Afterthesedayswe got readyand started on our wayup to Jerusalem.
When he had landedat Caesarea,he wentup and greetedthe church,and went downto Antioch.
Nowafterthese thingswere finished,Paulpurposedin the spiritto goto Jerusalemafter he had passed throughMacedoniaand Achaia,saying,"AfterI have beenthere,I mustalsoseeRome."
Whenwe had heardthis,we as wellas the local residents[began] begginghim not to goup to Jerusalem.
Festusthen,having arrivedin the province,threedayslaterwentup to Jerusalemfrom Caesarea.
After he had spentnot morethan eightortendaysamongthem, he went downto Caesarea,and on the next dayhe took his seaton the tribunaland orderedPaulto be brought.
But Festus,wishingto dothe Jewsa favor,answeredPauland said,"Are you willingto goup to Jerusalemand stand trialbeforeme on these[charges]?"
