Acts 26:32

Tree of Life Version

Then Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been set free, if he had not appealed to Caesar.”

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When they examined me, they wanted to release me because there was no basis for the death penalty.

But I found that he had done nothing deserving of death; and when he himself appealed to His Majesty the Emperor, I decided to send him.

But the Lord said to him, “Go, for he is a choice instrument to carry My name before nations and kings and Bnei-Yisrael.

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.

But when the Judean leaders protested, I was forced to appeal to Caesar—not that I had any charge to bring against my own nation.