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;

Μετὰ δὲ πέντε ἡμέρας κατέβη ὁ ἀρχιερεὺς Ἁνανίας μετὰ (τῶν *k*) πρεσβυτέρων (τινῶν *NO*) καὶ ῥήτορος Τερτύλλου τινός, οἵτινες ἐνεφάνισαν τῷ ἡγεμόνι κατὰ τοῦ Παύλου.

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,

κληθέντος δὲ αὐτοῦ ἤρξατο κατηγορεῖν ὁ Τέρτυλλος λέγων· πολλῆς εἰρήνης τυγχάνοντες διὰ σοῦ καὶ (διορθωμάτων *N(K)O*) γινομένων τῷ ἔθνει τούτῳ διὰ τῆς σῆς προνοίας

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

πάντῃ τε καὶ πανταχοῦ ἀποδεχόμεθα, κράτιστε Φῆλιξ, μετὰ πάσης εὐχαριστίας.

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

ἵνα δὲ μὴ ἐπὶ πλεῖόν σε ἐγκόπτω, παρακαλῶ ἀκοῦσαί σε ἡμῶν συντόμως τῇ σῇ ἐπιεικείᾳ.

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—

εὑρόντες γὰρ τὸν ἄνδρα τοῦτον λοιμὸν καὶ κινοῦντα (στάσεις *N(K)O*) πᾶσιν τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις τοῖς κατὰ τὴν οἰκουμένην πρωτοστάτην τε τῆς τῶν Ναζωραίων αἱρέσεως·

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

ὃς καὶ τὸ ἱερὸν ἐπείρασεν βεβηλῶσαι, ὃν καὶ ἐκρατήσαμεν (καὶ κατὰ τὸν ἡμέτερον νόμον ἠθελήσαμεν κρίνειν. *K*)

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

(παρελθὼν δὲ Λυσίας ὁ χιλίαρχος μετὰ πολλῆς βίας ἐκ τῶν χειρῶν ἡμῶν ἀπήγαγε, *K*)

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”;

(κελεύσας τοὺς κατηγόρους αὐτοῦ ἔρχεσθαι ἐπὶ σέ· *K*) παρ᾽ οὗ δυνήσῃ αὐτὸς ἀνακρίνας περὶ πάντων τούτων ἐπιγνῶναι ὧν ἡμεῖς κατηγοροῦμεν αὐτοῦ.

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

(συνεπέθεντο *N(k)O*) δὲ καὶ οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι φάσκοντες ταῦτα οὕτως ἔχειν.

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;

Ἀπεκρίθη (τε *N(k)O*) ὁ Παῦλος, νεύσαντος αὐτῷ τοῦ ἡγεμόνος λέγειν· ἐκ πολλῶν ἐτῶν ὄντα σε κριτὴν τῷ ἔθνει τούτῳ ἐπιστάμενος εὐθύμως τὰ περὶ ἐμαυτοῦ ἀπολογοῦμαι·

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

δυναμένου σου (ἐπιγνῶναι *N(k)O*) ὅτι οὐ πλείους εἰσίν μοι ἡμέραι (ἤ *k*) (δώδεκα *N(k)O*) ἀφ᾽ ἧς ἀνέβην προσκυνήσων (εἰς *N(k)O*) Ἰερουσαλήμ·

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;

καὶ οὔτε ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ εὗρόν με πρός τινα διαλεγόμενον ἢ (ἐπίστασιν *N(k)O*) ποιοῦντα ὄχλου οὔτε ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς οὔτε κατὰ τὴν πόλιν·

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

(οὐδὲ *N(k)O*) παραστῆσαι δύνανταί (σοι *N(K)O*) περὶ ὧν (νυνὶ *N(k)O*) κατηγοροῦσίν μου.

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,

ὁμολογῶ δὲ τοῦτό σοι ὅτι κατὰ τὴν ὁδὸν ἣν λέγουσιν αἵρεσιν οὕτως λατρεύω τῷ πατρῴῳ θεῷ πιστεύων πᾶσιν τοῖς κατὰ τὸν νόμον καὶ (τοῖς ἐν *no*) τοῖς προφήταις γεγραμμένοις,

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;

ἐλπίδα ἔχων εἰς τὸν θεὸν ἣν καὶ αὐτοὶ οὗτοι προσδέχονται, ἀνάστασιν μέλλειν ἔσεσθαι (νεκρῶν *K*) δικαίων τε καὶ ἀδίκων·

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

ἐν τούτῳ (καὶ *N(k)O*) αὐτὸς ἀσκῶ ἀπρόσκοπον συνείδησιν (ἔχειν *NK(o)*) πρὸς τὸν θεὸν καὶ τοὺς ἀνθρώπους (διὰ *N(K)O*) (παντός. *N(k)O*)

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

δι᾽ ἐτῶν δὲ πλειόνων ἐλεημοσύνας ποιήσων εἰς τὸ ἔθνος μου παρεγενόμην καὶ προσφοράς,

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

ἐν (αἷς *N(k)O*) εὗρόν με ἡγνισμένον ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ οὐ μετὰ ὄχλου οὐδὲ μετὰ θορύβου, τινὲς δὲ ἀπὸ τῆς Ἀσίας Ἰουδαῖοι,

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

οὓς (ἔδει *N(k)O*) ἐπὶ σοῦ παρεῖναι καὶ κατηγορεῖν, εἴ τι ἔχοιεν πρὸς ἐμέ.

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

ἢ αὐτοὶ οὗτοι εἰπάτωσαν (εἴ *k*) τί εὗρον (ἐν ἐμοὶ *ko*) ἀδίκημα στάντος μου ἐπὶ τοῦ συνεδρίου,

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.”

ἢ περὶ μιᾶς ταύτης φωνῆς ἧς ἐκέκραξα ἐν αὐτοῖς ἑστὼς ὅτι περὶ ἀναστάσεως νεκρῶν ἐγὼ κρίνομαι σήμερον (ἐφ᾽ *N(k)O*) ὑμῶν.

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”;

(Ἀκούσας ταῦτα *K*) Ἀνεβάλετο δὲ αὐτοὺς ὁ Φῆλιξ ἀκριβέστερον εἰδὼς τὰ περὶ τῆς ὁδοῦ εἴπας· ὅταν Λυσίας ὁ χιλίαρχος καταβῇ, διαγνώσομαι τὰ καθ᾽ ὑμᾶς.

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.

διαταξάμενος (τε *k*) τῷ ἑκατοντάρχῃ τηρεῖσθαι (τὸν *k*) (αὐτὸν, *N(K)O*) ἔχειν τε ἄνεσιν καὶ μηδένα κωλύειν τῶν ἰδίων αὐτοῦ ὑπηρετεῖν (ἢ προσέρχεσθαι *K*) αὐτῷ.

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,

Μετὰ δὲ ἡμέρας τινὰς παραγενόμενος ὁ Φῆλιξ σὺν Δρουσίλλῃ τῇ (ἰδίᾳ *N(k)O*) γυναικὶ οὔσῃ Ἰουδαίᾳ μετεπέμψατο τὸν Παῦλον καὶ ἤκουσεν αὐτοῦ περὶ τῆς εἰς Χριστὸν (Ἰησοῦν *NO*) πίστεως.

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”;

διαλεγομένου δὲ αὐτοῦ περὶ δικαιοσύνης καὶ ἐγκρατείας καὶ τοῦ κρίματος τοῦ μέλλοντος (ἔσεσθαι *K*) ἔμφοβος γενόμενος ὁ Φῆλιξ ἀπεκρίθη· τὸ νῦν ἔχον πορεύου· καιρὸν δὲ μεταλαβὼν μετακαλέσομαί σε·

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;

ἅμα (δὲ *k*) καὶ ἐλπίζων ὅτι χρήματα δοθήσεται αὐτῷ ὑπὸ τοῦ Παύλου (ὅπως λύσῃ αὐτόν, *K*) διὸ καὶ πυκνότερον αὐτὸν μεταπεμπόμενος ὡμίλει αὐτῷ.

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.

Διετίας δὲ πληρωθείσης ἔλαβεν διάδοχον ὁ Φῆλιξ Πόρκιον Φῆστον, θέλων τε (χάριτα *N(k)O*) καταθέσθαι τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις ὁ Φῆλιξ κατέλιπεν τὸν Παῦλον δεδεμένον.