Act 24:23-27, 25:3-9 | ESV | STEP | Then he gave orders to the centurion that he should be kept in custody but have some liberty , and that none of his friends should be prevented from attending to his needs .

Acts 24:23-27

23 Then he gave orders to the centurion that he ^ashould be kept in custody but have some liberty, and that ^bnone of his friends should be prevented from attending to his needs.

24 After some days Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish, and he sent for Paul and heard him speak about ^cfaith ^din Christ Jesus. 25 And as he reasoned ^eabout righteousness and self-control and the coming judgment, Felix was alarmed and said, “Go away for the present. ^fWhen I get an opportunity I will summon you.” 26 At the same time he hoped ^gthat money would be given him by Paul. So he sent for him often and conversed with him. 27 When two years had elapsed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius ^hFestus. And ⁱdesiring to do the Jews a favor, ^jFelix left Paul in prison.

Acts 25:3-9

3 asking as a favor against Paul ^{▼▼Greek him} that he summon him to Jerusalem—because ^lthey were planning an ambush to kill him on the way. 4 Festus replied that Paul was being kept at Caesarea and that he himself intended to go there shortly. 5 “So,” said he, “let the men of authority among you go down with me, and if there is anything wrong about the man, let them bring charges against him.”

6 After he stayed among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea. And the next day he took his seat on ^mthe tribunal and ordered Paul to be brought. 7 When he had arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many and serious charges against him ⁿthat they could not prove. 8 Paul argued in his defense, “Neither ^oagainst ^pthe law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor ^qagainst Caesar have I committed any offense.” 9 But Festus, ^rwishing to do the Jews a favor, said to Paul, “Do you wish to go up to Jerusalem and there be tried on these charges before me?”