And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.
But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and that he himself hath appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him.
Then said Agrippa unto Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Caesar.
Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.
But when the Jews spake against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar; not that I had ought to accuse my nation of.