But Paul appealing for him to be kept to the examination of Augustus, I commanded him to be held until I might send him to Caesar.
Then tell us, what do You think? Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?
And it happened in those days, a decree went out from Caesar Augustus for all the habitable world to be registered.
And Agrippa said to Festus, This man was able to have been released, if he had not appealed to Caesar.
But the Jews speaking against it, I was compelled to appeal to Caesar, not as having anything to accuse my nation.
In my first defense no one came to my aid, but all deserted me. May it not be reckoned to them.