²⁵ I found he had done nothing deserving of death,^(A) but because he made his appeal to the Emperor^(B) I decided to send him to Rome.

¹¹ If, however, I am guilty of doing anything deserving death, I do not refuse to die. But if the charges brought against me by these Jews are not true, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!”^(A)

¹² After Festus had conferred with his council, he declared: “You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you will go!”

⁹ There was a great uproar, and some of the teachers of the law who were Pharisees^(A) stood up and argued vigorously. “We find nothing wrong with this man,”^(B) they said. “What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”^(C)

⁴ Then Pilate announced to the chief priests and the crowd, “I find no basis for a charge against this man.”^(A)

³¹ After they left the room, they began saying to one another, “This man is not doing anything that deserves death or imprisonment.”^(A)

³⁸ “What is truth?” retorted Pilate. With this he went out again to the Jews gathered there and said, “I find no basis for a charge against him.^(A)

¹⁴ and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was inciting the people to rebellion. I have examined him in your presence and have found no basis for your charges against him.^(A)