Luke returns to the subject of Paul’s innocence, this time describing the scene of the Apostle’s appearance before King Agrippa, a friend of Governor Festus. The governor repeats the Jews’ charges against the accused. He affirms his innocence, clarifying, this time, the real reason for the Jewish persecution of the Apostle: “a certain Jesus, who died, whom Paul says is alive” (19). The account will allow Paul to renew his testimony before “governors and kings” (cf. Lk 21:12ff).