1 Three days after arriving in the province, Festus went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.
2 The chief priests and Jewish leaders presented their case against Paul. Appealing to him,
3 they asked as a favor from Festus that he summon Paul to Jerusalem. They were planning to ambush and kill him along the way.
4 But Festus responded by keeping Paul in Caesarea, since he was to return there very soon himself.
5 "Some of your leaders can come down with me," he said. "If he’s done anything wrong, they can bring charges against him."