¹ And after five days, the high priest, Ananias, came with certain of the rulers, and an expert talker, one Tertullus; and they made a statement to Felix against Paul.

² And the high priest, Ananias, gave orders to those who were near him to give him a blow on the mouth.

² And the chief priests and the chief men of the Jews made statements against Paul,

¹¹ Seeing that you are able to make certain of the fact that it is not more than twelve days from the time when I came up to Jerusalem for worship;

³⁵ I will give hearing to your cause, he said, when those who are against you have come. And he gave orders for him to be kept in Herod's Praetorium.

³⁰ And when news was given to me that a secret design was being made against the man, I sent him straight away to you, giving orders to those who are against him to make their statements before you.

²⁴ And get beasts so that they may put Paul on them, and take him safely to Felix, the ruler.

²⁷ And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews from Asia, seeing him in the Temple, got the people together and put their hands on him,

⁴ And in my preaching there were no honeyed words of wisdom, but I was dependent on the power of the Spirit to make it clear to you:

¹ And when I came to you, my brothers, I did not come with wise words of knowledge, putting before you the secret of God.

¹⁵ Against whom the chief priests and the rulers of the Jews made a statement when I was at Jerusalem, requesting me to give a decision against him.

²¹ And on the day which had been fixed, Herod, dressed in his robes and seated in his place, made a public statement to them.

³ The captain of fifty, and the man of high position, and the wise guide, and the wonder-worker, and he who makes use of secret powers.

² See, the bows of the evil-doers are bent, they make ready their arrows on the cord, so that they may send them secretly against the upright in heart.