Now three days after Festus arrived in the province, he went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.

Then Festus replied that Paul was being kept at Caesarea, and he himself intended to go there shortly.

Then, after conferring with his council, Festus replied, “You have appealed to Caesar; to Caesar you will go!”

As Paul was saying these things in his defense, Festus exclaimed loudly, “You have lost your mind, Paul! Your great learning is driving you insane!”

But Festus, wanting to do the Jews a favor, asked Paul, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and be tried before me there on these charges?”

While they were staying there many days, Festus explained Paul’s case to the king to get his opinion, saying, “There is a man left here as a prisoner by Felix.

Then Festus said, “King Agrippa, and all you who are present here with us, you see this man about whom the entire Jewish populace petitioned me both in Jerusalem and here, shouting loudly that he ought not to live any longer.