Acts 24 And after five days the chief priest Ananias came down with the elders, and a certain orator, Tertullus, who exhibited to the leader against Paul.

JuliaSmith⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ And after five days the chief priest Ananias came down with the elders, and a certain orator, Tertullus, who exhibited to the leader against Paul. ² And he having been called, Tertullus began to accuse, saying, ³ Attaining much peace by thee, and good actions being to this nation by thy foresight altogether and everywhere, we accept, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness. ⁴ And that I hinder thee no more, I beseech thee to hear us concisely by thy clemency. ⁵ For having found this man a scourge, and moving sedition to all Jews in the habitable globe, and standing in the first rank of the sect of Nazarites: ⁶ And who attempted to profane the temple: whom we also seized, and wished to judge according to our law. ⁷ And Lysias the captain of a thousand, having come with much force, carried away out of our hands, ⁸ Having commanded his accusers to come to thee: by which thou thyself shalt be able, having examined, to know of all these of which we accuse him. ⁹ And the Jews also agreed, saying, these things hold so. ¹⁰ And Paul answered, the leader having nodded to him to speak, Knowing from many years thee being judge to this nation, more cheerfully do I justify things concerning myself: ¹¹ Thou being able to know that not more than twelve days are to me from which I went up, going to worship in Jerusalem. ¹² And neither in the temple found they me discussing with any, or making a revolt of the crowd, neither in synagogues, nor in the city: ¹³ Nor can they bring me forward for things they now accuse me. ¹⁴ And this I confess to thee, that according to the way which they call a sect, so serve I the God of the fathers, believing all things written in the law and the prophets: ¹⁵ Having hope to God, which they themselves also admit, a rising from the dead about to be, both of just and unjust. ¹⁶ And in this I myself attend carefully, to have a conscience unhurt towards God and men always. ¹⁷ And after many years I was present, going to do alms to my nation, and offerings. ¹⁸ In which they found me purified in the temple, not with the crowd, nor with uproar, and certain Jews from Asia. ¹⁹ Who ought to be present to thee, and accuse, if they have anything against me. ²⁰ Or let these themselves say, if they found any injustice in me, I having stood before the council, ²¹ Or of this one voice, which I cried standing with them, That of the rising up of the dead I am judged this day by you. ²² And having heard these, Felix deferred them, knowing more accurately the things of the way, having said, When Lysias captain of a thousand shall come down, I will examine narrowly things concerning you. ²³ And having appointed a centurion to keep Paul, and to have a setting at liberty, and to hinder none of his own to serve or come to him. ²⁴ And after certain days, Felix, having been present with Drusilla his wife, being a Jewess, sent for Paul and heard him of the faith in Christ. ²⁵ And he discoursing of justice, and temperance, and judgment about to be, Felix being terrified, answered, Having now, go; having taken time, I will recall thee. ²⁶ And at the same time also hoping that money should be given him by Paul, so that he might loose him: wherefore also sending for him more frequently, he conversed with him. ²⁷ And two years completed, Felix took Porcius Festus, a successor: and wishing to render a favor to the Jews, Felix left Paul bound.