Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
WEB
World English Bible
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
Then
the high
priest
and the
principal
men
of
the
Jews
informed
him
against Paul ,
and
they begged
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
summon
him
to Jerusalem ;
plotting
to kill him on
the way.
But
Festus replied,
“
Paul is
being
held
in Caesarea, and I
myself
am
going
there
soon
.
However
Festus answered
that
Paul should
be
kept
in custody
at
Caesarea, and that
he
himself
was
about
to
depart
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,"
said
he,
"that
are
in
power
among
you
go
down with me ,
and if
there
is
anything
wrong
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
.
When
he
had
stayed
among
them
more than ten days, he
went down to Caesarea ,
and
on
the next day 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 .
When he
had
come
, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around 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
he
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
, "
Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem ,
and
be
judged
by
me there
concerning
these things
? "
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 tried. I have done no
wrong to the Jews, as you also
know very well.
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 have
done
wrong,
and
have
committed
anything worthy of death, I don't
refuse to die ;
but if none
of
those
things
is true
that
they
accuse
me of
, no one can
give
me up
to them. I appeal to 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,
"
You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you shall
go ."
After
several
days had passed, King
Agrippa and Bernice came
down
to
Caesarea to
pay
their
respects
to
Festus.
Now
when
some
days had passed, Agrippa the
King
and Bernice arrived
at
Caesarea ,
and
greeted
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.
As
he
stayed
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
a 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 to
destruction,
before the
accused
has met
the
accusers
face
to
face,
and
has
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 had
come
together
here, I didn't
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
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 about
their own religion ,
and about
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
.
Being
perplexed
how to inquire
concerning
these things
, I asked whether
he was willing to go to Jerusalem and there be
judged
concerning
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
until I could send him to Caesar. "
Then
Agrippa said to Festus, “
I would like to hear this
man myself. ”
“
Tomorrow you will
hear him ,”
Festus
declared
.
Agrippa said to Festus, "
I also
would like to hear the
man myself. "
"
Tomorrow ,"
he
said,
"
you shall
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 next day ,
when
Agrippa and Bernice had
come
with great pomp ,
and they
had
entered into
the place
of
hearing
with the commanding
officers
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.
Festus said, "
King Agrippa ,
and all men
who are here
present with us, you see this man ,
about
whom
all
the multitude
of
the
Jews
petitioned 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 when
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 to my
lord
. Therefore I have brought him forth
before you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, that ,
after examination,
I may have something to write.
For it seems unreasonable
to me to
send
on
a prisoner without
specifying
the charges against him. ”
For it seems to me unreasonable,
in
sending
a prisoner ,
not
to
also
specify
the charges against him. "
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