Acts 23:25-35

25And he wrote a letter having this form:

26“Claudius Lysias, to the 1most excellent governor Felix, 2greetings.

27When this man was arrested by the Jews and was about to be slain by them, 3I came up to them with the troops and rescued him, 4having learned that he was a Roman. 28And 5wanting to ascertain the charge for which they were accusing him, I 6brought him down to their 78Council; 29and I found him to be accused over 9questions about their Law, but 10under 11no accusation deserving death or 12imprisonment.

30When I was 13informed that there would be 14a plot against the man, I sent him to you at once, also instructing 15his accusers to 16bring 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 17the horsemen to go on with him, they returned to 18the barracks. 33When these had come to 19Caesarea and delivered the letter to 20the governor, they also presented Paul to him. 34When he had read it, he asked from what 21province he was, and when he learned that 22he was from Cilicia, 35he said, “I will give you a hearing after your 23accusers arrive also,” giving orders for him to be 24kept in Herod’s 25Praetorium.