Agrippa Asks to Hear

14And as they stayed there many days, Festus laid before the king the matters concerning Paul, saying, “There is a certain man left behind by Felix as a prisoner,”

15Concerning him, when I arrived in Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, asking for a sentence of condemnation against him.

16To them I answered that it is not the custom of the Romans to hand over any man before the accused has the accusers face to face and receives an opportunity for a defense concerning the charge.