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Now when Festus had come into his province, after three days he went up to Jerusalem from Caesare'a.
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And the chief priests and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul; and they urged him,
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asking as a favor to have the man sent to Jerusalem, planning an ambush to kill him on the way.
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Festus replied that Paul was being kept at Caesare'a, and that he himself intended to go there shortly.
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"So," said he, "let the men of authority among you go down with me, and if there is anything wrong about the man, let them accuse him."
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When he had stayed among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesare'a; and the next day he took his seat on the tribunal and ordered Paul to be brought.
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And when he had come, the Jews who had gone down from Jerusalem stood about him, bringing against him many serious charges which they could not prove.
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Paul said in his defense, "Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar have I offended at all."