Acts 26:32
Agrippa told Festus, "This man could have been set free if he hadn't appealed to the emperor."
Acts 28:18
They examined me and wanted to let me go because there was no reason for me to receive the death penalty in my case.
Acts 25:11-12
If I'm guilty and have done something that deserves death, I'm willing to die. But if there is nothing to their charges against me, no one can hand me over to them as a favor. I appeal to the emperor!"
Acts 25:25
I find that he has not done anything deserving of death. But since he has appealed to his Majesty, I have decided to send him.