Acts 25:17 meaning and explanation

So when they came here with me, I did not delay. The next day I sat on the judgment seat and ordered that the man be brought in.

Acts 25:17, Berean Standard Bible

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Festus is speaking to King Agrippa and Bernice in Caesarea, recounting how Paul's case came to him. The Jewish leaders had asked him to transfer Paul to Jerusalem, where they planned an ambush, but Festus refused and told them to bring their charges to Caesarea.

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