Acts 24

1 And after five days the chief priest Ananias came down, with the elders, and a certain orator—Tertullus, and they disclosed to the governor [the things] against Paul;

And after five days came down the high priest Ananias, with the elders, and a certain orator called Tertullus, and laid their informations against Paul before the governor.

2 and he having been called, Tertullus began to accuse [him], saying, “Enjoying much peace through you, and worthy deeds being done to this nation through your forethought,

And he having been called, Tertullus began to accuse, saying, Seeing we enjoy great peace through thee, and that excellent measures are executed for this nation by thy forethought,

3 always, also, and everywhere we receive it, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness;

we receive [it] always and everywhere, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.

4 and that I may not be further tedious to you, I exhort you to hear us concisely in your gentleness;

But that I may not too much intrude on thy time, I beseech thee to hear us briefly in thy kindness.

5 for having found this man a pestilence, and moving a dissension to all the Jews through the world—also a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes—

For finding this man a pest, and moving sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a leader of the sect of the Nazaraeans;

6 who also tried to profane the temple, whom we also took, [[and wished to judge according to our law,

who also attempted to profane the temple; whom we also had seized, [and would have judged according to our law;

7 and Lysias the chief captain having come near, took away out of our hands with much violence,

but Lysias, the chiliarch, coming up, took [him] away with great force out of our hands,

8 having commanded his accusers to come to you, ]] from whom you may be able, yourself having examined, to know concerning all these things of which we accuse him”;

having commanded his accusers to come to thee; ] of whom thou canst thyself, in examining [him], know the certainty of all these things of which we accuse him.

9 and the Jews also agreed, professing these things to be so.

And the Jews also joined in pressing the matter against [Paul], saying that these things were so.

10 And Paul—the governor having beckoned to him to speak—answered, “Knowing [that] for many years you have been a judge to this nation, I answer more cheerfully the things concerning myself;

But Paul, the governor having beckoned to him to speak, answered, Knowing that for many years thou hast been judge to this nation, I answer readily as to the things which concern myself.

11 you being able to know that it is not more than twelve days to me since I went up to worship in Jerusalem,

As thou mayest know that there are not more than twelve days since I went up to worship at Jerusalem,

12 and neither did they find me reasoning with anyone in the temple, or making a dissension of the multitude, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city;

and neither in the temple did they find me discoursing to any one, or making any tumultuous gathering together of the crowd, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city;

13 nor are they able to prove against me the things concerning which they now accuse me.

neither can they make good the things of which they now accuse me.

14 And I confess this to you, that, according to The Way that they call a sect, so I serve the God of the fathers, believing all things that have been written in the Law and the Prophets,

But this I avow to thee, that in the way which they call sect, so I serve my fathers' God, believing all things which are written throughout the law, and in the prophets;

15 having hope toward God, which they themselves also wait for, [that] there is about to be a resurrection of the dead, both of righteous and unrighteous;

having hope towards God, which they themselves also receive, that there is to be a resurrection both of just and unjust.

16 and in this I exercise myself, to always have a conscience void of offense toward God and men.

For this cause I also exercise [myself] to have in everything a conscience without offence towards God and men.

17 And after many years I came, about to do kind acts to my nation, and offerings,

And after a lapse of many years I arrived, bringing alms to my nation, and offerings.

18 in which certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, not with multitude, nor with tumult,

Whereupon they found me purified in the temple, with neither crowd nor tumult. But it was certain Jews from Asia,

19 whom it is necessary to be present before you, and to accuse, if they had anything against me,

who ought to appear before thee and accuse, if they have anything against me;

20 or let these same say if they found any unrighteousness in me in my standing before the Sanhedrin,

or let these themselves say what wrong they found in me when I stood before the council,

21 except concerning this one voice, in which I cried, standing among them—Concerning a resurrection of the dead I am judged by you today.”

[other] than concerning this one voice which I cried standing amongst them: I am judged this day by you touching [the] resurrection of [the] dead.

22 And having heard these things, Felix delayed them—having known more exactly of the things concerning The Way—saying, “When Lysias the chief captain may come down, I will know fully the things concerning you”;

And Felix, knowing accurately the things concerning the way, adjourned them, saying, When Lysias the chiliarch is come down I will determine your affair;

23 having also given a direction to the centurion to keep Paul, to let [him] also have liberty, and to forbid none of his own friends to minister or to come near to him.

ordering the centurion to keep him, and that he should have freedom, and to hinder none of his friends to minister to him.

24 And after certain days, Felix having come with his wife Drusilla, being a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning faith toward Christ,

And after certain days, Felix having arrived with Drusilla his wife, who was a Jewess, he sent for Paul and heard him concerning the faith in Christ.

25 and he reasoning concerning righteousness, and self-control, and the judgment that is about to be, Felix, having become afraid, answered, “For the present be going, and having time, I will call for you”;

And as he reasoned concerning righteousness, and temperance, and the judgment about to come, Felix, being filled with fear, answered, Go for the present, and when I get an opportunity I will send for thee;

26 and at the same time also hoping that money will be given to him by Paul, that he may release him, therefore, also sending for him often, he was conversing with him;

hoping at the same time that money would be given him by Paul: wherefore also he sent for him the oftener and communed with him.

27 and two years having been fulfilled, Felix received a successor, Porcius Festus; Felix also willing to lay a favor on the Jews, left Paul bound.

But when two years were completed, Felix was relieved by Porcius Festus as his successor; and Felix, desirous to oblige the Jews, to acquire their favour, left Paul bound.