Though Agrippa was a Jew, he did not share the bigoted zeal and blind prejudice of the Pharisees. "This man," he said to Festus, "might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Caesar." But the case had been referred to that higher tribunal, and it was now beyond the jurisdiction of either Festus or Agrippa.

Skønt Agrippa var jøde, delte han ikke farisæernes blinde nidkærhed og fordomme. Han sagde til Festus: "Denne mand kunne være løsladt, hvis han ikke havde indanket sin sag for kejseren," Men sagen var blevet indanket for en højere domstol og nu kunne hverken Festus eller Agrippa dømme i den.