Acts
Acts 25
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Acts 25 — Scripture text (King James Version)
Now when was come into the province, after three days he ascended from to . Then the high priest and the chief of the informed him against , and besought him, And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to , laying wait in the way to kill him. But answered, that should be kept at , and that he himself would depart shortly thither. Let them therefore, said he, which among you are able, go down with me, and accuse this man, if there be any wickedness in him. And when he had tarried among them more than ten days, he went down unto ; and the next day sitting the judgment seat commanded to be brought. And when he was come, the which came down from stood round about, and laid many and grievous complaints against , which they could not prove. While he answered for himself, Neither against of the , neither against the , nor yet against , have I offended any thing at all. But , willing to do the a pleasure, answered , and said, Wilt thou go up to , and there be judged of these things before me? Then said , I stand at ’s judgment seat, where I ought to be judged: to the have I done no wrong, as thou very knowest. For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof these accuse me, no man may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto . Then , when he had conferred with the council, answered, Hast thou appealed unto ? unto shalt thou go. And after certain days king and came unto to salute . And when they had been there many days, declared ’s cause unto the king, saying, There is a certain man left in bonds by : About whom, when I was at , the chief priests and the elders of the informed me, desiring to have judgment against him. To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have the accusers face to face, and have licence to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him. Therefore, when they were come hither, without any delay the morrow I sat the judgment seat, and commanded the man to be brought forth. Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought none accusation of such things as I supposed: But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one , which was dead, whom affirmed to be alive. And because I doubted of such manner of questions, I asked him whether he would go to , and there be judged of these matters. But when had appealed to be reserved unto the hearing of , I commanded him to be kept till I might send him to . Then said unto , I would also hear the man myself. To morrow, said he, thou shalt hear him. And the morrow, when was come, and , with great pomp, and was entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains, and principal men of the city, at ’ commandment was brought forth. And said, King , and all men which are here present with us, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of the have dealt with me, both at , and also here, crying that he ought not to live any longer. But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and that he himself hath appealed to , I have determined to send him. Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, O king , that, after examination had, I might have somewhat to write. For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not withal to signify the crimes laid against him.