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Three days after Festus arrived in Caesarea to take up his duties as governor, he went up to Jerusalem.

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Three days after arriving in the province, Festus went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem,

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Now when Festus had come to the province, after three days he went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem.

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Three days after Festus arrived in Caesarea to take over his new responsibilities, he left for Jerusalem,

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The high priests and top leaders renewed their vendetta against Paul.

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where the chief priests and Jewish leaders appeared before him and presented the charges against Paul.

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Then the high priest and the chief men of the Jews informed him against Paul; and they petitioned him,

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where the leading priests and other Jewish leaders met with him and made their accusations against Paul.

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They asked Festus if he wouldn't please do them a favor by sending Paul to Jerusalem to respond to their charges. A lie, of course--they had revived their old plot to set an ambush and kill him along the way.

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They urgently requested Festus, as a favor to them, to have Paul transferred to Jerusalem, for they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.

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asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem--while they lay in ambush along the road to kill him.

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They asked Festus as a favor to transfer Paul to Jerusalem. (Their plan was to waylay and kill him.)

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Festus answered that Caesarea was the proper jurisdiction for Paul, and that he himself was going back there in a few days.

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Festus answered, "Paul is being held at Caesarea, and I myself am going there soon.

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But Festus answered that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself was going there shortly.

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But Festus replied that Paul was at Caesarea and he himself would be returning there soon.

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"You're perfectly welcome," he said, "to go back with me then and accuse him of whatever you think he's done wrong."

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Let some of your leaders come with me and press charges against the man there, if he has done anything wrong."

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"Therefore," he said, "let those who have authority among you go down with me and accuse this man, to see if there is any fault in him."

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So he said, "Those of you in authority can return with me. If Paul has done anything wrong, you can make your accusations."

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About eight or ten days later, Festus returned to Caesarea. The next morning he took his place in the courtroom and had Paul brought in.

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After spending eight or ten days with them, he went down to Caesarea, and the next day he convened the court and ordered that Paul be brought before him.

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And when he had remained among them more than ten days, he went down to Caesarea. And the next day, sitting on the judgment seat, he commanded Paul to be brought.

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Eight or ten days later he returned to Caesarea, and on the following day Paul's trial began.

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The minute he walked in, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem were all over him, hurling the most extreme accusations, none of which they could prove.

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When Paul appeared, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges against him, which they could not prove.

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When he had come, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood about and laid many serious complaints against Paul, which they could not prove,

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On Paul's arrival in court, the Jewish leaders from Jerusalem gathered around and made many serious accusations they couldn't prove.

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Then Paul took the stand and said simply, "I've done nothing wrong against the Jewish religion, or the Temple, or Caesar. Period."

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Then Paul made his defense: "I have done nothing wrong against the law of the Jews or against the temple or against Caesar."

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while he answered for himself, "Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar have I offended in anything at all."

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Paul denied the charges. "I am not guilty," he said. "I have committed no crime against the Jewish laws or the Temple or the Roman government."

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Festus, though, wanted to get on the good side of the Jews and so said, "How would you like to go up to Jerusalem, and let me conduct your trial there?"

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Festus, wishing to do the Jews a favor, said to Paul, "Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and stand trial before me there on these charges?"

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But Festus, wanting to do the Jews a favor, answered Paul and said, "Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and there be judged before me concerning these things?"

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Then Festus, wanting to please the Jews, asked him, "Are you willing to go to Jerusalem and stand trial before me there?"

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Paul answered, "I'm standing at this moment before Caesar's bar of justice, where I have a perfect right to stand. And I'm going to keep standing here. I've done nothing wrong to the Jews, and you know it as well as I do.

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Paul answered: "I am now standing before Caesar's court, where I ought to be tried. I have not done any wrong to the Jews, as you yourself know very well.

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So Paul said, "I stand at Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be judged. To the Jews I have done no wrong, as you very well know.

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But Paul replied, "No! This is the official Roman court, so I ought to be tried right here. You know very well I am not guilty.

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If I've committed a crime and deserve death, name the day. I can face it. But if there's nothing to their accusations--and you know there isn't--nobody can force me to go along with their nonsense. We've fooled around here long enough. I appeal to Caesar."

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If, however, I am guilty of doing anything deserving death, I do not refuse to die. But if the charges brought against me by these Jews are not true, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!"

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For if I am an offender, or have committed anything deserving of death, I do not object to dying; but if there is nothing in these things of which these men accuse me, no one can deliver me to them. I appeal to Caesar."

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If I have done something worthy of death, I don't refuse to die. But if I am innocent, neither you nor anyone else has a right to turn me over to these men to kill me. I appeal to Caesar!"

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Festus huddled with his advisors briefly and then gave his verdict: "You've appealed to Caesar; you'll go to Caesar!" [JC]

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After Festus had conferred with his council, he declared: "You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you will go!"

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Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, "You have appealed to Caesar? To Caesar you shall go!"

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Festus conferred with his advisers and then replied, "Very well! You have appealed to Caesar, and to Caesar you shall go!"

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A few days later King Agrippa and his wife, Bernice, visited Caesarea to welcome Festus to his new post.

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A few days later King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea to pay their respects to Festus.

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And after some days King Agrippa and Bernice came to Caesarea to greet Festus.

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A few days later King Agrippa arrived with his sister, Bernice, to pay their respects to Festus.

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After several days, Festus brought up Paul's case to the king. "I have a man on my hands here, a prisoner left by Felix.

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Since they were spending many days there, Festus discussed Paul's case with the king. He said: "There is a man here whom Felix left as a prisoner.

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When they had been there many days, Festus laid Paul's case before the king, saying: "There is a certain man left a prisoner by Felix,

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During their stay of several days, Festus discussed Paul's case with the king. "There is a prisoner here," he told him, "whose case was left for me by Felix.

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When I was in Jerusalem, the high priests and Jewish leaders brought a bunch of accusations against him and wanted me to sentence him to death.

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When I went to Jerusalem, the chief priests and elders of the Jews brought charges against him and asked that he be condemned.

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about whom the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, when I was in Jerusalem, asking for a judgment against him.

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When I was in Jerusalem, the leading priests and other Jewish leaders pressed charges against him and asked me to sentence him.

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I told them that wasn't the way we Romans did things. Just because a man is accused, we don't throw him out to the dogs. We make sure the accused has a chance to face his accusers and defend himself of the charges.

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"I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand over any man before he has faced his accusers and has had an opportunity to defend himself against their charges.

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To them I answered, "It is not the custom of the Romans to deliver any man to destruction before the accused meets the accusers face to face, and has opportunity to answer for himself concerning the charge against him.'

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Of course, I quickly pointed out to them that Roman law does not convict people without a trial. They are given an opportunity to defend themselves face to face with their accusers.

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So when they came down here I got right on the case. I took my place in the courtroom and put the man on the stand.

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When they came here with me, I did not delay the case, but convened the court the next day and ordered the man to be brought in.

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Therefore when they had come together, without any delay, the next day I sat on the judgment seat and commanded the man to be brought in.

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"When they came here for the trial, I called the case the very next day and ordered Paul brought in.

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"The accusers came at him from all sides,

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When his accusers got up to speak, they did not charge him with any of the crimes I had expected.

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When the accusers stood up, they brought no accusation against him of such things as I supposed,

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But the accusations made against him weren't at all what I expected.

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but their accusations turned out to be nothing more than arguments about their religion and a dead man named Jesus, who the prisoner claimed was alive.

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Instead, they had some points of dispute with him about their own religion and about a dead man named Jesus who Paul claimed was alive.

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but had some questions against him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus, who had died, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

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It was something about their religion and about someone called Jesus who died, but whom Paul insists is alive.

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Since I'm a newcomer here and don't understand everything involved in cases like this, I asked if he'd be willing to go to Jerusalem and be tried there.

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I was at a loss how to investigate such matters; so I asked if he would be willing to go to Jerusalem and stand trial there on these charges.

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And because I was uncertain of such questions, I asked whether he was willing to go to Jerusalem and there be judged concerning these matters.

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I was perplexed as to how to conduct an investigation of this kind, and I asked him whether he would be willing to stand trial on these charges in Jerusalem.

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Paul refused and demanded a hearing before His Majesty in our highest court. So I ordered him returned to custody until I could send him to Caesar in Rome."

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When Paul made his appeal to be held over for the Emperor's decision, I ordered him held until I could send him to Caesar."

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But when Paul appealed to be reserved for the decision of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I could send him to Caesar."

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But Paul appealed to the emperor. So I ordered him back to jail until I could arrange to send him to Caesar."

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Agrippa said, "I'd like to see this man and hear his story.Good," said Festus. "We'll bring him in first thing in the morning and you'll hear it for yourself."

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Then Agrippa said to Festus, "I would like to hear this man myself." He replied, "Tomorrow you will hear him."

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Then Agrippa said to Festus, "I also would like to hear the man myself." "Tomorrow," he said, "you shall hear him."

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"I'd like to hear the man myself," Agrippa said. And Festus replied, "You shall--tomorrow!"