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requesting a concessionagainst Paul, that he might have him brought to Jerusalem (at the same time, 1setting an ambush to kill him on the way ).
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Festusthen2answered that Paul3was being kept in custody at 4Caesarea and that he himself was about to leaveshortly.
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"Therefore," he said, "let the influentialmenamong you go there with me, and if there is anythingwrongabout the man, let them prosecute him."
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After he had spent not more than eightortendaysamong them, he wentdown to 5Caesarea, and on the nextday he took his seat on 6the tribunal and orderedPaul to be brought.
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After Paul arrived, the Jews who had comedown from Jerusalemstoodaround him, bringing7many and seriouschargesagainst him 8which they could not prove,
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while Paulsaid in his own defense, "9I have committednooffenseeitheragainst the Law of the Jewsoragainst the templeoragainstCaesar."
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But Festus, 10wishing to do the Jews a favor, answeredPaul and said, "11Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and standtrialbefore me on these charges?"
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But Paulsaid, "I amstandingbeforeCaesar's12tribunal, where I ought to be tried. I have donenowrong to the Jews, as you alsoverywellknow.
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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 13appeal 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 14Caesarea and paid their respects to Festus.