Acts 23:24-35

24They were also to provide mounts to put Paul on and bring him safely to 1Felix the governor. 25And he wrote a letter having this form:

26“Claudius Lysias, to the 2most excellent governor Felix, 3greetings.

27When this man was arrested by the Jews and was about to be slain by them, 4I came up to them with the troops and rescued him, 5having learned that he was a Roman. 28And 6wanting to ascertain the charge for which they were accusing him, I 7brought him down to their 89Council; 29and I found him to be accused over 10questions about their Law, but 11under 12no accusation deserving death or 13imprisonment.

30When I was 14informed that there would be 15a plot against the man, I sent him to you at once, also instructing 16his accusers to 17bring charges against him before you.”

31So the soldiers, in accordance with their orders, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris. 32But the next day, leaving 18the horsemen to go on with him, they returned to 19the barracks. 33When these had come to 20Caesarea and delivered the letter to 21the governor, they also presented Paul to him. 34When he had read it, he asked from what 22province he was, and when he learned that 23he was from Cilicia, 35he said, “I will give you a hearing after your 24accusers arrive also,” giving orders for him to be 25kept in Herod’s 26Praetorium.