44:023:032 On the morrow they left the horsemen to
go with him, and
returned
to the castle:
44:023:033 Who, when they came to Caesarea and delivered
the epistle to
the
governor, presented Paul also before him.
44:023:034 And when the governor had read the letter,
he asked of what
province
he was. And when he understood that he was of
Cilicia;
44:023:035 I will hear thee, said he, when thine accusers
are also come.
And
he commanded him to be kept in Herod’s judgment
hall.
44:024:001 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.
44:024:002 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,
44:024:003 We accept it always, and in all places,
most noble Felix, with
all
thankfulness.
44:024:004 Notwithstanding, that I be not further
tedious unto thee, I
pray
thee that thou wouldest hear us of thy clemency a few
words.
44:024:005 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:
44:024:006 Who also hath gone about to profane the
temple: whom we took,
and
would have judged according to our law.
44:024:007 But the chief captain Lysias came upon
us, and with great
violence
took him away out of our hands,
44:024:008 Commanding his accusers to come unto thee:
by examining of
whom
thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things,
whereof
we accuse him.
44:024:009 And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so.
44:024:010 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:
44:024:011 Because that thou mayest understand, that
there are yet but
twelve
days since I went up to Jerusalem for to worship.
44:024:012 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:
44:024:013 Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me.
44:024:014 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:


