^{1 Ref} And after five days came down the chief priest Ananias, with the elders, and a certain orator -- Tertullus, and they made manifest to the governor `the things' against Paul;

^{2 Ref} and he having been called, Tertullus began to accuse `him', saying, `Much peace enjoying through thee, and worthy deeds being done to this nation through thy forethought,

^{3 Ref} always, also, and everywhere we receive it, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness;

^{4 Ref} and that I may not be further tedious to thee, I pray thee to hear us concisely in thy gentleness;

^{5 Ref} for having found this man a pestilence, and moving a dissension to all the Jews through the world -- a ringleader also of the sect of the Nazarenes --

^{6 Ref} who also the temple did try to profane, whom also we took, and according to our law did wish to judge,

⁷ and Lysias the chief captain having come near, with much violence, out of our hands did take away,

^{8 Ref} having commanded his accusers to come to thee, from whom thou mayest be able, thyself having examined, to know concerning all these things of which we accuse him;'

^{9 Ref} and the Jews also agreed, professing these things to be so.

^{10 Ref} And Paul answered -- the governor having beckoned to him to speak -- `Knowing `that' for many years thou hast been a judge to this nation, the more cheerfully the things concerning myself I do answer;

^{11 Ref} thou being able to know that it is not more than twelve days to me since I went up to worship in Jerusalem,

^{12 Ref} and neither in the temple did they find me reasoning with any one, or making a dissension of the multitude, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city;

^{13 Ref} nor are they able to prove against me the things concerning which they now accuse me.