Five days later Ananias the high priest went down to Caesarea. Some elders and a lawyer named Tertullus went with him. They told the governor what charges they wanted to make against Paul.
Then I was told that they’d made a plan to kill him. So I sent him to you at once. I also ordered those who were accusing him to present their case to you.
The seven days of cleansing were almost over when some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul at the temple. They grabbed him and stirred up the whole crowd,
And that’s how it was with me, brothers and sisters. When I came to you, I didn’t use fancy words or human wisdom to preach the truth to you about God’s love.
So he was called in, and Tertullus began to make their case against him. He said to Felix, “We’ve enjoyed a long time of peace while you’ve been our governor. You are a wise leader, and you’ve made this a better nation.