Festus Consults King Agrippa

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And certain days having passed, Agrippa the king, and Bernice, came down to Caesarea saluting Festus,

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and as they were continuing there more days, Festus submitted to the king the things concerning Paul, saying, `There is a certain man, left by Felix, a prisoner,

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about whom, in my being at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews laid information, asking a decision against him,

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unto whom I answered, that it is not a custom of Romans to make a favour of any man to die, before that he who is accused may have the accusers face to face, and may receive place of defence in regard to the charge laid against him .

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`They, therefore, having come together--I, making no delay, on the succeeding day having sat upon the tribunal, did command the man to be brought,

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concerning whom the accusers, having stood up, were bringing against him no accusation of the things I was thinking of,

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but certain questions concerning their own religion they had against him, and concerning a certain Jesus who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive;

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and I, doubting in regard to the question concerning this, said, If he would wish to go on to Jerusalem, and there to be judged concerning these things--

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but Paul having appealed to be kept to the hearing of Sebastus, I did command him to be kept till I might send him unto Caesar.'

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And Agrippa said unto Festus, `I was wishing also myself to hear the man;' and he said, `To-morrow thou shalt hear him;'

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