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Festus
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weighed up case
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Festus therefore having entered the province after three days went
up to Jerusalem from Caesarea 2 and informed him the chief priests and the chiefs
of the Jews against Paul, and they besought him 3 asking a favour against
him, so as he might summon him to Jerusalem, a plot making to kill him by
the way. 4 Therefore Festus answered to be kept Paul in Caesarea,
and himself to intend shortly to go forth;
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the therefore among you, he says, able men going down with me if anything
there is in the man amiss let them accuse him. 6 And having stayed among
them days not more than eight or ten, going down to Caesarea,
on the morrow sitting on the tribunal he commanded Paul to be brought. 7
And arriving him stood round him the from Jerusalem having come down Jews, many
and heavy charges bringing against him, which not they were able to prove,
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11. . the Emperor
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25:8-12
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Caesar
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world outreach
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Paul defending himself Neither against the law of the Jews nor against the
temple nor against Caesar anything I sinned. 9 But Festus, wishing the Jews
a favour to show, answering Paul said: Does thou wish to Jerusalem going up there, concerning
these things to be judged before me? 10 And said Paul Standing before
the tribunal of Caesar I am, where me it behoves to be judged.
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nothing I have wronged, as indeed thou very well knowest. 11 If therefore I
do wrong and worthy of death I have done anything, I do not refuse the to
die; but if not one there is of the things which these accuse me, no one me
can to them to grant, Caesar I appeal to. 12 Then Festus having talked with
the council answered Caesar thou hast appealed to before Caesar thou
shall go.
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12. . Monarchy
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25:13-26:32
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Agrippa & Bernice
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gave a hearing
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And days passing some Agrippa the king and Bernice arrived at Caesarea greeting Festus. 14 And as more days they stayed
there, Festus to the king set forth the matters regarding Paul saying: A
certain man there is having been left behind by Felix prisoner, 15 about
whom being me in Jerusalem informed the chief priests and the elders of the
Jews, asking against him sentence; 16 to whom I answered that it is not a
custom with Romans to grant any man before the one being accused face to
face should have the accusers place and of defence receive concerning the
charge. 17 Coming together therefore thither delay no making on the next
day sitting on the tribunal I commanded to be brought the man; 18
concerning whom standing the accusers no charge brought of things which I
suspected evil, 19 but questions certain about their
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religion they had with him and about one Jesus having died, whom asserted
Paul to live. 20 And being perplexed at I the about these things debate
said if he wished to go to Jerusalem
and there to be judged about these things,21 But Paul having appealed to be
kept him to the of Augustus decision, I commanded to be kept him until I
may send up him to Caesar. 22 And Agrippa said to Festus; I was minded also
myself the man to hear, Tomorrow, he says thou shalt hear him. 23 On the
therefore morrow coming Agrippa and Bernice with much display and entering into
the place of audience with both chillarchs and men the chief of the city,
and having commanded Festus was brought Paul. 24 And says Festus: Agrippa
king and all the present together with us men, ye behold this man about
whom all the multitude of the Jew
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