Felix, who knew a lot about the Way of Jesus, said he wouldn’t make a decision right away. “When Lysias the commander over 1,000 soldiers comes,” he told Paul, “I will settle your case.”
But I don’t know exactly what to write about him to His Majesty. So I’ve brought him here today so that all of you—and especially you, King Agrippa—can listen to him. I hope that because of this hearing, I can figure out something to write about his case.
It is true that I worship the God of our people as a follower of the Way of Jesus. They call it a cult, but everything I believe agrees with the Law and the Prophets.
The governor then motioned for Paul to speak. He said, “I know that you’ve been a judge over this nation for many years, so I’m happy to explain my actions to you.
and asked him to write letters to the synagogues in Damascus. If he found any men and women there who belonged to the Way of Jesus, the letters would allow him to take them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
But what’s going on today is a riot, and we could be charged with a crime for having one. We wouldn’t be able to explain what has happened, because there’s been no reason for it.”