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Paul appeals to Caesar before Festus

When Festus proposed a trial in Jerusalem, Paul answered that he stood before Caesar’s tribunal and had done no wrong. Exercising his right as a Roman citizen, he appealed to Caesar, and Festus replied, “To Caesar you will go” (Acts 25:6-12).

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📖 Acts 25:1–3

1Three days after his arrival in the province, Festus went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem, 2where the chief priests and Jewish leaders presented their case against Paul. They urged Festus 3to grant them a concession against Paul by summoning him to Jerusalem, because they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.

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Sources: Scripture — Acts 25:1-12
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