14 While they were spending many days there, Festus laid Paul’s case before the king, saying, “There is a man who was (A)left as a prisoner by Felix; 15 and when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews (B)brought charges against him, asking for a sentence of condemnation against him. 16 I (C)answered them that it is not the custom of the Romans to hand over any man before (D)the accused meets his accusers face to face and has an opportunity to make his defense against the charges.

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