Acts 25:14-16

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

¹⁴ And while they remained there for many days, Festus acquainted the king with Paul’s case, telling him, There is a man left a prisoner in chains by Felix;

¹⁵ And when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me about him, petitioning for a judicial hearing and condemnation of him.

¹⁶ But I replied to them that it was not the custom of the Romans to ^[a]give up freely any man for punishment before the accused had met the accusers face to face and had opportunity to defend himself concerning the charge brought against him.