Festus Assumes Office and Meets Jewish Leaders

Acts 25:1-5

Festus therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.

Then the high priest and the principal men of the Judeans informed him against Paul, and they begged him,

asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem; plotting to kill him on the way.

However Festus answered that Paul should be kept in custody at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to depart shortly.

“Let them therefore”, said he, “that are in power among you go down with me, and if there is anything wrong in the man, let them accuse him.”