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Paul's defence was this, 'I have committed no offence whatever against either Jewish law, or the Temple, or Caesar.' (Acts 25, 8)
Festus was anxious to gain favour with the Jews, so he said to Paul, 'Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and be tried on these charges before me there?' (Acts 25, 9)
But Paul replied, 'I am standing before the tribunal of Caesar and this is where I should be tried. I have done the Jews no wrong, as you very well know. (Acts 25, 10)
Their visit lasted several days, and Festus put Paul's case before the king, saying, 'There is a man here whom Felix left behind in custody, (Acts 25, 14)
and while I was in Jerusalem the chief priests and elders of the Jews laid information against him, demanding his condemnation. (Acts 25, 15)
But I told them that Romans are not in the habit of surrendering any man, until the accused confronts his accusers and is given an opportunity to defend himself against the charge. (Acts 25, 16)
but they had some argument or other with him about their own religion and about a dead man called Jesus whom Paul alleged to be alive. (Acts 25, 19)
Not feeling qualified to deal with questions of this sort, I asked him if he would be willing to go to Jerusalem to be tried there on this issue. (Acts 25, 20)
But Paul put in an appeal for his case to be reserved for the judgement of the emperor, so I ordered him to be remanded until I could send him to Caesar.' (Acts 25, 21)
Agrippa said to Festus, 'I should like to hear the man myself.' He answered, 'Tomorrow you shall hear him.' (Acts 25, 22)
So the next day Agrippa and Bernice arrived in great state and entered the audience chamber attended by the tribunes and the city notables; and Festus ordered Paul to be brought in. (Acts 25, 23)
Then Festus said, 'King Agrippa, and all here present with us, you see before you the man about whom the whole Jewish community has petitioned me, both in Jerusalem and here, loudly protesting that he ought not to be allowed to remain alive. (Acts 25, 24)
