Acts 25:21
But Paul appealed his case and asked to be held in prison until the decision of his Majesty. So I ordered him to be held in custody until I could send him to the emperor."
Luke 2:1
Now in those days an order was published by Caesar Augustus that the whole world should be registered.
Acts 25:10-11
But Paul said, "I am standing before the emperor's judgment seat where I ought to be tried. I haven't done anything wrong to the Jewish leaders, as you know very well.
Acts 26:32-1
Agrippa told Festus, "This man could have been set free if he hadn't appealed to the emperor."
2 Timothy 4:16
At my first trial no one came to my defense. Everyone abandoned me. May it not be held against them!