Paul Before Felix at Caesarea Maritima

24 And after five days the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and an attorney, a certain Tertullus, all of whom brought charges against Paul to the governor. 2 And when* he had been summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him,* saying, “We have experienced* mucha peace through you, and reforms are taking place in this nation through your foresight. 3 Both in every way and everywhere we acknowledge this,* most excellent Felix, with all gratitude. 4 But so that I may not impose on you for longer, I implore you to hear us briefly with your customary graciousness. 5 For we have found* this man to be a public menace and one who causes riots among all the Jews throughout the Roman Empireb and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes, 6 who even attempted to desecrate the temple, and we arrested ⌊himc⌋.d 8 When* you yourself examine him* you will be able to find out from ⌊him⌋e about all these things of which we are accusing him.” 9 And the Jews also joined in the attack, asserting these things were so.

10 And when* the governor gestured for him to speak, Paul replied, “Because I* know you have been a judge over this nation for many years, I defend myself cheerfully with respect to the things concerning myself. 11 You can ascertain that ⌊it has not been more than⌋f twelve days ⌊since⌋g I went up to Jerusalem to worship. 12 And neither did they find me arguing with anyone or making a crowd develop in the temple courts* nor in the synagogues nor throughout the city. 13 Nor can they prove the things* to you concerning which they are now accusing me. 14 But I do confess this to you, that according to the Way (which they call a sect), so I worship the God of our fathers, believing all things that are in accordance with the law and that are written in the prophets, 15 having a hope in God which these men also themselves await: that there is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous. 16 ⌊For this reason⌋h also I myself ⌊always⌋i do my best to have a clear conscience toward God and people. 17 So after many years, I came to practice charitable giving and offerings to my people,j 18 in which they found me purified in the temple courts,* not with a crowd or with a disturbance. 19 But there are some Jews from Asiak who ought to be present before you and bring charges against me,* if they have anything against me, 20 or these men themselves should say what crime they found when* I stood before the Sanhedrin,l 21 other than concerning this one declaration that I shouted while* standing there before them: ‘I am being judged before you today concerning the resurrection of the dead!’ ”