What happensPermalink
Paul testifies before King Agrippa, giving his history as a Pharisee and his persecution of Christians, then his conversion and preaching in Damascus. He claims he only preaches the fulfillment of the prophecy and hope of the Jews. Agrippa declares him innocent.
Why it mattersPermalink
God engineered Paul’s witness in Rome. If Festus had released him, or not threatened him with a trial in Jerusalem as a favor to the Jews, he would not have appealed to Caesar. Except for that, Agrippa would have freed him, and he would never have gone to Rome.
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And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar.”