Quotes About Festus

Festus allowed Paul to go to Rome because Paul claimed to be a Roman citizen. Paul was born in Tarsus, a city whose inhabitants had been granted Roman citizenship by Mark Anthony a century earlier. As a citizen, Paul had the right to demand a Roman trial. a Festus, who would serve as governor for an extremely brief and tumultuous period in Jerusalem , seemed happy to grant him one, if for no other reason than simply be rid of him.

Jason scratched his head. You named him Festus? You know that in Latin, 'festus' means 'happy'? You want us to ride off to save the world on Happy the Dragon?

Yeah. He took one last look at the cityscape of Rome, turning bloodred in the sunset. Festus, raise the sails. We've got some friends to save.

you know festus means happy in Latin right? You want us to go save the world on Happy the dragon? -Jason to Leo in the lost hero

designing a secret passage, where would I put it? He could sometimes figure out how a machine worked by putting his hand on it. He'd learned to fly a helicopter that way. He'd fixed Festus the dragon that way (before Festus crashed and burned). Once he'd even reprogrammed the electronic billboards in Times Square to read: ALL DA LADIES LUV LEO…accidentally, of course.

Jason scratched his head. "You named him Festus? You know that in Latin, 'festus' means 'happy'? You want us to ride off to save the world on Happy the Dragon?

Three days after his arrival in the province, Festus went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem,

where the chief priests and Jewish leaders presented their case against Paul. They urged Festus

But Festus replied, “Paul is being held in Caesarea, and I myself am going there soon.

After spending no more than eight or ten days with them, Festus went down to Caesarea. The next day he sat on the judgment seat and ordered that Paul be brought in.

But Festus, wishing to do the Jews a favor, said to Paul, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem to stand trial before me on these charges?”

After several days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice came down to Caesarea to pay their respects to Festus.

Since they were staying several days, Festus laid out Paulís case before the king: “There is a certain man whom Felix left in prison.

Then Agrippa said to Festus, “I would like to hear this man myself.” “Tomorrow you will hear him,” Festus declared.

The next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp and entered the auditorium, along with the commanders and leading men of the city. And Festus ordered that Paul be brought in.