And after some days Agrippa the king and Bernice came to Caesarea to greet Festus.

Then Agrippa said to Festus, I should like to hear the man myself. Tomorrow, said he, thou shalt hear him.

Accordingly on the morrow Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp, and entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains and principal men of the city, and at the order of Festus Paul was brought forward.

And Festus said: King Agrippa, and all men who are here present with us! Ye see this man about whom the whole multitude of the Jews applied to me both at Jerusalem and here, crying out that he ought no longer to live.

and as I have nothing certain to write about him to the emperor, I have brought him forward before you, and specially before thee, king Agrippa, that when the examination hath been made, I may have something to write.

And Agrippa said to Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth his hand and made his defence:

I think myself happy, king Agrippa, that I am to make my defence this day before thee concerning all things of which I am accused by the Jews;

Wherefore, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision;

King Agrippa, believest thou the Prophets? I know that thou believest.

Then Agrippa said to Paul, With little effort thou thinkest to persuade me to become a Christian.

And Agrippa said to Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed to Caesar.