Acts 25:6-12

Lexham English Bible

⁶ And after he^[a] had stayed among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea. On the next day he sat down on the judgment seat and^[b] gave orders for Paul to be brought. ⁷ And when^[c] he arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many and serious charges that they were not able to prove, ⁸ while^[d] Paul said in his defense, “Neither against the law of the Jews nor against the temple nor against Caesar have I sinned with reference to anything!” ⁹ But Festus, because he^[e] wanted to do a favor for the Jews, answered and^[f] said to Paul, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem to be tried before me there concerning these things?” ¹⁰ But Paul said, “I am standing before the judgment seat of Caesar, where it is necessary for me to be judged. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you also know very well. ¹¹ If then I am doing wrong^[g] and have done anything deserving death, I am not trying to avoid^[h] dying. But if there is nothing true of the things which these people are accusing me, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar!” ¹² Then Festus, after^[i] discussing this^[j] with his^[k] council, replied, “You have appealed to Caesar—to Caesar you will go!”