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AC-24:1 And after five days Ananias the high priest descended
with the elders,
and [with] a certain orator [named] Tertullus, who informed the
governor
against Paul.
AC-24:2 And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse
[him], saying,
Seeing that by thee we enjoy great quietness, and that very
worthy deeds are
done unto this nation by thy providence,
AC-24:3 We accept [it] always, and in all places, most noble
Felix, with all
thankfulness.
AC-24:4 Notwithstanding, that I be not further tedious unto
thee, I pray thee
that thou wouldest hear us of thy clemency a few words.
AC-24:5 For we have found this man [a] pestilent [fellow], and
a mover of
sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a
ringleader of the sect
of the Nazarenes:
AC-24:6 Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we
took, and
would have judged according to our law.
AC-24:7 But the chief captain Lysias came [upon us], and with
great violence
took [him] away out of our hands,
AC-24:8 Commanding his accusers to come unto thee: by examining
of whom
thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things, whereof we
accuse him.
AC-24:9 And the Jews also assented, saying that these things
were so.
AC-24:10 Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned unto
him to speak,
answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many years
a judge unto
this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself:
AC-24:11 Because that thou mayest understand, that there are
yet but twelve
days since I went up to Jerusalem for to worship.
AC-24:12 And they neither found me in the temple disputing with
any man,
neither raising up the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in
the city:
AC-24:13 Neither can they prove the things whereof they now
accuse me.
AC-24:14 But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which
they call
heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things
which are
written in the law and in the prophets:
AC-24:15 And have hope toward God, which they themselves also
allow, that
there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and
unjust.
AC-24:16 And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a
conscience void of
offence toward God, and [toward] men.
AC-24:17 Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation,
and
offerings.
AC-24:18 Whereupon certain Jews from Asia found me purified in
the temple,
neither with multitude, nor with tumult.
AC-24:19 Who ought to have been here before thee, and object,
if they had
ought against me.
AC-24:20 Or else let these same [here] say, if they have found
any evil doing
in me, while I stood before the council,
AC-24:21 Except it be for this one voice, that I cried standing
among them,
Touching the resurrection of the dead I am called in question by
you this day.
AC-24:22 And when Felix heard these things, having more perfect
knowledge of
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