1 Three days after Festus had become governor, he went from Caesarea to Jerusalem.
2 There the chief priests and some Jewish leaders told him about their charges against Paul. They also asked Festus
3 if he would be willing to bring Paul to Jerusalem. They begged him to do this because they were planning to attack and kill Paul on the way.
4 But Festus told them, “Paul will be kept in Caesarea, and I am soon going there myself.
5 If he has done anything wrong, let your leaders go with me and bring charges against him there.”
6 Festus stayed in Jerusalem for eight or ten more days before going to Caesarea. Then the next day he took his place as judge and had Paul brought into court.