Now when some days were passed, Agrippa and Bernice came to Caesarea to salute Festus.

Then Agrippa said to Festus, I wish also myself to hear the man. He said, To-morrow thou shalt hear him.

On the morrow therefore, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with a very splendid retinue, and were entered into the place of audience, with the military tribunes, and the men of superior eminence in the city, then at the order of Festus Paul was produced.

And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all you, sirs, who are present with us, behold the man, concerning whom the whole multitude of the Jews have set upon me, both at Jerusalem and in this place, clamouring that he ought not to live a moment longer.

Respecting whom I have nothing determinate to write to my sovereign. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and especially before thee, king Agrippa, that on a fresh examination taken, I might have something to write.

THEN Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretching out his hand, began his defence:

I count myself happy, king Agrippa, that I am about to address my defence to thee this day concerning all the things of which I am accused by the Jews:

which promise our twelve tribes, with fervour night and day worshipping God, hope to attain. For which hope, king Agrippa, I am criminated by the Jews.

Whereupon, 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, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.

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