1 Now when Festus had come to the province, after three days he went up from ^aCaesarea to Jerusalem.  ‡

2 ^aThen the¹ high priest and the chief men of the Jews informed him against Paul; and they petitioned him,  ‡

4 But Festus answered that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself was going there shortly.

5 “Therefore,” he said, “let those who have authority among you go down with me and accuse this man, to see ^aif there is any fault in him.”  ‡