those among you who are able, go down with me, and accuse him, if there
be anything criminal in this man.

(6)And after staying with them more than ten days, he went down to
Caesarea; and on the morrow seated on the bench, commanded Paul to be
brought. (7)And on his appearing, the Jews who came down from Jerusalem
surrounded him, and laid many and heavy accusations against Paul, which
they were not able to prove. (8)But he pleaded in his defence, That
neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor
against Caesar, have I committed the least offence.

(9)Then Festus, desirous of ingratiating himself with the Jews,
replying to Paul, said, Wilt thou go up unto Jerusalem, and there be
judged of these things before me?

(10)Then said Paul, I am standing before the tribunal of Caesar, where
I have a right to be judged: against the Jews I have committed no
offence, as thou also clearly perceivest. (11)For indeed if I have
committed any crime, or done aught worthy of death, I object not to be
put to death: but if there is nothing in those things whereof they
accuse me, no man dare gratify them by abandoning me to them. (12)I
appeal unto Caesar.

Then Festus, after conferring with the council, answered, Hast thou
appealed to Caesar? to Caesar shalt thou go.

(13)Now when some days were passed, Agrippa and Bernice came to
Caesarea to salute Festus. (14)And as their stay there was extended to
a considerable time, Festus communicated to the king Paul's affairs,
saying, There is a certain man left by Felix, a prisoner: (15)against
whom when I was at Jerusalem, the high-priest and the elders of the
Jews appeared, desiring judgment against him. (16)To whom I replied,
That it was not customary for Romans to give up any man gratuitously to
destruction, before that the person accused should have his accusers
produced face to face, and be allowed opportunity to defend himself
against the charge. (17)When therefore they were come here together,
making no demur, the very next day I sat on the tribunal, and commanded
the man to be brought. (18)Against whom his accusers standing forth,
brought no charge of such things as I expected: (19)but only pleaded
against him certain disputes about their own mode of religious worship,
and about one Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
(20)But being in doubt respecting a question of this sort, I demanded
if he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these thing