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25:13 King Agrippa wants to hear from Paul

13 Several days later, King Agrippa and his sister Bernice arrived in Caesarea to meet Festus. 14 As they had planned to stay on for a few days, Festus mentioned about Paul to the king, telling him, “There’s a prisoner here that Felix left behind. 15 When I was in Yerusalem, the chief priests and Jewish elders reported to me, wanting a conviction of this man. 16 I told them that it’s not the Roman way to convict someone until they’ve been able to face their accusers and make their defence against the accusations. 17 So as soon as they arrived here, on the very next day I sat on the judge’s bench and ordered the man to be brought in 18 that they were accusing, but they didn’t raise even one of the charges that I expected. 19 Instead they raised some issues about their own beliefs and about some dead person called Yeshua that Paul reckoned was still living. 20 I was puzzled about this debate and asked him if he wanted to be judged about these things in Yerusalem. 21 But Paul appealed to be kept safe from them until he could face the emperor, so I ordered him to be kept in prison until I can send him to Rome.

22 “I’d quite like to hear him myself,” Agrippa said.

“Well, tomorrow,” replied Festus, “you’ll be able to hear from him.”

23 So the next day, King Agrippa and Bernice formally arrived with all their attendants and entered the auditorium to greet the commanders and the prominent men of the city, and then Festus ordered for Paul to be brought in. 24 Festus started, “King Agrippa and everyone present, observe the prisoner who a multitude of Jews pleaded with me about both in Yerusalem and here, that he doesn’t deserve to still be alive. 25 But I haven’t discovered anything that he’s done that’s worthy of a death sentence, and since he himself appealed to the emperor, I judged that that’s where he should be sent. 26 The problem is that I don’t have any charge to write to my master and so I’ve brought the prisoner out in front of you so that after you examine him, I might have something I can write, 27 because it doesn’t seem logical to me to transport a prisoner to Rome if there’s no charges specified against him.

13 And some days having _elapsed, Agrippas the king and Bernikaʸ arrived to Kaisareia, having _greeted the Faʸstos.
14 And as they _were _staying there more days, the Faʸstos placed _before before _the king the things concerning the Paulos saying, certain a_man There _is, a_prisoner having _been _left by Faʸlix, 15 concerning whom of _me having _become in Hierousalaʸm, the chief _priests and the elders of _the Youdaiōns reported, requesting conviction against him, 16 to whom I _answered that it _is not the_custom with _Ɽōmaios to _be _granting any person before or/than the one being _accused, might _be _having to face the accusers and the_place of _defense might _take concerning the indictment.
17 Therefore of _them having _come _together, here, having _made not _one delay, on _the_ next _day having _sat _down on the tribunal, I _commanded the man to _be _brought, 18 concerning whom the accusers having _been _stood they _were _bringing not _one charge, of _which I was _suspecting evil ones.
19 But they _were _having against him some questions concerning their own superstition, and concerning a_certain Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) having _died, whom the Paulos was _alleging to _be _living.
20 And I perplexing, the debate concerning these things, was _asking if might _be _wishing to _be _going to Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim), and _there to _be _being _judged concerning these things.
21 But the Paulos having _appealed to _be _kept himself for the investigation of _the Emperor, I _commanded him to _be _being _kept, until of _which I _may _send_ him _up to Kaisar.
22 And Agrippas said to the Faʸstos:
I _was _wishing also myself to _hear from _the man.
Tomorrow, he _is _saying:
you _will _be _hearing from _him.
23 Therefore on _the day of _next, the Agrippas and the Bernikaʸ having _come with great pageantry, and having _come _in into the auditorium with both commanders and men which in prominence in _the city, and having _commanded the Faʸstos, the Paulos was _brought.
24 And the Faʸstos is _saying:
king Agrippas, and all you _all being _present _with with _us, men, you _all _are _observing this one, concerning whom all the multitude of _the Youdaiōns pleaded with _me, in both Hierousalaʸm and here, shouting not to _be _fitting him to _be _living no _longer.
25 But I grasped him to _have _done nothing worthy of _death, and this one himself having _appealed to _the Emperor, I _judged to _be _sending him.
26 Concerning whom I _am_ not _having any certain to _write to _my master.
Therefore I _brought_ him _forth before you _all, and most _of _all before you, king Agrippas, so _that the examination having _become, I _may _have something I _may _write.
27 For/Because it _is _supposing to _me illogical sending a_prisoner, not also to _signify the charges against him.

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