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The Acts of the Apostles 24

24 And after five days, Ananias, the high priest, with certain elders and a certain orator, Tertullus, came down, who appeared to the governor against Paul. 2 And when he had been summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, “As we are obtaining great peace through you, and as reforms are happening for this people through your foresight 3 both in every way and everywhere, we receive these things, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness. 4 But so that I may not detain you further, I ask you to listen to us briefly in your fairness. 5 For having found this man a pest and one inciting rebellion among all the Jews throughout the world and a leader of the sect of the Nazarenes, 6 who even tried to desecrate the temple, whom also we arrested;[fn] [and we wanted to judge him according to our law, 7 but Lysias, the chiliarch, coming with much force, took him away from our hands, 8 commanding his accusers to come to you;] from whom, having inquired about all these things, you yourself will be able to learn of what things we are accusing him.” 9 And the Jews also agreed, affirming these things to be thus.

10 And Paul answered, the governor having motioned for him to speak, “Knowing you to have been a judge to this nation for many years, I gladly make my defense about the things concerning me,

11 you being able to learn that it is not more than 12 days for me from when I went up to Jerusalem to worship, 12 and they found me neither in the temple arguing with anyone, nor causing a rebellion of the crowd, not in the synagogues, and not throughout the city, 13 and they are not able to prove the things to you about which they are now accusing me. 14 But I confess this to you, that according to the Way that they call a sect, thus I serve the fathers’ God, being faithful to all the things according to the law and the things written in the Prophets, 15 having a hope in God that these themselves also accept, that there is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous. 16 In this I myself also strive to have a blameless conscience before God and men continually. 17 Now after many years I came to my nation bringing alms and offerings, 18 in which they found me in the temple, having been cleansed, not with a crowd, nor with an uproar. 19 But certain Jews from Asia—who ought to be present before you and make accusations if they have anything against me. 20 Or let these themselves say what wrong they found when I stood before the Sanhedrin, 21 other than regarding this one utterance that I shouted out standing among them, ‘Concerning the resurrection of the dead I am being judged by you today!’ ”

22 Then Felix, knowing more accurately the things concerning the Way, adjourned them, saying, “When Lysias the chiliarch may come down, I will decide the things concerning you,” 23 commanding the centurion to guard him and for him to have freedom and to forbid none of his own to minister to him.

24 But after some days Felix, returning with Drusilla, his own wife, being a Jewess, summoned Paul and heard him concerning the faith in Christ Jesus. 25 But as he was reasoning about righteousness and self-control and the coming judgment, Felix, becoming frightened, answered, “Go away for now, but having found time, I will summon you,” 26 also hoping at the same time that money would be given to him by Paul, and therefore summoning him often, he was speaking with him. 27 But two years being fulfilled, Felix received a successor, Porcius Festus, and wanting to gain favor with the Jews, Felix left Paul bound.

Some ancient manuscripts include the end of verse 6, verse 7, and the first part of verse 8.

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