Acts 24:1-9

1After 1five days the high priest 2Ananias came down with some elders, 3with an 4attorney named Tertullus, and they 5brought charges to 6the governor against Paul. 2After Paul had been summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying to the governor,

“Since we have through you attained much peace, and since by your providence reforms are being carried out for this nation, 3we acknowledge this in every way and everywhere, 7most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness. 4But, that I may not weary you any further, I beg you 8to grant us, by your kindness, a brief hearing. 5For we have found this man a real pest and a fellow who stirs up dissension among all the Jews throughout 9the world, and a ringleader of the 10sect of the Nazarenes. 6And he even tried to 11desecrate the temple; and 12then we arrested him. [13We wanted to judge him according to our own Law. 7But Lysias the commander came along, and with much violence took him out of our hands, 8ordering his accusers to come before you.] By examining him yourself concerning all these matters you will be able to ascertain the things of which we accuse him.” 914The Jews also joined in the attack, asserting that these things were so.