Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been set free. But he has made an appeal to Caesar.”
Two years passed. Porcius Festus took the place of Felix. But Felix wanted to do the Jews a favor. So he left Paul in prison.
I have found that he hasn’t done anything worthy of death. But he made his appeal to the Emperor. So I decided to send him to Rome.
They questioned me. And they wanted to let me go. They saw I wasn’t guilty of any crime worthy of death.
But the Jews objected, so I had to make an appeal to Caesar. I certainly did not mean to bring any charge against my own people.
But the Lord said to Ananias, “Go! I have chosen this man to work for me. He will announce my name to the Gentiles and to their kings. He will also announce my name to the people of Israel.