Acts 25:11-20
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 25
11If, therefore, I am in the wrong and have committed something deserving death, I am not trying to avoid execution; but if there is nothing to the accusations which these men are bringing against me, no one can hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar.' 12Then when Festus had conferred with his council, he answered, 'You have appealed to Caesar; to Caesar you shall go.'
13Now when several days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice arrived in Caesarea, paying their respects to Festus.
14And while they were spending many days there, Festus presented Paul’s case to the king, saying, 'There is a man who was left as a prisoner by Felix;
15and when I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews brought charges against him, asking for a sentence of condemnation against him.
16I replied to them that it is not the custom of the Romans to hand over any person before the accused meets his accusers face to face, and has an opportunity to make his defense against the charges.
17So after they had assembled here, I did not delay, but on the next day took my seat on the tribunal and ordered that the man be brought.
18When the accusers stood up, they did not begin bringing any charges against him of crimes that I suspected,
19but they simply had some points of disagreement with him about their own religion and about a dead man, Jesus, whom Paul asserted to be alive.
20And being at a loss how to investigate such matters, I asked whether he was willing to go to Jerusalem and stand trial there on these matters.
King James Version
Chapter 25
11For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof these accuse me, no man may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto Caesar. 12Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, Hast thou appealed unto Caesar? unto Caesar shalt thou go.
13And after certain days king Agrippa and Bernice came unto Caesarea to salute Festus.
14And when they had been there many days, Festus declared Paul's cause unto the king, saying, There is a certain man left in bonds by Felix:
15About whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, desiring to have judgment against him.
16To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have the accusers face to face, and have licence to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him.
17Therefore, when they were come hither, without any delay on the morrow I sat on the judgment seat, and commanded the man to be brought forth.
18Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought none accusation of such things as I supposed:
19But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
20And because I doubted of such manner of questions, I asked him whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these matters.
Christian Standard Bible
13Several days later, King Agrippa and Bernice arrived in Caesarea and paid a courtesy call on Festus.
14Since they were staying there several days, Festus presented Paul's case to the king, saying, "There's a man who was left as a prisoner by Felix.
15When I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews presented their case and asked that he be condemned.
16I answered them that it is not the Roman custom to give someone up before the accused faces the accusers and has an opportunity for a defense against the charges.
17So when they had assembled here, I did not delay. The next day I took my seat at the tribunal and ordered the man to be brought in.
18The accusers stood up but brought no charge against him of the evils I was expecting.
19Instead they had some disagreements with him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus, a dead man Paul claimed to be alive.
20Since I was at a loss in a dispute over such things, I asked him if he wanted to go to Jerusalem and be tried there regarding these matters.
New Living Translation
13A few days later King Agrippa arrived with his sister, Bernice, to pay their respects to Festus.
14During their stay of several days, Festus discussed Paul’s case with the king. 'There is a prisoner here,' he told him, 'whose case was left for me by Felix.
15When I was in Jerusalem, the leading priests and Jewish elders pressed charges against him and asked me to condemn him.
16I pointed out to them that Roman law does not convict people without a trial. They must be given an opportunity to confront their accusers and defend themselves.
17When his accusers came here for the trial, I didn’t delay. I called the case the very next day and ordered Paul brought in.
18But the accusations made against him weren’t any of the crimes I expected.
19Instead, it was something about their religion and a dead man named Jesus, who Paul insists is alive.
20I was at a loss to know how to investigate these things, so I asked him whether he would be willing to stand trial on these charges in Jerusalem.
English Standard Version
Chapter 25
11If then I am a wrongdoer and have committed anything for which I deserve to die, I do not seek to escape death. But if there is nothing to their charges against me, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar.” 12Then Festus, when he had conferred with his council, answered, “To Caesar you have appealed; to Caesar you shall go.”
13Now when some days had passed, Agrippa the king and Bernice arrived at Caesarea and greeted Festus.
14And as they stayed there many days, Festus laid Paul’s case before the king, saying, “There is a man left prisoner by Felix,
15and when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews laid out their case against him, asking for a sentence of condemnation against him.
16I answered them that it was not the custom of the Romans to give up anyone before the accused met the accusers face to face and had opportunity to make his defense concerning the charge laid against him.
17So when they came together here, I made no delay, but on the next day took my seat on the tribunal and ordered the man to be brought.
18When the accusers stood up, they brought no charge in his case of such evils as I supposed.
19Rather they had certain points of dispute with him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus, who was dead, but whom Paul asserted to be alive.
20Being at a loss how to investigate these questions, I asked whether he wanted to go to Jerusalem and be tried there regarding them.
New International Version
13A few days later King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea to pay their respects to Festus.
14Since they were spending many days there, Festus discussed Paul's case with the king. He said: 'There is a man here whom Felix left as a prisoner.
15When I went to Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews brought charges against him and asked that he be condemned.
16I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand over anyone before they have faced their accusers and have had an opportunity to defend themselves against the charges.
17When they came here with me, I did not delay the case, but convened the court the next day and ordered the man to be brought in.
18When his accusers got up to speak, they did not charge him with any of the crimes I had expected.
19Instead, they had some points of dispute with him about their own religion and about a dead man named Jesus who Paul claimed was alive.
20I was at a loss how to investigate such matters; so I asked if he would be willing to go to Jerusalem and stand trial there on these charges.
New King James Version
13And after some days King Agrippa and Bernice came to Caesarea to greet Festus.
14When they had been there many days, Festus laid Paul’s case before the king, saying: “There is a certain man left a prisoner by Felix,
15about whom the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, when I was in Jerusalem, asking for a judgment against him.
16To them I answered, ‘It is not the custom of the Romans to deliver any man to destruction before the accused meets the accusers face to face, and has opportunity to answer for himself concerning the charge against him.’
17Therefore when they had come together, without any delay, the next day I sat on the judgment seat and commanded the man to be brought in.
18When the accusers stood up, they brought no accusation against him of such things as I supposed,
19but had some questions against him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus, who had died, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
20And because I was uncertain of such questions, I asked whether he was willing to go to Jerusalem and there be judged concerning these matters.
