Being at a loss how to investigate these questions, I asked whether he wanted to go to Jerusalem and be tried there regarding them.
Kings usually think sending ambassadors enough, but here Agrippa came himself, personal converse is the sweetest among friends. He visits Festus not to judge Paul but to gratify his curiosity, fulfilling Christ's promise that His followers should be brought before governors and kings for a testimony.
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Commenting on Acts 25:13-27
Festus was entirely at a loss with these questions, he knew not what to make of them. So he asked Paul if he would submit to trial in Jerusalem, where the Sanhedrin, who best understood such matters, could judge.
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Festus hesitated because he was ignorant of the nature and bearing of these questions, he did not know how to dispose of them rightly. So he proposed Jerusalem, where the matter could be more fully investigated, as Paul should have been discharged at once if innocent.
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