23 And he called unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to iCaesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night; 24 And provide them beasts, that they may set Paul on, and bring him safe unto Felix jthe governor. 25 And he wrote a letter kafter this manner:

26 Claudius Lysias unto the lmost excellent jgovernor Felix msendeth greeting. 27 nThis man was taken of the Jews, and should have been killed of them: then came I with oan army, and rescued him, phaving understood that he was a Roman. 28 And when I would have known the cause wherefore they qaccused him, I rbrought him forth into their ecouncil: 29 Whom I perceived to be qaccused sof questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge tworthy of death or of bonds. 30 And uwhen it was told me how that the Jews vlaid wait for the man, I sent straightway to thee, and wgave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had against him. xFarewell.

31 Then the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paul, and brought him by night to Antipatris. 32 On the morrow they left ythe horsemen to go with him, and returned to cthe castle: 33 Who, when they came to iCaesarea, and delivered the epistle to jthe governor, presented Paul also before him. 34 And when jthe governor had read the letter, he asked of what zprovince he was. aAnd when he understood that he was of aCilicia; 35 bI will hear thee, said he, cwhen thine accusers are also come. And he commanded him to be kept in dHerod’s ejudgment hall.