after

And

five

days

descended

 

the high priest

Ananias

after

 

the elders

and

orator

named Tertullus

with a certain

who

informed

 

the governor

against

 

Paul

when he was called forth

And

 

began

to accuse

 

Tertullus

him saying

great

quietness

we enjoy

Seeing that by

thee

and

that very worthy deeds

are done

 

nation

unto this

Seeing that by

 

thy

providence

it always

 

and

in all places

We accept

most noble

Felix

with

all

thankfulness

 

Notwithstanding

 

 

I be

thee

tedious

I pray

that thou wouldest hear

thee

us

a few words

 

of thy

clemency

we have found

For

 

man

this

a pestilent

fellow and

a mover

of sedition

among all

 

the Jews

 

throughout

 

the world

a ringleader

and

 

 

of the Nazarenes

of the sect

Who

also

 

the temple

hath gone about

to profane

Who

also

we took

also

according

 

to our

law

would

have judged

came

But

Lysias

 

the chief captain

upon us and with

great

violence

out of

 

hands

our

took him away

Commanding

 

accusers

him

to come

unto

thee

of

whereof

mayest

him

by examining

of

all

these things

take knowledge

whereof

we

accuse

him

assented

And

also

 

the Jews

saying

that these things

so

were

answered

Then

 

Paul

had beckoned

unto him

 

after that the governor

to speak

of

many

years

hast been

that thou

a judge

 

nation

unto this

Forasmuch as I know

the more cheerfully

 

for

myself

I do

mayest

Because that thou

understand

that

 

 

there are

I

days

yet but

twelve

since

 

went up

for to worship

to

Jerusalem

And

neither

in

 

the temple

found

me

with

any man

disputing

neither

raising up

 

the people

neither

in

 

the synagogues

neither

in

 

the city

Neither

they prove

 

can

the things

whereof

now

accuse

me

I confess

But

this

unto thee

that

after

which

the way

which

they call

heresy

so

worship I

which

of my fathers

the God

believing

all things

which

after

which

the law

and

which

the prophets

are written

hope

And have

toward

 

God

which

also

themselves

they

allow

a resurrection

that there shall be

 

of the dead

of the just

both

also

unjust

herein

 

And

myself

do I exercise

void of offence

a conscience

to have

toward

 

God

and

 

toward men

always

after

years

Now

many

I came

alms

to bring

to

 

nation

my

and

offerings

Whereupon

 

found

me

purified

Whereupon

 

the temple

neither

with

multitude

nor

with

tumult

certain

 

from

 

Asia

Jews

Who

ought

before

thee

to have been here

and

object

 

 

they had

against

me

Or else

 

these same

here say

 

 

they have found

in

me

evil doing

stood

while I

before

 

the council

Except

it be for

 

 

voice

that

I cried

standing

among

them

Touching

it be for

the resurrection

of the dead

I

am called in question

this day

by

you

heard

And

these things

 

when Felix

he deferred

them

 

knowledge

 

of

 

that way

and said

When

Lysias

 

the chief captain

shall come down

I will know the uttermost

 

matter

of your

he commanded

And

 

a centurion

to keep

 

Paul

to let him have

And

liberty

and

none

that he should forbid

 

acquaintance

of his

to minister

or

come

of his

after

And

days

certain

came

 

when Felix

with

Drusilla

 

wife

him

which was

a Jewess

he sent for

 

Paul

and

heard

him

concerning

 

in

Christ

the faith

as he reasoned

And

 

of

righteousness

and

 

and

 

judgment

 

to come

 

 

trembled

 

Felix

and answered

 

for this time

I have

Go thy way

a convenient season

And

 

I will call for

thee

also

 

and

He hoped

that

money

should have been given

him

of

 

Paul

that

he might loose

him

wherefore

and

the oftener

him

he sent for

communed with

him