Then the commanding officer sent the young man away, directing him, “Tell no one that you have reported these things to me.”

Since I wanted to know what charge they were accusing him of, I brought him down to their council.

This is the reason I do my best to always have a clear conscience toward God and toward people.

He ordered the centurion to guard Paul, but to let him have some freedom, and not to prevent any of his friends from meeting his needs.

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!”

After several days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea to pay their respects to Festus.

Agrippa said to Festus, “I would also like to hear the man myself.” “Tomorrow,” he replied, “you will hear him.”

They know, because they have known me from time past, if they are willing to testify, that according to the strictest party of our religion, I lived as a Pharisee.

Of course, I myself was convinced that it was necessary to do many things hostile to the name of Jesus the Nazarene.

I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles, to whom I am sending you

Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”

There the centurion found a ship from Alexandria sailing for Italy, and he put us aboard it.

When a gentle south wind sprang up, they thought they could carry out their purpose, so they weighed anchor and sailed close along the coast of Crete.

When the ship was caught in it and could not head into the wind, we gave way to it and were driven along.

And now I advise you to keep up your courage, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only the ship will be lost.

For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve came to me

Now the soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners so that none of them would escape by swimming away.

They also bestowed many honors, and when we were preparing to sail, they gave us all the supplies we needed.

When we entered Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself, with the soldier who was guarding him.