Acts 25:21

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But when Paul had appealed to be kept for the decision of the emperor, I commanded him to be kept until I could send him to Caesar."

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Paul's Missionary JourneysThe routes of the Apostle Paul's missionary journeys across the Mediterranean world.

The Roman Empire of the New TestamentThe Roman Empire around the Mediterranean, the political world of the New Testament.

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Caesarea was the Roman administrative capital of Judea, where Paul was held and tried before Governor Festus; Jerusalem was the Jewish religious center whose leaders had brought accusations against him. Rome, the imperial capital, was where Paul appealed to have his case decided by Caesar.

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Acts 25:21 mentions Caesarea, Jerusalem and Rome.

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