KJV ORIGINAL
But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself would depart shortly thither.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
But Festus was like, 'Nah, Paul's staying put in Caesarea, and I'll be heading there soon anyway.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes the answer is just 'wait where you are, I'm coming to you.'
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Acts, Paul is imprisoned in Caesarea after appealing to Caesar amid ongoing conflicts with Jewish leaders who sought to harm him. Festus, the newly appointed Roman governor, is responding to the Jews' request to transfer Paul to Jerusalem, but he decides to keep Paul in Caesarea for his safety and to conduct the trial there himself. This reflects the Roman Empire's legal practices and the tense political dynamics between Roman authorities and Jewish factions in the first century.
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