First Reading
Acts 25:13b-21
Read this as the first big movement of the day. Notice what God is doing, who is speaking, and what part of the story or teaching should stay with you.
25:13And after some days, king Agrippa and Bernice came down to Caesarea to salute Festus.
14And as they tarried there many days, Festus told the king of Paul, saying: A certain man was left prisoner by Felix.
15About whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests, and the leaders of the Jews, came to me, desiring condemnation against him.
16To whom I answered: It is not the custom of the Romans to condemn any man, before that he who is accused have his accusers present, and have liberty to make his answer, to clear himself of the things laid to his charge.
17When therefore they were come here, without any delay, on the day following, sitting in the judgment seat, I commanded the man to be brought.
18Against whom, when the accusers stood up, they brought no accusation of things which I thought ill of:
19But had certain questions of their own superstition against him, and of one Jesus deceased, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
20I therefore being in a doubt of this manner of question, asked him whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things.
21But Paul appealing to be reserved to the hearing of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept, till I might send him to Caesar.