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After Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing ^(j)many and serious charges against him ^(k)which they could not prove,

while Paul said in his own defense, "^(l)I have committed no offense either against the Law of the Jews or against the temple or against Caesar."

But Festus, ^(m)wishing to do the Jews a favor, answered Paul and said, "⁽ⁿ⁾Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and ^[g]stand trial before me on these charges?"

But Paul said, "I am standing before Caesar's ^(o)tribunal, where I ought to be tried. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you also very well know.

If, then, I am a wrongdoer and have committed anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die; but if none of those things is true of which these men accuse me, no one can hand me over to them. I ^(p)appeal to Caesar."

Then when Festus had conferred with ^[h]his council, he answered, "You have appealed to Caesar, to Caesar you shall go."