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Several days later Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish. He had Paul summoned and listened to him speak about faith in Christ Jesus. (Acts 24, 24)
At the same time he hoped that a bribe would be offered him by Paul, and so he sent for him very often and conversed with him. (Acts 24, 26)
Two years passed and Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus. Wishing to ingratiate himself with the Jews, Felix left Paul in prison. (Acts 24, 27)
where the chief priests and Jewish leaders presented him their formal charges against Paul. They asked him (Acts 25, 2)
Festus replied that Paul was being held in custody in Caesarea and that he himself would be returning there shortly. (Acts 25, 4)
After spending no more than eight or ten days with them, he went down to Caesarea, and on the following day took his seat on the tribunal and ordered that Paul be brought in. (Acts 25, 6)
In defending himself Paul said, "I have committed no crime either against the Jewish law or against the temple or against Caesar." (Acts 25, 8)
Then Festus, wishing to ingratiate himself with the Jews, said to Paul in reply, "Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and there stand trial before me on these charges?" (Acts 25, 9)
Paul answered, "I am standing before the tribunal of Caesar; this is where I should be tried. I have committed no crime against the Jews, as you very well know. (Acts 25, 10)
Since they spent several days there, Festus referred Paul's case to the king, saying, "There is a man here left in custody by Felix. (Acts 25, 14)
Instead they had some issues with him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus who had died but who Paul claimed was alive. (Acts 25, 19)
And when Paul appealed that he be held in custody for the Emperor's decision, I ordered him held until I could send him to Caesar." (Acts 25, 21)
