1And, after five days, the high, Ananias, came down, with the elders, and a certain orator, named Tertullus: and they made their appearance before the governor, against Paul. 2And he being called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, As we enjoy great peace by your means, and as illustrious deeds are happily done to this nation, by your prudent administration; 3we accept it always, and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness. 4But, that I may not further trouble you, I beseech you to hear us briefly, with your usual candor. 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: 6who has attempted to profane the temple; and whom we apprehended, and would have judged according to our law; 7but Lysias, the commander, coming upon us with a great force, took him away out of our hands, 8commanding his accusers to come to you; by which means, you may yourself, on examination, know the certainty of all these things, of which we accuse him. 9And the Jews also gave their assent, saying, that these things were so. 10Then Paul, after the governor had made a signal to him to speak, answered, Knowing that you, O Felix! have been for several years a judge to this nation, I answer for myself with the more cheerfulness; 11since you may know that it is no more than twelve days since I went up to worship at Jerusalem; 12and they neither found me disputing with any man in the temple, nor making any insurrection among the people, either in the synagogues, or in the city: 13nor can they produce any proof of the things concerning which they now accuse me. 14But this I confess to you, that after the way which they call a sect, so worship I the God of our fathers; believing all things which are written in the law, and in the prophets; 15having hope toward God, of that which they themselves also expect, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and of the unjust. 16And upon this account, I exercise myself to have always a conscience without offense toward God, and toward men. 17Now, after several years, I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings: 18upon which some Asiatic Jews found me purified in the temple; neither with multitude nor with tumult; 19who ought to have been present before you, and to accuse me, if they had anything against me: 20or let these themselves say, if, when I stood before the Sanhedrim, 21they found any crime in me; unless it be with relation to this one word, which I expressed, when I stood among them-that, for the resurrection of the dead, I am judged by you this day. 22And when Felix heard these things, he put them off, saying, After I have been more accurately informed concerning this way, when Lysias, the commander, comes down, I will take cognizance of the affair between you. 23And he commanded the centurion to keep Paul, and let him have liberty, and to hinder none of his friends from assisting him, or coming to him. 24And, after some days, Felix, coming the Drusilla his wife, who was a Jewess, sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ. 25And he reasoned concerning righteousness and temperance, and judgment to come, Felix, trembling, answered, Go your way for this time, and I will take some future opportunity to call for you. 26And he hoped, also, that money would be given him by Paul, that he might be set at liberty: and, therefore, he sent the more frequently for him, and discoursed with him. 27Now, after two years were ended, Felix was succeeded by Portius Festus; and Felix, willing to ingratiate himself with the Jews, left Paul a prisoner.