Acts

¹⁸The Jews stood up and accused him. But they did not accuse him of the kind of crimes I thought they would. ¹⁹Their charges were all about their own religion and about a man named Jesus. Jesus died, but Paul said that he is still alive. ²⁰I did not have any idea about how to judge these matters. So I asked Paul, ‘Do you want to go to Jerusalem and be judged there?’ ²¹But Paul asked to be kept in Caesarea. He wants a decision from the emperor. So I ordered that he be held until I could send him to Caesar in Rome.” ²²Agrippa said to Festus, “I would like to hear this man too.” Festus said, “Tomorrow you can hear him.” ²³The next day Agrippa and Bernice came to the meeting with great show, acting like very important people. They entered the room with military leaders and important men of the city. Festus ordered the soldiers to bring Paul in. ²⁴Festus said, “King Agrippa and all of you gathered here with us, you see this man. All the Jewish people, here and in Jerusalem, have complained to me about him. When they complain about him, they shout that he should be killed.