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1 Now when Festus had come into the province, after three days he ascended from Caesarea to Jerusalem.
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Three days after arriving in the province, Festus went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem,
2 Then the high priest and the chief men of the Jews informed him against Paul and besought him,
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where the chief priests and the Jewish leaders appeared before him and presented the charges against Paul.
3 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.
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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.
4 But Festus answered that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself would depart shortly thither.
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Festus answered, “Paul is being held at Caesarea, and I myself am going there soon.
5 "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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Let some of your leaders come with me, and if the man has done anything wrong, they can press charges against him there.”
6 And when he had tarried among them more than ten days, he went down unto Caesarea. And the next day, sitting in the judgment seat, he commanded Paul to be brought.
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After spending eight or ten days with them, Festus went down to Caesarea. The next day he convened the court and ordered that Paul be brought before him.
7 And when he had come, the Jews who came down from Jerusalem stood round about and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not prove,
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When Paul came in, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him. They brought many serious charges against him, but they could not prove them.
8 while Paul answered for himself: "Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor yet against Caesar have I offended any thing at all."
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Then Paul made his defense: “I have done nothing wrong against the Jewish law or against the temple or against Caesar.”
9 But Festus, desiring to do the Jews a favor, answered Paul and said, "Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem and there be judged of these things before me?"
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Festus, wishing to do the Jews a favor, said to Paul, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and stand trial before me there on these charges?”
10 Then said Paul, "I stand at Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be judged. To the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou very well knowest.
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Paul answered: “I am now standing before Caesar’s court, where I ought to be tried. I have not done any wrong to the Jews, as you yourself know very well.
11 For if I am an offender, or have committed anything worthy of death, I should not refuse to die; but if there is nothing to these things whereof they accuse me, no man may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto Caesar."
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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!”
12 Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, "Hast thou appealed unto Caesar? Unto Caesar shalt thou go!"
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After Festus had conferred with his council, he declared: “You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you will go!”
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