judged
of
these
things
before me?
Paul replied
, “
I am standing before the
judgment seat of
Caesar
, where I ought to be tried.
I
have
done
nothing
wrong
to the Jews, as you
yourself
know
very well.
But
Paul said
, I am standing before Caesar's
judgment -
seat, where I ought to be judged:
to the Jews have
I
done
no
wrong
, as thou
also
very well knowest
.
If ,
however,
I am guilty
of
anything worthy of death, I do
not
refuse to die .
But if there
is no
truth
to
their
accusations
against
me, no one
has
the
right
to
hand
me over
to
them. I appeal to
Caesar !”
If then
I am a
wrong-doer,
and
have
committed
anything worthy of death, I refuse not
to die ;
but if none
of
those
things
is `true'
whereof
these
accuse
me, no man
can
give
me up
unto
them. I appeal unto
Caesar .
Then Festus conferred with his
council and
replied
, “You
have
appealed to
Caesar .
To
Caesar you
will
go !”
Then Festus ,
when
he
had
conferred with the
council, answered,
Thou
hast
appealed unto
Caesar :
unto
Caesar shalt
thou
go .
After
several
days had
passed, King
Agrippa and Bernice came
down
to
Caesarea to
pay
their
respects
to
Festus.
Now
when
certain
days were
passed, Agrippa the
King
and Bernice arrived
at
Caesarea ,
and
saluted
Festus.
Since
they were
staying
several
days, Festus laid out
Paul’s
case before the king :
“
There is a certain man whom
Felix
left in
prison.
And
as
they tarried
there
many
days, Festus laid Paul's
case before the King ,
saying,
There is a certain man left a
prisoner
by
Felix;
While
I was in
Jerusalem, the chief priests and elders of the Jews presented
their
case
and
requested
a
judgment
against him.
about
whom,
when
I was at
Jerusalem, the chief priests and the
elders of the Jews informed
`me',
asking
for
sentence
against him.
I told
them
that it is not the Roman
custom to hand
a
man over
before he
has
had an
opportunity to face
his accusers
and
defend
himself
against their
charges
.
To
whom
I answered,
that it is not the custom of
the
Romans
to give
up
any
man ,
before that
the
accused
have
the
accusers
face
to
face,
and
have
had opportunity to make
his defense
concerning
the
matter
laid
against him
.
So
when they came
here with
me
, I did
not
delay .
The next day I
sat on the judgment seat and ordered
that
the man be brought in
.
When therefore
they were
come
together
here, I made
no
delay ,
but
on
the next day sat on the judgment -
seat ,
and commanded
the man to
be brought.
But
when his
accusers rose
to
speak
, they did
not
charge him
with
any
of the
crimes
I had
expected.
Concerning
whom,
when the
accusers stood
up
, they brought
no
charge of such
evil
things
as
I supposed;
They
only
had some
contentions
with
him regarding
their own religion and a
certain
Jesus who had
died
, but
whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
but
had certain
questions
against
him of
their own religion ,
and of
one
Jesus ,
who was
dead
, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
Since
I was
at
a
loss
as
to
how to investigate
these matters
, I
asked if
he was
willing
to
go to Jerusalem and be
tried
there on
these charges
.
And
I ,
being
perplexed
how to inquire
concerning
these things
, asked whether
he would
go to Jerusalem and there be
judged
of
these matters
.
But when Paul appealed to be held
over
for the decision of the Emperor, I ordered
that
he
be held
until
I could
send him to Caesar. ”
But when Paul had
appealed to be kept
for the decision of the emperor, I commanded
him
to
be kept
till
I should
send him to Caesar.
Then
Agrippa said to
Festus, “
I would
like
to hear this
man myself. ”
“Tomorrow
you
will
hear him ,”
Festus
declared
.
And
Agrippa `
said '
unto
Festus, I also
could
wish
to hear the
man myself. To-morrow,
saith
he,
thou
shalt
hear him.
The next
day
Agrippa and Bernice came
with great pomp and entered the auditorium,
along
with the commanders
and leading
men of the city .
And
Festus ordered
that
Paul be
brought in.
So
on
the morrow,
when
Agrippa was
come,
and Bernice ,
with great pomp ,
and they
were
entered into
the place
of
hearing
with the chief
captains
and principal
men of the city ,
at
the
command
of
Festus Paul was
brought in.
Then
Festus said
, “
King Agrippa and all who are present with us, you
see
this man .
The whole
Jewish
community
has
petitioned
me about
him
, both here
and
in
Jerusalem, crying out
that he ought not to live any longer.
And
Festus saith
, King Agrippa ,
and all men
who are here
present with us, ye
behold
this man ,
about
whom
all
the multitude
of
the
Jews
made
suit
to
me, both at
Jerusalem and
here
, crying that he ought not to live any longer.
But I found he had done
nothing worthy of death ,
and since
he has
now
appealed to the Emperor ,
I decided
to send him.
But I found that
he had committed
nothing worthy of death :
and as
he himself
appealed to the emperor I determined
to send him.
I have nothing
definite
to write to
our
sovereign
one
about
him
. Therefore
I have brought him before all
of
you, and especially
before you
, King Agrippa, so
that after this
inquiry
I may have something
to write.
Of
whom
I have no
certain
thing
to write unto
my
lord
. Wherefore
I have brought him forth
before you, and specially
before thee
, king Agrippa, that ,
after examination
had,
I may have somewhat
to write.
For it seems
unreasonable
to me to
send
on
a prisoner without
specifying
the charges against him. ”
For it seemeth
to me unreasonable,
in
sending
a prisoner ,
not
withal
to
signify
the charges against him.
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