When he arrived at Caesarea, he went to Jerusalem and greeted the church, and then went to Antioch.

Three days after Festus arrived in the province, he went from Caesarea to Jerusalem,

Festus spent another eight or ten days with them and then went to Caesarea. On the next day he sat down in the judgment court and ordered Paul to be brought in.

But Festus wanted to gain favor with the Jews, so he asked Paul, "Would you be willing to go to Jerusalem and be tried on these charges before me there?"