1And after five days Ananias the high priest descended with the elders, and with a certain orator named Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul.[ † ]Acts 21:27Acts 23:2-30, 35Acts 25:2 2And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse him , saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy great quietness, and that very worthy deeds are done unto this nation by thy providence, 3we accept it always, and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness. 4Notwithstanding, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I pray thee that thou wouldest hear us of thy clemency a few words. 5For 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:[ † ]Luke 23:2Acts 6:13Acts 16:20Acts 17:6Acts 21:281 Peter 2:12-15 6who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.[ † ]Acts 21:28John 18:31 7But the chief captain Lysias came upon us , and with great violence took him away out of our hands,[ † ]Acts 21:33Acts 23:10 8commanding his accusers to come unto thee: by examining of whom thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things, whereof we accuse him.[ † ]Acts 23:30 9And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so.
10Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many years a judge unto this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself: 11because that thou mayest understand, that there are yet but twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem for to worship.[ † ]Acts 21:15-18, 26, 27Acts 24:17 12And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, neither raising up the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city:[ † ]Acts 25:8Acts 28:17 13neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me. 14But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:[ † ]Amos 8:14Acts 9:2Acts 24:222 Timothy 1:3Acts 26:22Acts 28:23 15and have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.[ † ]Acts 23:6Acts 26:6-7Acts 28:20Daniel 12:2John 5:28-29John 11:24 16And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.[ † ]Acts 23:1 17Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings.[ † ]Acts 11:29-30Romans 15:25-281 Corinthians 16:1-42 Corinthians 8:1-42 Corinthians 9:1-2, 12Galatians 2:10 18Whereupon certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult.[ † ]Acts 21:27Acts 26:21Acts 21:26 19Who ought to have been here before thee, and object, if they had ought against me.[ † ]Acts 23:30Acts 25:16 20Or else let these same here say, if they have found any evil doing in me, while I stood before the council, 21except it be for this one voice, that I cried standing among them, Touching the resurrection of the dead I am called in question by you this day.[ † ]Acts 23:6Acts 24:15Acts 28:20
22And when Felix heard these things, having more perfect knowledge of that way, he deferred them, and said, When Lysias the chief captain shall come down, I will know the uttermost of your matter.[ † ]Acts 9:2Acts 18:26Acts 19:9-23Acts 22:4Acts 23:26Acts 24:7 23And he commanded a centurion to keep Paul, and to let him have liberty, and that he should forbid none of his acquaintance to minister or come unto him.[ † ]Acts 23:16Acts 27:3Acts 28:16
24And after certain days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, which was a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ.[ † ]John 3:15John 5:24John 11:25John 12:46John 20:31Romans 10:9 25And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee. 26He hoped also that money should have been given him of Paul, that he might loose him: wherefore he sent for him the oftener, and communed with him.[ † ]Exodus 23:8 27But after two years Porcius Festus came into Felix' room: and Felix, willing to shew the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound.[ † ]Exodus 23:2Acts 12:3Acts 23:35Acts 25:9-14