Acts 24
Paul Before Felix at Caesarea
1. And after five days the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and a spokesman, one Tertullus. They laid before the governor their case against Paul.
2. And when he had been summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying: 2 “Since through you we enjoy much peace, and since by your foresight, most excellent Felix, reforms are being made for this nation,
3. in every way and everywhere we accept this with all gratitude.
4. But, to detain[a] you no further, I beg you in your kindness to hear us briefly.
5. For we have found this man a plague, one who stirs up riots among all the Jews throughout the world and is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.
6. He even tried to profane the temple, but we seized him.[b]
Footnotes:
a. Acts 24:4: Or weary
b. Acts 24:6: Some manuscripts add and we would have judged him according to our law. 7But the chief captain Lysias came and with great violence took him out of our hands, 8commanding his accusers to come before you.