Acts 24

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

And, after five days, the high, Ananias, came down, with the elders, and a certain orator, named Tertullus: and they made their appearance before the governor, against Paul.

2 and he having been called, Tertullus began to accuse [him], saying, 'Much peace enjoying through thee, and worthy deeds being done to this nation through thy forethought,

And he being called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, As we enjoy great peace by your means, and as illustrious deeds are happily done to this nation, by your prudent administration;

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

we accept it always, and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness.

4 and that I may not be further tedious to thee, I pray thee to hear us concisely in thy gentleness;

But, that I may not further trouble you, I beseech you to hear us briefly, with your usual candor.

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

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:

6 who also the temple did try to profane, whom also we took, and according to our law did wish to judge,

who has attempted to profane the temple; and whom we apprehended, and would have judged according to our law;

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

but Lysias, the commander, coming upon us with a great force, took him away out of our hands,

8 having commanded his accusers to come to thee, from whom thou mayest be able, thyself having examined, to know concerning all these things of which we accuse him;'

commanding his accusers to come to you; by which means, you may yourself, on examination, 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 gave their assent, saying, that these things were so.

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

Then Paul, after the governor had made a signal to him to speak, answered, Knowing that you, O Felix! have been for several years a judge to this nation, I answer for myself with the more cheerfulness;

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

since you may know that it is no more than twelve days since I went up to worship at Jerusalem;

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

and they neither found me disputing with any man in the temple, nor making any insurrection among the people, either in the synagogues, or in the city:

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

nor can they produce any proof of the things concerning which they now accuse me.

14 'And I confess this to thee, that, according to the way that they call a sect, so serve I the God of the fathers, believing all things that in the law and the prophets have been written,

But this I confess to you, that after the way which they call a sect, so worship I the God of our fathers; believing all things which are written in the law, and in the prophets;

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

having hope toward God, of that which they themselves also expect, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and of the unjust.

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

And upon this account, I exercise myself to have always a conscience without offense toward God, and toward men.

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

Now, after several years, I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings:

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

upon which some Asiatic Jews found me purified in the temple; neither with multitude nor with tumult;

19 whom it behoveth to be present before thee, and to accuse, if they had anything against me,

who ought to have been present before you, and to accuse me, if they had anything against me:

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

or let these themselves say, if, when I stood before the Sanhedrim,

21 except concerning this one voice, in which I cried, standing among them — Concerning a rising again of the dead I am judged to-day by you.'

they found any crime in me; unless it be with relation to this one word, which I expressed, when I stood among them--that, for the resurrection of the dead, I am judged by you this day.

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 when Felix heard these things, he put them off, saying, After I have been more accurately informed concerning this way, when Lysias, the commander, comes down, I will take cognizance of the affair between you.

23 having given also 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.

And he commanded the centurion to keep Paul, and let him have liberty, and to hinder none of his friends from assisting him, or coming to him.

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

And, after some days, Felix, coming the Drusilla his wife, who was a Jewess, sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ.

25 and he reasoning concerning righteousness, and temperance, and the judgment that is about to be, Felix, having become afraid, answered, 'For the present be going, and having got time, I will call for thee;'

And he reasoned concerning righteousness and temperance, and judgment to come, Felix, trembling, answered, Go your way for this time, and I will take some future opportunity to call for you.

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

And he hoped, also, that money would be given him by Paul, that he might be set at liberty: and, therefore, he sent the more frequently for him, and discoursed with him.

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

Now, after two years were ended, Felix was succeeded by Portius Festus; and Felix, willing to ingratiate himself with the Jews, left Paul a prisoner.