1And{G1161} after{G3326} five{G4002} days{G2250} the high priest{G749} Ananias{G367} came down{G2597} with{G3326} certain elders,{G4245} and{G2532} [with] an{G5100} orator,{G4489} one Tertullus;{G5061} and they{G3748} informed{G1718} the governor{G2232} against{G2596} Paul.{G3972}
2And{G1161} when he{G846} was called,{G2564} Tertullus{G5061} began{G756} to accuse{G2723} him, saying,{G3004} Seeing that by{G1223} thee{G4675} we enjoy{G5177} much{G4183} peace,{G1515} and that{G2532} by{G1223} the{G4674} providence{G4307} evils{G2735} are corrected{G1096} for this{G5129} nation,{G1484}
3we accept{G588} it{G5037} in all ways{G3839} and{G2532} in all places,{G3837} most excellent{G2903} Felix,{G5344} with{G3326} all{G3956} thankfulness.{G2169}
4But,{G1161} that{G2443} I be{G1465} not{G3361} further{G4119} tedious{G1465} unto{G1909} thee,{G4571} I entreat{G3870} thee{G4571} to hear{G191} us{G2257} of thy{G4674} clemency{G1932} a few words.{G4935}
5For{G1063} we have found{G2147} this{G5126} man{G435} a pestilent{G3061} fellow, and{G2532} a mover{G2795} of insurrections{G4714} among{G3956} all the Jews{G2453} throughout{G2596} the world,{G3625} and{G5037} a ringleader{G4414} of the sect{G139} of the Nazarenes:{G3480}
6who{G3739} moreover{G2532} assayed{G3985} to profane{G953} the temple:{G2411} on whom{G3739} also we laid hold:{G2902}
8from{G3844} whom{G3739} thou wilt be able, by examining{G350} him thyself,{G846} to{G1410} take knowledge{G1921} of{G3844} all{G3956} these things{G5130} whereof{G3739} we{G2249} accuse{G2723} him.{G846}
9And{G1161} the Jews{G2453} also{G2532} joined{G4934} in the charge, affirming that{G5335} these things{G5023} were{G2192} so.{G3779}
10And{G1161} when the governor{G2232} had beckoned{G3506} unto him{G846} to speak,{G3004} Paul{G3972} answered,{G611} Forasmuch{G4012} as I know that{G1987} thou{G4571} hast been{G5607} of{G1537} many{G4183} years{G2094} a judge{G2923} unto this{G5129} nation,{G1484} I cheerfully{G2115} make my{G626} defense:{G1683}
11Seeing that{G3754} thou{G4675} canst{G1410} take knowledge{G1097} that it is{G1526} not{G3756} more{G4119} than{G2228} twelve{G1177} days{G2250} since{G575} I{G3739} went up{G305} to{G1722} worship{G4352} at Jerusalem:{G2419}
12and{G2532} neither{G3777} in{G1722} the temple{G2411} did they{G2147} find{G2147} me{G3165} disputing{G1256} with{G4314} any man{G5100} or{G2228} stirring{G4160} up{G1999} a crowd,{G3793} nor{G3777} in{G1722} the synagogues,{G4864} nor{G3777} in{G2596} the city.{G4172}
13Neither{G3777} can{G1410} they prove{G3936} {G3165} to thee the things{G4012} whereof{G3739} they{G2723} now{G3568} accuse{G2723} me.{G3450}
14But{G1161} this{G5124} I confess{G3670} unto thee,{G4671} that{G3754} after{G2596} the Way{G3598} which{G3739} they call{G3004} a sect,{G139} so{G3779} serve I{G3000} the God{G2316} of our fathers,{G3971} believing{G4100} all things{G3956} which are according to the law,{G3551} and{G2532} which{G3588} are written{G1125} in{G2596} the prophets;{G4396}
15having{G2192} hope{G1680} toward{G1519} God,{G2316} which{G3739} these{G846} also{G2532} themselves{G3778} look{G4327} for, that there shall{G3195} be{G2071} a resurrection{G386} {G3498} both{G5037} of the just{G1342} and{G2532} unjust.{G94}
16{G1161} {G1722} Herein{G5129} I also exercise{G778} myself{G846} to have{G2192} a conscience{G4893} void of offence{G677} toward{G4314} God{G2316} and{G2532} men{G444} always.{G1275}
17Now{G1161} after{G1223} some{G4119} years{G2094} I came{G3854} to bring{G4160} alms{G1654} to{G1519} my{G3450} nation,{G1484} and{G2532} offerings:{G4376}
18amidst which they found{G2147} me{G3165} purified{G48} in{G1722} the temple,{G2411} with{G3326} no{G3756} crowd,{G3793} nor{G3761} yet with{G3326} tumult:{G2453} but{G3739} [there were] certain{G5100} Jews{G773} from{G1161} Asia—{G3588}
19who{G3739} ought{G1163} to have been here{G3918} before{G1909} thee,{G4675} and{G2532} to make accusation,{G2723} if{G1487} they had{G2192} aught{G5100} against{G4314} me.{G3165}
20Or else{G2228} let{G2036} these{G3778} men themselves{G846} say{G2036} what{G1487} wrong-doing{G92} they found{G2147} when I{G3450} stood{G2476} before{G1909} the council,{G4892}
21except{G2228} it be for{G4012} this{G3778} one{G1520} voice,{G5456} that{G3739} I cried{G2896} standing{G2476} among{G1722} them,{G3754} Touching{G4012} the resurrection{G386} of the dead{G3498} I{G1473} am called in question{G2919} before{G5259} you{G5216} this day.{G4594}
22But{G1161} Felix,{G5344} {G191} {G5023} having{G1492} more exact{G199} knowledge{G1492} concerning{G4012} the Way,{G3598} deferred{G306} them,{G846} saying,{G2036} When{G3752} Lysias{G3079} the chief captain{G5506} shall come down,{G2597} I will determine{G1231} your{G5209} matter.{G2596}
23And{G5037} he gave order{G1299} to the centurion{G1543} that he{G3972} should be kept in charge,{G5083} and{G2532} should{G2192} have{G2192} indulgence;{G425} and{G2532} not{G3367} to forbid{G2967} any of his{G846} friends{G2398} to minister{G5256} {G2228} unto{G4334} him.{G846}
24But{G1161} after{G3326} certain{G5100} days,{G2250} Felix{G5344} came{G3854} with{G4862} Drusilla,{G1409} his{G846} wife,{G1135} who{G5607} was a Jewess,{G2453} and{G2532} sent for{G3343} Paul,{G3972} and{G2532} heard{G191} him{G846} concerning{G4012} the faith{G4102} in{G1519} Christ{G5547} Jesus.
25And as{G1161} he{G846} reasoned{G1256} of{G4012} righteousness,{G2532} and self-control,{G1466} and{G2532} the judgment{G2917} to{G3195} come,{G2071} Felix{G5344} was{G1096} terrified,{G1719} and answered,{G611} Go thy way{G4198} for this time;{G3568} and when{G1161} I have{G2192} a{G3335} convenient season,{G2540} I will call{G3333} thee{G4571} unto me.
26He hoped{G1679} withal{G2532} that{G3754} money{G5536} would be given{G1325} him{G846} of{G5259} Paul:{G3972} wherefore{G1352} also{G2532} he sent for{G3343} him{G846} the oftener,{G4437} and communed{G3656} with{G260} him.{G846}
27But{G1161} when{G4137} two years{G1333} were fulfilled, Felix{G5344} was{G2983} succeeded{G1240} by Porcius{G4201} Festus;{G5347} and{G5037} desiring{G2309} to gain{G2698} favor{G5485} with the Jews,{G2453} Felix{G5344} left{G2641} Paul{G3972} in bonds.{G1210}