KJ3 Literal Translation
Acts 25
2 The Jews accuse Paul before Festus. 11 Paul appeals to Caesar. 25 Festus decides that He had done nothing worthy of death.
1Then going into the province, after three days Festus went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.
2And the high priest and the first ones of the Jews informed to him against Paul, and they entreated him,
3asking a favor against him, so as he might send for him to Jerusalem, making an ambush to kill him on the way.
4Then indeed Festus answered that Paul was to be kept at Caesarea, and he himself being about to go shortly.
5Therefore he said, the powerful ones among you going down with me. If there is a thing amiss in this man, let them accuse him.
6And spending among them more than ten days, going down to Caesarea, on the next day sitting on the tribunal, he ordered Paul to be brought.
7And he arriving, the Jews having come down from Jerusalem stood around, also bringing many and weighty charges against Paul, which they were not able to prove.
8Defending himself, Paul said, Neither against the Law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar have I sinned in anything.
9But desiring to lay up a favor to the Jews, answering Paul, Festus said, Going up, are you willing to go to Jerusalem to be judged before me there about these things?
10But Paul said, I am standing before the tribunal of Caesar where I must be judged. I have wronged the Jews in nothing, as also you very well know.
11For if I indeed do wrong and have done anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die. But if there is nothing of which they accuse me, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar.
12Then conferring with the sanhedrin, Festus answered, You have appealed to Caesar; you shall go before Caesar.
13And some days having passed, Agrippa the king and Bernice arrived at Caesarea, greeting Festus.
14And when they remained there more days, Festus set out to the king the things as to Paul, saying, A certain man is here having been left a prisoner by Felix,
15about whom, I being in Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed, asking judgment against him;
16to whom I answered, It is not a custom with Romans to give up any man to destruction before the one being accused may have the accusers face to face, and may receive place of defense concerning the charge.
17Therefore, they coming together here, having made no delay, sitting on the tribunal on the next day, I commanded the man to be brought;
18about whom, standing up, the accusers brought no charge of which I supposed,
19but they had certain questions about their own demon worship, and about a certain Jesus dying, whom Paul claimed to be living.
20And I being perplexed about this inquiry, I said, If he was willing to go to Jerusalem and to be judged there concerning these things?
21But Paul appealing for him to be kept to the examination of Augustus, I commanded him to be held until I might send him to Caesar.
22And Agrippa said to Festus, I myself also was purposing to hear the man. And he said, Tomorrow you shall hear him.
23Therefore on the next day, Agrippa and Bernice coming with much pomp and entering into the auditorium, with both the chiliarchs and the men of eminence being of the city, also Festus commanding, Paul was brought out.
24And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all the men present with us, you see this one about whom all the multitude of the Jews pleaded with me, both here and in Jerusalem, crying out that he ought to live no longer.
25But I having understood nothing he had done worthy of death, also this one himself having appealed to Augustus, I decided to send him;
26about whom I have nothing certain to write to my lord. So I brought him out before you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so as the examination taking place, I may have something I may write.
27For it seems unreasonable to me to send a prisoner, and not also to signify the charges against him.
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