²¹ but Paul having appealed to be kept to the hearing of Sebastus, I did command him to be kept till I might send him unto Caesar.'

¹ And it came to pass in those days, there went forth a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world be enrolled --

¹⁰ and Paul said, `At the tribunal of Caesar I am standing, where it behoveth me to be judged; to Jews I did no unrighteousness, as thou dost also very well know;

¹¹ for if indeed I am unrighteous, and anything worthy of death have done, I deprecate not to die; and if there is none of the things of which these accuse me, no one is able to make a favour of me to them; to Caesar I appeal!'

³² and Agrippa said to Festus, `This man might have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.'

¹ And when our sailing to Italy was determined, they were delivering up both Paul and certain others, prisoners, to a centurion, by name Julius, of the band of Sebastus,

¹⁶ in my first defence no one stood with me, but all forsook me, (may it not be reckoned to them!)