'And2after1five3days4the6high priest7Ananias8came down5with9some11elders10and12a spokesman,13one15Tertullus.14They16laid before17the18governor19their caseagainst20Paul.22 And2whenhe3had been summoned,1Tertullus7began4to accuse5him,saying:8“Sincethrough12you13we enjoy11much9peace,10and14sinceby20your22foresight,23most excellent Felix,reforms15are being made16for this19nation,18 in every way1and3everywhere4we accept5thiswith8all9gratitude.10most excellent6Felix,7 But,2to detain17you6no3further,5I beg8you10in15your14kindness15to hear9us11briefly.12 For2we have found1this5man4a plague,6onewho stirs up8riots9among all10the11Jews12throughout14the15world16and18isa ringleader17of the19sect22of the20Nazarenes.21 He1even2tried5to profane6the3temple,4but8we seized9him.7 No text1 By examining5himyourself4you will be able3to find out9from1him2about6everything7of which10we11accuse12him.”13 The4Jews5also3joined in [the charge],1affirming6that allthese things7were9so.8 And2when5the7governor8had nodded5to him6to speak,9Paul4replied:1“Knowing19thatfor10many11years12you14have been13a judge15over this18nation,17I24cheerfully20make my defense.24 You2can1verify3that4it is7not5more than6twelve10days9since1112I went up13to worship14in15Jerusalem,16 and1they did6not2find6me7disputing10with8anyone9or11stirring up1213a crowd,14either2in3the4temple5or15in16the17synagogues18or19[in]20the21city.22 Neither1can they3prove2to you4what6they8now7bring up against8me.9 But2this3I confess1to you,4that5according to6the7Way,8which9they call10a sect,11I worship13the14God16of [our] fathers,15believing17everything18laid downby20the21Law22and23written28in25the26Prophets,27 having2a hope1in3God,5which6these men9themselves8accept,10thatthere will12be13a resurrection11of14both15thejust14and16theunjust.17 So3I5always1516take pains5to have8a clear6conscience7toward9bothGod11and12man.14 Now3after1several4years2I came11to bring6alms5to7my10nation9and12to present offerings.13 While12I was doing this,they found3me4purified5in6the7temple,8without910anycrowd11or12tumult.14But some Jews from Asia — But2some1Jews6from3Asia —5they7ought8to be here11before9you10and12to make an accusation,13should they have1416anything15against17me.18 Or else1let4these men3themselves2say4what5wrongdoing7they found6when8I9stood8before10the11council,12 other than1this4one3thing5that6I cried out7while standing10among8them:9‘It iswith respect to12the resurrection13of the dead14thatI15am on trial16before18you19this day.’”17 But2Felix,5having7a rather accurate6knowledge7of9the10Way,11put1them3off,1saying,12“When13Lysias14the15tribune16comes down,17I will decide18your case.”192021 Then hegave orders1to the2centurion3thathe5should be kept in custody4but7have6some liberty,8and9thatnone10of his friends121314should be prevented from11attending15to [his needs].16 After1some4days3Felix7came5with8his11wife12Drusilla,9who was13Jewish,14andhe sent for15Paul17and18heard19him20speakabout21faith26in23Christ24Jesus.25 And2as1he3reasoned1about4righteousness5and6self-control7and8the9coming12judgment,10Felix16was alarmed1314andsaid,17“Go away21for the present.181920When I get24an opportunity22I will summon25you.”26 At the same time1he hoped3that4money5would be given6him7by8Paul.10So11he sent for15him14often13and12conversed16with him.17 When2two years1had elapsed,3Felix7was succeeded45by Porcius8Festus.9And11desiring10to do13the14Jews15a favor,12Felix17left18Paul20[in prison].21