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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Acts 25 King James 2000</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/acts/25.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/acts/25-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">King James 2000</a> > Acts 25</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../acts/24.htm" title="Acts 24">◄</a> Acts 25 <a href="../acts/26.htm" title="Acts 26">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">King James 2000</div><div class="chap"><p class="heading">Paul's Trial Before Festus</p><p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/acts/25-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span><span class="black">Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days he went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem.</span></p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/acts/25-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span><span class="black">Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, and urged him,</span></p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/acts/25-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span><span class="black">And desired a favor from him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, plotting to kill him along the way.</span></p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/acts/25-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span><span class="black">But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself would depart there shortly.</span></p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/acts/25-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span><span class="black">Let them therefore, said he, who among you are able, go down with me, and accuse this man, if there be any wickedness in him.</span></p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/acts/25-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span><span class="black">And when he had tarried among them more than ten days, he went down unto Caesarea; and the next day sitting on the judgment seat commanded Paul to be brought.</span></p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/acts/25-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span><span class="black">And when he was come, the Jews who came down from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many serious complaints against Paul, which they could not prove.</span></p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/acts/25-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span><span class="black">While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar, have I offended anything at all.</span></p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/acts/25-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span><span class="black">But Festus, willing to do the Jews a favor, answered Paul, and said, Will you go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?</span></p> <p class="heading">Paul Appeals to Caesar</p><p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/acts/25-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span><span class="black">Then said Paul, I stand at Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as you very well know.</span></p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/acts/25-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span><span class="black">For if I be an offender, or have committed anything worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things of which these accuse me, no man may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto Caesar.</span></p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/acts/25-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span><span class="black">Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, Have you appealed unto Caesar? unto Caesar shall you go.</span></p> <p class="heading">Paul Before King Agrippa</p><p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/acts/25-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span><span class="black">And after some days king Agrippa and Bernice came unto Caesarea to greet Festus.</span></p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/acts/25-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span><span class="black">And when they had been there many days, Festus declared Paul's cause unto the king, saying, There is a certain man left in bonds by Felix:</span></p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/acts/25-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span><span class="black">About whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, desiring to have judgment against him.</span></p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/acts/25-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span><span class="black">To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before he that is accused have the accusers face to face, and have opportunity to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him.</span></p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/acts/25-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span><span class="black">Therefore, when they were come here, without any delay the next day I sat on the judgment seat, and commanded the man to be brought forth.</span></p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/acts/25-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span><span class="black">Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought no accusation of such things as I supposed:</span></p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/acts/25-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span><span class="black">But had certain questions against him of their own religion, and of one Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.</span></p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/acts/25-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span><span class="black">And because I was perplexed concerning such manner of questions, I asked him whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these matters.</span></p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/acts/25-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span><span class="black">But when Paul had appealed to be kept in custody unto the hearing of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I might send him to Caesar.</span></p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/acts/25-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span><span class="black">Then Agrippa said unto Festus, I would also hear the man myself. Tomorrow, said he, you shall hear him.</span></p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/acts/25-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span><span class="black">And the next day, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and was entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains, and principal men of the city, at Festus' commandment Paul was brought forth.</span></p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/acts/25-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span><span class="black">And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men who are here present with us, you see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews have petitioned me, both at Jerusalem, and also here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.</span></p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/acts/25-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span><span class="black">But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and that he himself has appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him.</span></p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/acts/25-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span><span class="black">Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord. Therefore I have brought him forth before you, and specially before you, O king Agrippa, that, after examination, I might have somewhat to write.</span></p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="//biblehub.com/acts/25-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span><span class="black">For it seems to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not to specify the crimes laid against him.</span></p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The King James 2000 Bible, copyright © Doctor of Theology Robert A. Couric 2000, 2003<br>Used by permision. 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