But after two years had passed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus; and wishing to do the Judean leaders a favor, Felix left Paul in prison.
“Do not follow a crowd to do evil. Nor are you to testify in a case, to follow a crowd and pervert justice.
Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but one who trusts in Adonai will be kept safe.
Then they pulled Jeremiah up with the ropes, and lifted him up out of the pit. But Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard.
Wanting to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Bar-Abba for them. And after he had Yeshua scourged, he handed Him over to be crucified.
Seeing it pleased the Judean leaders, he proceeded to capture Peter as well. This was during the Days of Matzah.
he said, “I will give you a hearing when your accusers have arrived also.” Then he gave orders for Paul to be guarded in Herod’s Praetorium.
Three days after Festus arrived in the province, he went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.
While they were staying there several days, Festus laid Paul’s case before the king, saying, “There is a man left behind as a prisoner by Felix.
Festus then answered that Paul was being guarded at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to go there shortly.
But Festus, wanting to do the Jewish leaders a favor, said to Paul, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem to be tried before me?”
Then Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been set free, if he had not appealed to Caesar.”
Paul remained two whole years in his own rented quarters and continued to welcome all who came to him—
Am I now trying to win people’s approval, or God’s? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Messiah.