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Acts 24

Paul before Felix

1

Afterg3326  afiveg4002 daysg2250 the highg749 priestg749  bAnaniasg367 cameg2597 downg2597 with someg5100 eldersg4245,  1with an  2attorneyg4489 named Tertullusg5061, and they  3broughtg1718 chargesg1718 to  cthe governorg2232 againstg2596 Paulg3972.

2

After Paul had been summonedg2564, Tertullusg5061 begang757 to accuseg2723 him, sayingg3004 to the governor,

"Since we have throughg1223 you attainedg5177 muchg4183 peaceg1515, and since by your providenceg4307 reformsg1357a are beingg1096 carriedg1096 out for thisg3778 nationg1484,

3

we acknowledgeg588 this in everyg3839 wayg3839 and everywhereg3837,  amostg2903 excellentg2903 Felixg5344, with allg3956 thankfulnessg2169.

4

"But, that I may not wearyg1465 you anyg1909 furtherg1909g4183, I begg3870 you  1to grantg191 us, by your kindnessg1932, a briefg4935 hearingg191.

5

"For we have foundg2147 thisg3778 mang435 a real pestg3061 and a fellow who stirsg2795 up dissensiong4714b among allg3956 the Jewsg2453 throughoutg2596  1the worldg3625, and a ringleaderg4414 of the  asectg139 of the Nazarenesg3480.

6

"And he eveng2532 triedg3985 to  adesecrateg953 the templeg2413; and  1theng2532 we arrestedg2902 him. [ 2We wantedg2309 to judgeg2919 him accordingg2596 to our own Lawg3551.

7

"But Lysiasg3079 the commanderg5506 cameg3928 alongg3928, and with muchg4183 violenceg970 tookg520 him out of our handsg5495,

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orderingg2753 his accusersg2725a to comeg2064 beforeg1909 you.] By examiningg350 him yourselfg846 concerningg4012 allg3956 theseg3778 matters you will be ableg1410 to ascertaing1921 the things of whichg3739 we accuseg2723 him."

9

 aThe Jewsg2453 alsog2532 joinedg4902a in the attackg4902a, assertingg5335 that theseg3778 thingsg3778 were sog3779.

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When  athe governorg2232 had noddedg3506 for him to speakg3004, Paulg3972 respondedg611:

"Knowingg1987 that for manyg4183 yearsg2094 you have beeng1510 a judgeg2923 to thisg3778 nationg1484, I cheerfullyg2115b makeg626 my defenseg626,

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since you cang1410 takeg1921 noteg1921 of the factg3754 that nog3756 moreg4183 than  atwelveg1427 daysg2250 agog575 I wentg305 up to Jerusalemg2419 to worshipg4352.

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aNeitherg3777 in the templeg2413, norg3777 in the synagoguesg4864, norg3777 in the cityg4172 itself did they findg2147 me carryingg1256 on a discussiong1256 with anyoneg5100 org2228  bcausingg4160  1a riotg3793g1988a.

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aNorg3761 cang1410 they proveg3936 to you the charges of whichg3739 they nowg3570 accuseg2723 me.

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"But thisg3778 I admitg3670 to you, that accordingg2596 to  athe Wayg3598 whichg3739 they callg3004 a  bsectg139 I do serveg3000  1 cthe Godg2316 of our fathersg3971,  dbelievingg4100 everythingg3956 that is in accordanceg2596 with the Lawg3551 and that is writteng1125 in the Prophetsg4396;

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havingg2192 a hopeg1680 in Godg2316, whichg3739  atheseg3778 meng3778 cherishg4327 themselvesg846, that there shall certainlyg3195 be a resurrectiong386 of bothg5037 the righteousg1342 and the wickedg94.

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"In view of thisg3778,  aI alsog2532  1dog778 my bestg778 to maintaing2192 alwaysg1223g3956 a blamelessg677 conscienceg4893 both beforeg4314 Godg2316 and before meng444.

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"Nowg1161  aafterg1223 severalg4183 yearsg2094 I  bcameg3854 to bringg4160  1almsg1654 to my nationg1484 and to presentg4160 offeringsg4376;

18

in whichg3739 they foundg2147 me occupied in the templeg2413, having been  apurifiedg48, withoutg3326g3756 any  bcrowdg3793 org3761 uproarg2351. But there were someg5100  cJewsg2453 from  1Asiag773--

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whog3739 oughtg1163 to have beeng3918b presentg3918b beforeg1909 you and to  amakeg2723 accusationg2723, ifg1487 they should haveg2192 anythingg5100 againstg4314 me.

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"Org2228 elseg2228 let theseg3778 meng3778 themselvesg846 tellg3004 whatg5101 misdeedg92 they foundg2147 when I stoodg2476 beforeg1909  athe  1Councilg4892,

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otherg2228 thang2228 for thisg3778 oneg1520 statementg5456 whichg3739  aI shoutedg2896 out while standingg2476 amongg1722 them, `For the resurrectiong386 of the deadg3498 I am on trialg2919 beforeg1909 you todayg4594.' "

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But Felixg5344,  1havingg3609a a moreg199 exactg199 knowledgeg3609a aboutg4012  athe Wayg3598, putg306 them offg306, sayingg3004, "Wheng3752 Lysiasg3079 the  2commanderg5506 comesg2597 downg2597, I will decideg1231 your caseg3588g2596."

23

Theng2532 he gaveg1299 ordersg1299 to the centuriong1543 for him to be  akeptg5083 in custodyg5083 and yet  bhaveg2192 some freedomg425, and not to preventg2967 anyg3367 of  chis friendsg2398 from ministeringg5256 to him.

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But someg5100 daysg2250 laterg3326 Felixg5344 arrivedg3854 with Drusillag1409, his  1wifeg1135 who was a Jewessg2453, and sentg3343 for Paulg3972 and heardg191 him speak aboutg4012  afaithg4102 in Christg5547 Jesusg2424.

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But as he was discussingg1256  arighteousnessg1343,  bself-controlg1466 and  cthe judgmentg2917 to comeg3195, Felixg5344 becameg1096 frightenedg1719 and saidg611, "Gog4198 awayg4198 for the presentg3568, and when I findg3335 timeg2540 I will summong3333 you."

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At the sameg260 timeg260 toog2532, he was hopingg1679 that  amoneyg5536 would be giveng1325 him by Paulg3972; thereforeg1352 he alsog2532 used to sendg3343 for him quiteg4437 ofteng4437 and converseg3656 with him.

27

But after twog1333 yearsg1333 had passedg4137, Felixg5344  1was succeededg1240 by Porciusg4201  aFestusg5347, and  bwishingg2309 to dog2698 the Jewsg2453 a favorg5485, Felixg5344 leftg2641 Paulg3972  cimprisonedg1210.



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