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25 Now when Festus had come into the province, after three days he ascended from Caesarea to Jerusalem.

Then the high priest and the chief men of the Jews informed him against Paul and besought him,

desiring a favor against him: that he would have Paul brought to Jerusalem, so that they might lie in wait on the way to kill him.

But Festus answered that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself would depart shortly thither.

“Let those therefore,” he said, “who among you are able, go down with me and accuse this man, if there be any wickedness in him.”

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Paul’s Trial Before Festus

25 Three days after arriving in the province, Festus(A) went up from Caesarea(B) to Jerusalem, where the chief priests and the Jewish leaders appeared before him and presented the charges against Paul.(C) They requested Festus, as a favor to them, to have Paul transferred to Jerusalem, for they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.(D) Festus answered, “Paul is being held(E) at Caesarea,(F) and I myself am going there soon. Let some of your leaders come with me, and if the man has done anything wrong, they can press charges against him there.”

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