Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
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King James Version
Three
days
after
his
arrival
in
the province, Festus
went
up
from Caesarea to Jerusalem ,
Now
when
Festus
was
come
into
the province, after
three
days
he
ascended
from Caesarea to Jerusalem .
where
the chief
priests
and Jewish
leaders
presented
their
case
against Paul .
They
urged
Festus
Then
the high
priest
and the
chief
of
the
Jews
informed
him
against Paul ,
and
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
.
And
desired
favour
against him ,
that
he
would
send
for
him
to Jerusalem, laying
wait
in
the
way
to kill him.
But Festus replied
, “
Paul is
being
held
in
Caesarea, and I
myself
am
going
there
soon
.
But Festus answered
, that
Paul should
be
kept
at
Caesarea, and that
he
himself
would
depart
shortly
thither
.
So
if
this
man
has
done
anything
wrong,
let some
of
your
leaders
come
down with me and accuse him
there. ”
Let them
therefore,
said
he,
which
among
you
are
able,
go
down with me ,
and accuse this
man,
if
there be
any
wickedness
in
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
more than ten days, he
went down unto
Caesarea ;
and
the next day sitting
on the judgment seat 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 which
came
down from Jerusalem stood round
about
, and
laid
many and
grievous
complaints
against
Paul,
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
he
answered
for
himself,
Neither
against the law of the Jews ,
neither
against the temple ,
nor
yet
against Caesar ,
have
I
offended
any
thing
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, willing
to do the Jews a pleasure
, 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.
Then
said
Paul, I stand
at
Caesar's
judgment seat, where I ought to be judged:
to the Jews have
I
done
no
wrong
, as thou
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 !”
For
if I be
an
offender,
or
have
committed
any
thing
worthy of death, I refuse not
to die :
but if there be
none
of
these
things
whereof
these
accuse
me, no man
may
deliver
me 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,
Hast
thou
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.
And
after certain
days king Agrippa and Bernice came unto
Caesarea to salute
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
when
they had
been
there
many
days, Festus declared
Paul's
cause
unto
the king ,
saying,
There is a certain man left in bonds
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,
desiring
to
have
judgment 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,
It is not the manner
of
the
Romans
to deliver
any
man to
die,
before that
he which
is
accused
have
the
accusers
face
to face ,
and have
licence
to
answer
for
himself concerning
the
crime
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
.
Therefore,
when they were
come
hither
, without
any
delay on
the morrow
I sat on the judgment seat ,
and commanded
the man to
be brought forth
.
But
when his
accusers rose
to
speak
, they did
not
charge
him
with
any
of the
crimes
I had
expected.
Against
whom
when the
accusers stood
up
, they brought
none
accusation
of such
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 superstition,
and of
one
Jesus, which
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
because
I doubted
of
such
manner
of
questions
, I asked him
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 reserved
unto
the hearing
of Augustus
, I commanded
him
to
be kept
till
I might
send him to Caesar.
Then Agrippa said to
Festus, “
I would like
to
hear this
man myself. ”
“Tomorrow
you
will
hear him ,”
Festus
declared
.
Then Agrippa said unto
Festus, I would also
hear the
man myself. To
morrow,
said
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
.
And
on
the morrow,
when
Agrippa was
come,
and Bernice ,
with great pomp ,
and was
entered into
the place
of
hearing
, with the chief
captains,
and principal
men of the city ,
at
Festus '
commandment
Paul was
brought forth
.
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 said, King Agrippa ,
and all men
which
are here
present with us, ye
see this man ,
about
whom
all
the multitude
of
the
Jews
have
dealt
with
me, both at
Jerusalem, and
also
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 when
I found that
he had committed
nothing worthy of death, and that
he himself
hath
appealed to Augustus
, I have
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
, O
king Agrippa, that ,
after examination
had,
I might
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
to send a prisoner ,
and
not
withal
to
signify
the crimes
laid
against him.
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