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Acts 25

Festus succeeds Felix and immediately faces Jewish leaders asking that Paul be brought to Jerusalem, intending an ambush. Festus instead holds court in Caesarea, where Paul denies wrongdoing against Jewish law, the temple, or Caesar. When Festus proposes Jerusalem, Paul appeals to Caesar as his right. Later King Agrippa and Bernice arrive, and Festus explains the puzzling case: the dispute concerns Jewish religion and ‘one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.’

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Festus succeeds Felix and immediately faces Jewish leaders asking that Paul be brought to Jerusalem, intending an ambush. Festus instead holds court in Caesarea, where Paul denies wrongdoing against Jewish law, the temple, or Caesar. When Festus proposes Jerusalem, Paul appeals to Caesar as his right. Later King Agrippa and Bernice arrive, and Festus explains the puzzling case: the dispute concerns Jewish religion and ‘one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.’

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Verses 1–12Festus hears the Jewish accusations, and Paul appeals unto CaesarVerses 13–22Festus explains Paul’s case to Agrippa and BerniceVerses 23–27Paul is brought before Agrippa so Festus may have something definite to write to Caesar
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1Now when Festus was come into the province, after three…2Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews…3And desired favour against him, that he would send for…4But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Caesarea,…5Let them therefore, said he, which among you are able,…6And when he had tarried among them more than ten…7And when he was come, the Jews which came down…8While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of…9But Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure, answered…10Then said Paul, I stand at Caesar's judgment seat, where…11For if I be an offender, or have committed any…12Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered,…13And after certain days king Agrippa and Bernice came unto…14And when they had been there many days, Festus declared…15About whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests…16To whom I answered, It is not the manner of…17Therefore, when they were come hither, without any delay on…18Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought none…19But had certain questions against him of their own superstition,…20And because I doubted of such manner of questions, I…21But when Paul had appealed to be reserved unto the…22Then Agrippa said unto Festus, I would also hear the…23And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice,…24And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men which are…25But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy…26Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto…27For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner,…