023:031 So, in obedience to their orders, the soldiers took Paul
and brought him by night as far as Antipatris.
023:032 The next day the infantry returned to the barracks,
leaving the cavalry to proceed with him;
023:033 and, the cavalry having reached Caesarea and delivered the letter
to the Governor, they brought Paul also to him.
023:034 Felix, after reading the letter, inquired from what province he was;
and being told "from Cilicia,"
023:035 he said, "I will hear all you have to say, when your accusers
also have come." And he ordered him to be detained in custody
in Herod's Palace.
024:001 Five days after this, Ananias the High Priest came down to Caesarea
with a number of Elders and a pleader called Tertullus.
They stated to the Governor the case against Paul.
024:002 So Paul was sent for, and Tertullus began to impeach him as follows:
"Indebted as we are," he said, "to you, most noble Felix,
for the perfect peace which we enjoy, and for reforms which
your wisdom has introduced to this nation,
024:003 in every instance and in every place we accept them
with profound gratitude.
024:004 But--not to detain you too long--I beg you in your forbearance
to listen to a brief statement from us.
024:005 For we have found this man Paul a source of mischief and a
disturber of the peace among all the Jews throughout the Empire,
and a ringleader in the heresy of the Nazarenes.
024:006 He even attempted to profane the Temple, but we arrested him.
024:007 []
024:008 You, however, by examining him, will yourself be able to learn
the truth as to all this which we allege against him."
024:009 The Jews also joined in the charge, maintaining that