And I was perplexed as to how to proceed with the investigation, so I [finally] asked him if he would go to Jerusalem to have his case judged there.
Her mother persuaded her to say, “Give me the head of John, the Immerser, here on this [large] platter.”
But Festus, wanting to gain favor with the Jews [See 24:27], answered Paul, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and stand trial before me there?”