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23:25 writing a letter having this pattern. 26 Cladius
Lysias to the most excellent governor Felix greeting. 27 Man this
having been arrested by the Jews and being about to be killed by them
coming on with the soldiery I rescued, having learned that a Roman he is:
28 and being minded to know fully the cause on account of which they were
accusing him. I brought to the council of them; 29 whom I found being
accursed about questions of ht e law of them, nothing but worthy of death
or of bonds having charge. 30 And being revealed to me, a plot against the
man to be, at once I sent to thee, commanding also the accusers to say to
him before thee. 31 the Therefore soldiers according to the thing having
been appointed them taking up Paul brought through the night o Antipatris;
33 and on the morrow allowing the horsemen to depart with him, they
returned to the fort; 33 who entering into Caesarea and handing over the
letter to the governor presented also Paul to him, 34 And having read and
asking of what province he is and learning From Cilicia, 35 I will hear
thee, he said, when also the accusers of thee arrive: commanding in the
praetorium of Herod to be kept him. 24:1 And after five days came down the
high priest Ananias with elders some and an orator Tertullus one, who
informed the governor against Paul, 2 And being called him began to accuse
Tertullus saying: Much peace obtaining through thee and reforms coming to
this nation through thy
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forethought,
3 both in everything and everywhere we welcome, most excellent Felix, with
all thankfulness. 4 But that not more thee I hinder, I beseech to hear thee
us briefly in thy forbearance. 5 For having found this man pestilent and
moving seditions among all the Jews throughout the inhabited earth and a
ringleader of the of the Nazarenes sect. 6 who also the temple attempted to
profane, whom also we laid hold of: 8 from whom thou wilt be able thyself having
examined concerning all these things to know fully of which we accuse him:
9 And joined in also the Jews alleging these things thus to have 10 And
answered Paul, having beckoned to him the governor to speak: of many years
being thee a judge to this nation understanding cheerfully as to the things
concerning myself I defend myself. 11 being able thee to know fully that
not more there to days twelve from which I went up worshipping in Jerusalem. 12 And
neither in the temple they found me with anyone discoursing or collection
making of a crowd, neither in the synagogues nor throughout the city, 13
nor to prove are they able to thee concerning the things of which now they
accuse me. 14 But I confess this to thee, that according to the way which
they say a sect thus I worship the ancestral God, believing all the things
according the law and the things in the prophets having been written. 15
hope having toward God, which also themselves these expect, a resurrection
to be about to be both of just and of unjust. 16 By this also myself I
exercise a blameless
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conscience
to have toward God and men always.17 and after years many alms making
bringing to the nation of me I arrived and offerings, 18 among which they found
me having been purified in the temple, not with a crowd nor with uproar, 19
but some from Asia Jews, whom it behoved before thee to be present and to
accuse if anything they have against me. 20 Or themselves these let say
what they found misdeed standing me before the council, 21 unless
concerning one this voice which I have cried out among them standing,
Concerning a resurrection of dead persons I am being judged today before
you. 22 postponed And them Felix, more exactly knowing the things concerning
the way, saying: When Lysias the chillarch comes down, I will determine the
things as to you: 23 commanding the centurion to keep him and to have
indulgence and no one to forbid of his own people to attend him. 24 And
after days some arriving Felix with Drusilla the his own wife being a
Jewess he sent for Paul, and heard him about the in Christ Jesus faith. 25
And he discoursed And him concerning righteousness and self-control and the
judgment coming afraid becoming Felix answered: For the present go thou,
but time taking later I will send for thee; 26 at the same time also hoping
that money will be given him by Paul: wherefore also more frequently him
sending for he conversed with him. 27 And two years being completed
received a successor Felix Porchus Festus; and wishing a favour to show to
the Jews Felix left Paul having been bound.
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