and should have some privileges, and not to forbid any of his friends to serve him or to visit him. 024:024 But after some days, Felix came with Drusilla, his wife, who was a Jewess, and sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ Jesus. 024:025 As he reasoned about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix was terrified, and answered, "Go your way for this time, and when it is convenient for me, I will summon you." 024:026 Meanwhile, he also hoped that money would be given to him by Paul, that he might release him. Therefore also he sent for him more often, and talked with him. 024:027 But when two years were fulfilled, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus, and desiring to gain favor with the Jews, Felix left Paul in bonds. 025:001 Festus therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea. 025:002 Then the high priest and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul, and they begged him, 025:003 asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem; plotting to kill him on the way. 025:004 However Festus answered that Paul should be kept in custody at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to depart shortly. 025:005 "Let them therefore," said he, "that are in power among you go down with me, and if there is anything wrong in the man, let them accuse him." 025:006 When he had stayed among them more than ten days, he went down to Caesarea, and on the next day he sat on the judgment seat, and commanded Paul to be brought. 025:007 When he had come, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing against him many and grievous charges which they could not prove, 025:008 while he said in his defense, "Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I sinned at all." 025:009 But Festus, desiring to gain favor with the Jews, answered Paul and said, "Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem, and be judged by me there concerning these things?" 025:010 But Paul said, "I am standing before Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be tried. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you also know very well. 025:011 For if I have done wrong, and have committed anything worthy of death, I don't refuse to die; but if none of those things is true that they accuse me of, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar!" 025:012 Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, "You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you shall go." 025:013 Now when some days had passed, Agrippa the King and Bernice arrived at Caesarea, and greeted Festus. 025:014 As he stayed there many days, Festus laid Paul's case before