Acts 25:4

But Festus, desiring to gain favor with the Jews, answered Paul and said, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem, and be judged by me there concerning these things?”

As he stayed there many days, Festus laid Paul’s case before the king, saying, “There is a certain man left a prisoner by Felix;

When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This was during the days of unleavened bread.

Festus therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.

The next day, we touched at Sidon. Julius treated Paul kindly, and gave him permission to go to his friends and refresh himself.

When we entered into Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard, but Paul was allowed to stay by himself with the soldier who guarded him.

But Philip was found at Azotus. Passing through, he preached the Good News to all the cities, until he came to Caesarea.

When the brothers knew it, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him off to Tarsus.

Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment,

When he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the assembly, and went down to Antioch.

On the next day, we who were Paul’s companions departed, and came to Caesarea. We entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him.

He called to himself two of the centurions, and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea, with seventy horsemen, and two hundred men armed with spears, at the third hour of the night.”

When they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.

Now the Philistines had taken God’s ark, and they brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.

Now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon commanded Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard concerning Jeremiah, saying,

Pilate, wishing to please the multitude, released Barabbas to them, and handed over Jesus, when he had flogged him, to be crucified.

Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and proclaimed to them the Christ.

Agrippa said to Festus, “This man might have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar.”

Remember those who are in bonds, as bound with them, and those who are ill-treated, since you are also in the body.

“You shall not follow a crowd to do evil. You shall not testify in court to side with a multitude to pervert justice.

They taught in Judah, having the book of Yahweh’s law with them. They went about throughout all the cities of Judah and taught among the people.

When a man’s ways please Yahweh, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

The fear of man proves to be a snare, but whoever puts his trust in Yahweh is kept safe.

Then Zedekiah the king commanded, and they committed Jeremiah into the court of the guard. They gave him daily a loaf of bread out of the bakers’ street, until all the bread in the city was gone. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard.

Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. The king spoke and said to Daniel, “Your God whom you serve continually, he will deliver you.”

The coast will be for the remnant of the house of Judah. They will find pasture. In the houses of Ashkelon, they will lie down in the evening, for Yahweh, their God, will visit them, and restore them.

Foreigners will dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.

and they bound him, and led him away, and delivered him up to Pontius Pilate, the governor.

Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release to the multitude one prisoner, whom they desired.

Now at the feast he used to release to them one prisoner, whom they asked of him.

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,

For I also am a man placed under authority, having under myself soldiers. I tell this one, ‘Go!’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come!’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”

They therefore, when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the Good News to many villages of the Samaritans.

On the next day they entered into Caesarea. Cornelius was waiting for them, having called together his relatives and his near friends.

When Peter had come to himself, he said, “Now I truly know that the Lord has sent out his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from everything the Jewish people were expecting.”

When Herod had sought for him, and didn’t find him, he examined the guards, then commanded that they should be put to death. He went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed there.

Coming to us and taking Paul’s belt, he bound his own feet and hands, and said, “The Holy Spirit says: ‘So the Jews at Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt, and will deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.’ ”

Some of the disciples from Caesarea also went with us, bringing one Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we would stay.

But Paul’s sister’s son heard they were lying in wait, and he came and entered into the barracks and told Paul.

“I will hear you fully when your accusers also arrive.” He commanded that he be kept in Herod’s palace.

He ordered the centurion that Paul should be kept in custody, and should have some privileges, and not to forbid any of his friends to serve him or to visit him.

Meanwhile, he also hoped that money would be given to him by Paul, that he might release him. Therefore also he sent for him more often and talked with him.

But when two years were fulfilled, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus, and desiring to gain favor with the Jews, Felix left Paul in bonds.

When he had stayed among them more than ten days, he went down to Caesarea, and on the next day he sat on the judgment seat, and commanded Paul to be brought.

Now when some days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea, and greeted Festus.

When it was determined that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of the Augustan band.

Paul stayed two whole years in his own rented house and received all who were coming to him,

preaching God’s Kingdom, and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness, without hindrance.

in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of God’s Spirit; so that from Jerusalem, and around as far as to Illyricum, I have fully preached the Good News of Christ;

in beatings, in imprisonments, in riots, in labors, in watchings, in fastings;

For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? For if I were still pleasing men, I wouldn’t be a servant of Christ.

Others were tried by mocking and scourging, yes, moreover by bonds and imprisonment.