Acts 24:1-9

1FiveG4002 daysG2250 laterG3326 theG3588 high priestG749 AnaniasG367 came downG2597 withG3326 someG5100 eldersG4245 andG2532 aG5100 lawyerG44891 named TertullusG5061, whoG3748 presentedG1718 to theG3588 governorG2232 their case againstG2596 PaulG3972.

2When Paul had been called inG2564, TertullusG5061 openedG756 the prosecutionG2723: “Because ofG1223 youG4771, we have enjoyedG5177 a lastingG4183 peaceG1515, andG2532 yourG4674 foresightG4307 has broughtG1096 improvementsG1357 to thisG3778 nationG1484. 3In every wayG3839 andG2532 everywhereG3837, most excellentG2903 FelixG5344, we acknowledgeG588 this withG3326 allG3956 gratitudeG2169. 4ButG1161 in orderG2443 notG3361 to delayG1465 youG4771 any furtherG4119, I begG3870 yourG4674 indulgenceG1932 to hearG191 usG1473 brieflyG4935.

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We have foundG2147 thisG3778 manG435 to be a pestilenceG3061, stirring upG2795 dissensionG4714 amongG3956 theG3588 JewsG2453 all overG2596 theG3588 worldG3625. He is a ringleaderG4414 of theG3588 sectG139 of theG3588 NazarenesG3480, 6and he evenG2532 triedG3985 to desecrateG953 theG3588 templeG2411; so we seizedG2902 him.2 8By examiningG350 himG3739 yourselfG846, you will be ableG1410 to learnG1921 the truth aboutG4012 allG3956G3778 ourG1473 chargesG2723 against himG846.”

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TheG3588 JewsG2453 concurredG2532G4934, asserting thatG5335 theseG3778 charges wereG2192 trueG3779.