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Acts 24:22

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Since Felix was well informed about the Way,  he adjourned the hearing, saying, ‘When Lysias the commander comes down, I will decide your case.’

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especially since you are very knowledgeable about all the Jewish customs and controversies. Therefore I beg you to listen to me patiently.


I have nothing definite to write to my lord about him. Therefore, I have brought him before all of you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after this examination is over, I may have something to write.


Several days later, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish, he sent for Paul and listened to him on the subject of faith in Christ Jesus.


But I admit this to you: I worship the God of my ancestors according to the Way,  which they call a sect, believing everything that is in accordance with the law and written in the prophets.


When the governor motioned for him to speak, Paul replied, ‘Because I know you have been a judge of this nation for many years, I am glad to offer my defence in what concerns me.


He even tried to desecrate the temple, and so we apprehended him.


When they asked him to stay for a longer time, he declined,


The judges are to make a careful investigation, and if the witness turns out to be a liar who has falsely accused his brother,


Then Herod secretly summoned the wise men and asked them the exact time the star had appeared.


and requested letters  from him to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women who belonged to the Way,  he might bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.


In fact, we run a risk of being charged with rioting  for what happened today, since there is no justification that we can give as a reason for this disturbance.’





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