1 Festus became governor, and three days later he went from Caesarea to Jerusalem.
2 The leading priests and the important Jewish leaders made charges against Paul before Festus.
3 They asked Festus to do them a favor. They wanted him to send Paul back to Jerusalem because they had a plan to kill Paul on the way.
4 But Festus answered, “No, Paul will be kept in Caesarea. I will be going there soon myself,
5 and your leaders can go with me. If this man has really done anything wrong, they can accuse him there.”