NASB — Acts 24 — KJV

Paul before Felix

1 After° afive° days° the high° priest° bAnanias° came° down° with some° elders°, Iwith an IIattorney° [named] Tertullus°, and they IIIbrought° charges° to cthe governor° against° Paul°. 2 After [Paul] had been summoned°, Tertullus° began° to accuse° him, saying° [to the governor],

¶ “Since we have through° you attained° much° peace°, and since by your providence° reforms° are being° carried° out for this° nation°, 3 we acknowledge° [this] in every° way° and everywhere°, amost° excellent° Felix°, with all° thankfulness°. 4 But, that I may not weary° you any° further°°, I beg° you Ito grant° us, by your kindness°, a brief° hearing°. 5 For we have found° this° man° a real pest° and a fellow who stirs° up dissension° among all° the Jews° throughout° Ithe world°, and a ringleader° of the asect° of the Nazarenes°. 6 And he even° tried° to adesecrate° the temple°; and Ithen° we arrested° him. [[IIWe wanted° to judge° him according° to our own Law°. 7 But Lysias° the commander° came° along°, and with much° violence° took° him out of our hands°, 8 ordering° his accusers° to come° before° you.]] By examining° him yourself° concerning° all° these° matters you will be able° to ascertain° the things of which° we accuse° him.” 9 aThe Jews° also° joined° in the attack°, asserting° that these° things° were so°.

[1] ILit and IILit orator IIIOr presented their evidence or case aAc 24:11 bAc 23:2 cAc 23:24
[3] aAc 23:26; 26:25
[4] ILit to hear...briefly
[5] ILit the inhabited earth aAc 15:5; 24:14
[6] ILit also IIThe early mss do not contain the remainder of v 6, v 7, nor the first part of v 8 aAc 21:28
[9] a1Th 2:16

10 ¶ When athe governor° had nodded° for him to speak°, Paul° responded°:

¶ “Knowing° that for many° years° you have been° a judge° to this° nation°, I cheerfully° make° my defense°, 11 since you can° take° note° of the fact° that no° more° than atwelve° days° ago° I went° up to Jerusalem° to worship°. 12 aNeither° in the temple°, nor° in the synagogues°, nor° in the city° [itself] did they find° me carrying° on a discussion° with anyone° or° bcausing° Ia riot°°. 13 aNor° can° they prove° to you [the charges] of which° they now° accuse° me. 14 But this° I admit° to you, that according° to athe Way° which° they call° a bsect° I do serve° Icthe God° of our fathers°, dbelieving° everything° that is in accordance° with the Law° and that is written° in the Prophets°; 15 having° a hope° in God°, which° athese° men° cherish° themselves°, that there shall certainly° be a resurrection° of both° the righteous° and the wicked°. 16 In view of this°, aI also° Ido° my best° to maintain° always°° a blameless° conscience° [both] before° God° and before men°. 17 Now° aafter° several° years° I bcame° to bring° Ialms° to my nation° and to present° offerings°; 18 in which° they found° me [occupied] in the temple°, having been apurified°, without°° [any] bcrowd° or° uproar°. But [there were] some° cJews° from IAsia°19 who° ought° to have been° present° before° you and to amake° accusation°, if° they should have° anything° against° me. 20 Or° else° let these° men° themselves° tell° what° misdeed° they found° when I stood° before° athe ICouncil°, 21 other° than° for this° one° statement° which° aI shouted° out while standing° among° them, ‘For the resurrection° of the dead° I am on trial° before° you today°.’”

[10] aAc 23:24
[11] aAc 21:18, 27; 24:1
[12] ILit an attack of a mob aAc 25:8 bAc 24:18
[13] aAc 25:7
[14] ILit the ancestral God aAc 9:2; 24:22 bAc 15:5; 24:5 cAc 3:13 dAc 25:8; 26:4ff, 22f; 28:23
[15] aDn 12:2; Jn 5:28f; 11:24; Ac 23:6
[16] ILit practice myself aAc 23:1
[17] IOr gifts to charity aAc 20:31 bAc 11:29f; Ro 15:25-28; 1Co 16:1-4; 2Co 8:1-4; 9:1, 2, 12; Ga 2:10
[18] II.e. west coast province of Asia Minor aAc 21:26 bAc 24:12 cAc 21:27
[19] aAc 23:30
[20] IOr Sanhedrin aMt 5:22
[21] aAc 23:6; 24:15

22 ¶ But Felix°, Ihaving° a more° exact° knowledge° about° athe Way°, put° them off°, saying°, “When° Lysias° the IIcommander° comes° down°, I will decide° your case°°.” 23 Then° he gave° orders° to the centurion° for him to be akept° in custody° and [yet] bhave° [some] freedom°, and not to prevent° any° of chis friends° from ministering° to him.

[22] ILit knowing more accurately III.e. chiliarch, in command of one thousand troops aAc 24:14
[23] aAc 23:35 bAc 28:16 cAc 23:16; 27:3

24 ¶ But some° days° later° Felix° arrived° with Drusilla°, his Iwife° who was a Jewess°, and sent° for Paul° and heard° him [speak] about° afaith° in Christ° Jesus°. 25 But as he was discussing° arighteousness°, bself-control° and cthe judgment° to come°, Felix° became° frightened° and said°, “Go° away° for the present°, and when I find° time° I will summon° you.” 26 At the same° time° too°, he was hoping° that amoney° would be given° him by Paul°; therefore° he also° used to send° for him quite° often° and converse° with him. 27 But after two° years° had passed°, Felix° Iwas succeeded° by Porcius° aFestus°, and bwishing° to do° the Jews° a favor°, Felix° left° Paul° cimprisoned°.

[24] ILit own wife aAc 20:21
[25] aTit 2:12 bGa 5:23; Tit 1:8; 2P 1:6 cAc 10:42
[26] aAc 24:17
[27] ILit received a successor, Porcius Festus aAc 25:1, 4, 9, 12; 26:24f, 32 bAc 12:3; 25:9 cAc 23:35; 25:14


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Paul being accused by Tertullus the orator,

1 ¶ Andº afterº fiveº daysº Ananiasº the² high priestº descendedºª withº the² elders,º andº [with] a certainº oratorº [named] Tertullus,º whoº informedºª the² governorº againstº Paul.º 2 Andº when heº was called forth,ºª Tertullusº beganºª to accuseºª [him], saying,ºª Seeing that byº theeº we enjoyºª greatº quietness,º andº that very worthy deedsº are doneºª unto thisº nationº byº thyº providence,º 3 ¹ We acceptºª [it]² always,º andº in all places,º most nobleº Felix,º withº allº thankfulness.º 4 Notwithstanding,º that¹ª² I be¹ª not¹¹ further¹ tediousºª²²² unto thee,º I prayºª thee¹ that thou² wouldest hearºª usº of thyº clemencyº a few words.º 5 Forº we have foundºª thisº manº [a] pestilentº [fellow], andº a moverºª of seditionº among allº the² Jewsº throughoutº the² world,º andº a ringleaderº of the² sectº of the² Nazarenes:º 6 Whoº alsoº hath gone aboutºª to profaneºª the² temple:º¹ whomº we took,ºª andº wouldºª have judgedºª accordingº to ourº law.º 7 Butº the² chief captainº Lysiasº cameºª [upon us], and withº greatº violenceº took [him] awayºª out ofº ourº hands,º 8 Commandingºª his¹² accusersº to comeºª untoº thee:º by examiningºª ofº whomº thyselfº mayestºª take knowledgeºª ofº allº these things,º whereofº weº accuseºª him.º 9 Andº the² Jewsº alsoº assented,ºª sayingºª that these thingsº wereºª so.º

[1] Ps 11:2; Is 3:3; Ac 12:21; 21:27; 23:2, 30, 35; 24:11; 25:2, 15; 1Co 2:1, 4.
[2] Ps 10:3; 12:2; Pv 26:28; 29:5; Ac 21:38; 24:26; Jde 1:16.
[3] Lk 1:3; Ac 23:26; 26:25.
[4] He 11:32.
[5] 1S 22:7; 1K 18:17; Ezr 4:12; Ne 6:5; Es 3:8; Jr 38:4; Am 7:10; Mt 2:23; 5:11; 10:25; Lk 23:2, 5, 19, 25; Ac 5:17; 6:13; 15:5; 16:20; 17:6; 21:28; 22:22; 24:14; 26:5; 28:22; 1Co 4:13; 11:19; 1P 2:12, 19.
[6] Jn 18:31; 19:7; Ac 19:37; 21:27, 30; 22:23; 23:10; 24:12.
[7] Pv 4:16; Ac 21:31, 35; 23:10, 23.
[8] Ac 23:30, 35; 24:19; 25:5, 15.
[9] Ps 4:2; 62:3; 64:2; Is 59:4; Jr 9:3; Ezk 22:27; Mi 6:12; 7:2; Mt 26:59; Jn 8:44; Ac 6:11.

answereth for his life and doctrine.

10 Thenº Paul,º after that the² governorº had beckonedºª unto himº to speak,ºª answered,ºª Forasmuch as I knowºª that thouº hast beenºª ofº manyº yearsº a judgeº unto thisº nation,º I do¹ª the more cheerfullyº answerºª forº myself:º 11 Because that thouº mayestºª understand,ºª thatº there areºª² yet butºº² twelveº daysº¹ sinceºº I¹ went upºª toº Jerusalemº for to worship.ºª 12 Andº they neitherº foundºª meº inº the² templeº disputingºª withº any man,º neitherº raising upººªª the people,º¹ neitherº inº the² synagogues,º norº inº the² city:º 13 Neitherº canºª they proveºª¹ the things¹ whereofº² they¹ª nowº accuseºª me.º 14 Butº thisº I confessºª unto thee,º thatº afterº the² wayº whichº they callºª heresy,º soº worship² I¹ª the Godº of my fathers,º believingºª all thingsº which¹ are writtenºª inº the² lawº andº in¹ the² prophets:º 15 And haveºª hopeº towardº God,º whichº theyº themselvesº alsoº allow,ºª that there shall² beº¹ªª a resurrectionº of the dead,º bothº of the justº andº unjust.º 16 Andº hereinºº do I exerciseºª myself,º to haveºª alwaysº a conscienceº void of offenceº towardº God,º andº [toward] men.º 17 Nowº afterº manyº yearsº I cameºª to bringºª almsº toº myº nation,º andº offerings.º 18 ¹ Whereuponºº² certainº Jewsº fromº Asiaº foundºª meº purifiedºª inº the² temple,º neitherº withº multitude,º norº withº tumult.º 19 Whoº oughtºªªª to have been hereºª beforeº thee,º andº object,ºª if¹ª they had¹ª oughtº² againstº me.º 20 Or² else¹ let¹ª these¹² same¹² [here] say,ºª if¹ª they have found¹ª anyº² evil doingº inº me,º while Iº stoodºª beforeº the² council,º 21 Exceptº it be forº thisº oneº voice,º thatº I criedºª standingºª amongº them,º² Touchingº¹ the resurrectionº of the deadº Iº am called in questionºª byº youº this day.º 22 Andº when Felixº heardºª these things,º having more perfect¹ knowledgeºª² ofº [that] way,º he deferredºª them,º and said,ºª Whenº Lysiasº the² chief captainº shall come down,ºª I will know the uttermostºª of your¹ matter.º² 23 Andº he commandedºª a centurionº to keepºª Paul,º andº to let [him] haveºª liberty,º andº that he should forbidºª noneº of hisº acquaintanceº to ministerºª orº come¹ª unto² him.º

[10] 1S 2:25; Lk 12:14; 18:2; Ac 12:17; 13:16; 18:15; 19:33; 21:40; 26:1; 1P 3:15.
[11] Ac 21:18, 26, 27; 22:30; 23:11, 23, 32; 24:1, 17.
[12] Ac 24:5; 25:8; 28:17.
[13] Ac 25:7; 1P 3:16.
[14] Ex 3:15; 1Ch 29:18; Ps 119:46; Am 8:14; Mi 4:2; Mt 7:12; 10:32; 22:40; Lk 1:70; 16:16, 29; 24:27, 44; Jn 1:45; 5:39; Ac 3:13, 22; 5:30; 7:32; 9:2; 10:43; 13:15; 19:9, 23; 22:14; 24:5; 26:22, 27; 28:23; Ro 3:21; 1Co 11:19; Ga 5:20; 2Ti 1:3; Tit 3:10; 1P 1:11; 2P 2:1, 2; Rv 19:10.
[15] Jb 19:25; Dn 12:2; Mt 22:31; Jn 5:28; Ac 23:6; 24:21; 26:6; 28:20; 1Co 15:12; Php 3:21; 1Th 4:14; Rv 20:6, 12.
[16] Ac 23:1; Ro 2:15; 9:1; 1Co 4:4; 2Co 1:12; 4:2; 1Th 2:10; 1Ti 1:5, 19; 3:9; 2Ti 1:3; Tit 1:15; 2:11; He 9:14; 10:22; 13:18; 1P 2:19; 3:16, 21.
[17] Ac 11:29; 20:16; 21:26; Ro 15:25; 1Co 16:1; 2Co 8:9; Ga 2:10.
[18] Ac 21:26; 26:21.
[19] Ac 23:30; 25:16.
[21] Ac 4:2; 23:6; 26:6; 28:20.
[22] Dt 19:18; Ac 18:20; 24:7, 10, 24; 25:26; 26:3.
[23] Pv 16:7; Ac 21:8; 24:26; 27:3; 28:16, 31.

He preacheth Christ to the governor and his wife.

24 Andº afterº certainº days,º when Felixº cameºª withº his¹² wifeº Drusilla,º which wasºª a Jewess,º he sent forºª Paul,º andº heardºª himº concerningº the² faithº inº Christ.º 25 Andº as heº reasonedºª ofº righteousness,º² temperance,º¹ andº judgmentº to come,º¹ªª Felixº trembled,ººª and answered,ºª Go thy wayºª for this time;º² whenº I haveº¹ªª a convenient season,º I will call forºª thee.º

[24] Mk 6:20; Lk 19:3; 23:8; Ac 16:31; 20:21; 26:22; Ga 2:16, 20; 3:2; 1Jn 5:1; Jde 1:3; Rv 14:12.
[25] 1S 12:7; 2S 23:3; 1K 21:27; 22:26; 2K 22:19; Ezr 10:3, 9; Jb 29:14; Ps 11:7; 45:7; 50:3; 58:1; 72:2; 82:1; 99:1; 119:120; Pv 1:24; 6:4; 16:12; 31:3; Ec 3:16, 17; 5:8; 10:16; 11:9; 12:14; Is 1:18, 21; 16:5; 28:6; 32:11; 41:21; 55:6; 61:8; 66:2; Jr 22:3, 15; 23:29; 37:17; 38:14; Ezk 45:9; Dn 4:27; 5:1, 30; 12:2; Ho 7:5; 10:4, 12; Am 5:24; 6:12; Hab 3:16; Hg 1:2; Mt 14:5; 22:5; 25:1, 31; Mk 6:18; Lk 13:24; 17:26; Jn 16:8; Ac 2:37; 9:6; 10:42; 16:29, 30; 17:2, 13, 32; 24:15, 26; 26:28; Ro 2:16; 3:19; 12:1; 14:12; 1Co 4:5; 14:24; 2Co 5:10; 6:2; Ga 3:22; 5:23; 2Th 1:7; 2Ti 4:1; Tit 2:11; He 3:7, 13; 4:1, 11, 12; 6:2; 9:27; 12:21; Jm 2:19; 4:13; 1P 3:15; 4:4, 5; 2P 1:6; 1Jn 3:7, 10; Rv 20:11.

The governor hopeth for a bribe, but in vain.

26 He² hopedºª alsoº¹¹ thatº moneyº should have been givenºª himº ofº Paul,º thatº he might looseºª him:º whereforeº he² sent forºª himº the oftener,º and¹ communed² with¹ª him.º

[26] Ex 23:8; Dt 16:19; 1S 8:3; 12:3; 2Ch 19:7; Jb 15:34; Ps 26:9; Pv 17:8, 23; 19:6; 29:4; Is 1:23; 33:15; 56:11; Ezk 22:27; 33:31; Ho 4:18; 12:7; Am 2:6; Mi 3:11; 7:3; Ac 24:2, 24; 1Co 6:9; Ep 5:5; 1Ti 6:9; 2P 2:3, 14.

At last, going out of his office, he leaveth Paul in prison.

27 Butº after¹ª two yearsº² Porciusº Festusº came¹ª into Felix'¹ room:º²² andº Felix,º willingºª to shewºª the² Jewsº a pleasure,º leftºª Paulº bound.ºª

[27] Ex 23:2; Pv 29:25; Mk 15:15; Lk 23:24; Ac 12:3; 25:1, 9, 14; 26:24, 32; 28:30; Ga 1:10.


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