Acts 25:7-9

Lexham English Bible

⁷ And when^[a] he arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many and serious charges that they were not able to prove, ⁸ while^[b] Paul said in his defense, “Neither against the law of the Jews nor against the temple nor against Caesar have I sinned with reference to anything!” ⁹ But Festus, because he^[c] wanted to do a favor for the Jews, answered and^[d] said to Paul, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem to be tried before me there concerning these things?”