12 Festus talked it over with the members of his court. Then he said, "You have made an appeal to Caesar. To Caesar you will go!"
13 A few days later King Agrippa and Bernice arrived in Caesarea. They came to pay a visit to Festus.
14 They were spending many days there. So Festus talked with the king about Paul's case. He said, "There's a man here that Felix left as a prisoner.
15 When I went to Jerusalem, the Jewish chief priests and the elders brought charges against the man. They wanted him to be found guilty.
16 "I told them that this is not the way Romans do things. We don't judge people before they have faced those bringing charges against them. They must have a chance to speak up for themselves.
17 When the Jews came back with me, I didn't waste any time. I called the court together the next day. I ordered the man to be brought in.
18 Those bringing charges against him got up to speak. But they didn't charge him with any of the crimes I had expected.