Paul defended himself, and the governor Felix promised to judge him.

Acts 24:1-9

24 Five days later Ananias the high priest, having heard that Paul was now in Caesarea, went down there from Jerusalem, along with some other Jewish elders and a lawyer whose name was Tertullus. There they formally told the governor what Paul had done that they considered wrong. 2 The governor commanded Paul to be brought {a soldier to bring Paul} in. When Paul arrived, Tertullus began to accuse him. He said to the governor, “Honorable Governor Felix, during the many years that you (sg) have ruled us, we (exc) have lived well/peacefully. By planning wisely, you have improved many things in this province. 3 Therefore, sir, we (exc) always gratefully acknowledge everything that you have done for all of us, wherever you have done those things. 4 But, so that I will not take up too much of your time, I earnestly request that you kindly listen to me very briefly. 5 We (exc) have observed that this man, wherever he goes, causes trouble. Specifically, he causes all the Jews everywhere [HYP] to riot. Also, he leads the entire group whom people call ‘the followers of the Nazarene’, a false sect. 6 He even tried to do things in the Temple in Jerusalem that would ◄defile it/make it unholy►. So we (exc) seized him. 7 But Lysias, the commander at the Roman fort, came with his soldiers and forcefully took him away from us [SYN]. 8 Lysias also commanded Paul’s accusers to come here and accuse Paul before you. If you question him yourself, you will be able to learn that all these things about which we are accusing him are true.” 9 When the Jewish leaders who were listening heard that, they told the governor that what Tertullus had said was true.