1 Three days after Festus took over his duties in the province of Judea, he went from the city of Caesarea to Jerusalem.
2 The chief priests and the other important Jewish leaders informed Festus about their charges against Paul. They were urging
3 Festus to do them the favor of having Paul brought to Jerusalem. The Jews had a plan to ambush and kill Paul as he traveled to Jerusalem.
4 Festus replied that he would be returning to Caesarea soon and would keep Paul there.
5 He told them, “Have your authorities come to Caesarea with me and accuse him there if the man has done something wrong.”