then Festus, having communed with the council, answered, 'To Caesar thou hast appealed; to Caesar thou shalt go.'

and one of them, by name Agabus, having stood up, did signify through the Spirit a great dearth is about to be throughout all the world -- which also came to pass in the time of Claudius Caesar --

whom Jason hath received; and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying another to be king -- Jesus.'

he making defence -- 'Neither in regard to the law of the Jews, nor in regard to the temple, nor in regard to Caesar -- did I commit any sin.'

and Paul said, 'At the tribunal of Caesar I am standing, where it behoveth me to be judged; to Jews I did no unrighteousness, as thou dost also very well know;

for if indeed I am unrighteous, and anything worthy of death have done, I deprecate not to die; and if there is none of the things of which these accuse me, no one is able to make a favour of me to them; to Caesar I appeal!'

but Paul having appealed to be kept to the hearing of Sebastus, I did command him to be kept till I might send him unto Caesar.'

and Agrippa said to Festus, 'This man might have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.'

saying, Be not afraid Paul; before Caesar it behoveth thee to stand; and, lo, God hath granted to thee all those sailing with thee;

and the Jews having spoken against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar -- not as having anything to accuse my nation of;