Old Grudges, New Schemes

THE JEWS TRY TO TRICK FESTUS IN AN ATTEMPT TO KILL PAUL (25:1-5):
- While the new governor, Porcius Festus, was visiting Jerusalem, some of the prominent Jews asked him to bring Paul to Jerusalem.
- They were planning to ambush him on the way and kill him.
- But Festus told them Paul would remain in Caesarea, and they would need to travel there if they wanted to make an accusation against him.
PAUL ON TRIAL BEFORE FESTUS (25:6-12):
- A few days later, Festus returned to Caesarea and summoned Paul to hear his case.
- The Jews from Jerusalem were present, and they accused Paul of many serious crimes that they could not prove.
- Paul defended himself by telling Festus he had done nothing wrong, not against the Jewish Law, not against the Temple, or against Caesar.
- When Festus revealed he wasn’t going to judge Paul’s case in an unbiased way, Paul appealed his case to Caesar in Rome.