12. Festus conferred with his advisers and then replied, “Very well! You have appealed to Caesar, and to Caesar you will go!”
13. A few days later King Agrippa arrived with his sister, Bernice, to pay their respects to Festus.
14. During their stay of several days, Festus discussed Paul’s case with the king. “There is a prisoner here,” he told him, “whose case was left for me by Felix.
15. When I was in Jerusalem, the leading priests and Jewish elders pressed charges against him and asked me to condemn him.
16. I pointed out to them that Roman law does not convict people without a trial. They must be given an opportunity to confront their accusers and defend themselves.