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"If, then, I am a wrongdoer and have committedanythingworthy of death, I do not refuse to die; but ifnone of those things is true of whichthesemenaccuse me, noonecanhand me over to them. I 1appeal to Caesar."
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Then when Festus had conferred with his council, he answered, "You have appealed to Caesar, to Caesar you shall go."
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Now when severaldays had elapsed, KingAgrippa and Bernicearrived at 2Caesarea and paid their respects to Festus.
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While they were spendingmanydaysthere, FestuslaidPaul'scase* before the king, saying, "There is a man who was 3left as a prisoner by Felix;
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and when I was at Jerusalem, the chiefpriests and the elders of the Jews4broughtchargesagainst him, asking for a sentence of condemnationagainst him.
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"I 5answered them that it is not the custom of the Romans to hand over anymanbefore6the accusedmeets his accusersface to face and has an opportunity to make his defenseagainst the charges.
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"So after they had assembledhere, I did not delay, but on the next day took my seat on 7the tribunal and ordered the man to be brought before me.
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"When the accusersstood up, they began bringingchargesagainst him not of suchcrimes as I was expecting,
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but they simply hadsome8points of disagreement with him about their own9religion and about a deadman, Jesus, whomPaulasserted to be alive.
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"10Being at a losshow to investigatesuch matters, I askedwhether he was willing to go to Jerusalem and therestandtrial on these matters.
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"But when Paul11appealed to be held in custody for the Emperor'sdecision, I ordered him to be kept in custodyuntil I send him to Caesar."