³² Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been set free if he had not appealed to the emperor.”^(A)

¹⁸ When they had examined me, the Romans^[a] wanted to release me because there was no reason for the death penalty in my case.^(A)

¹¹ Now if I am in the wrong and have committed something for which I deserve to die, I am not trying to escape death, but if there is nothing to their charges against me, no one can turn me over to them. I appeal to the emperor.”^{(A) 12} Then Festus, after he had conferred with his council, replied, “You have appealed to the emperor; to the emperor you will go.”

²⁵ But I found that he had done nothing deserving death, and when he appealed to his Imperial Majesty, I decided to send him.^(A)