But when Sha'ul had appealed to be kept for the decision of the emperor, I commanded him to be kept until I could send him to Caesar.*
Tell us therefore, what do you think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?*
Now it happened in those days, that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled.
Agrippa said to Festus, *This man might have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar.*
But when the Judeans spoke against it, I was constrained to appeal to Caesar, not that I had anything about which to accuse my nation.
At my first defense, no one came to help me, but all left me. May it not be held against them.