But Paul appealed his case. He asked to be held in prison and to have His Majesty the Emperor decide his case. So I ordered him to be held in prison until I could send him to the emperor.”
So tell us what you think. Is it right to pay taxes to the emperor or not?”
At that time the Emperor Augustus ordered a census of the Roman Empire.
Agrippa told Festus, “This man could have been set free if he hadn’t appealed his case to the emperor.”
But when the Jews objected, I was forced to appeal my case to the emperor. That doesn’t mean I have any charges to bring against my own people.
At my first hearing no one stood up in my defense. Everyone abandoned me. I pray that it won’t be held against them.