Acts 23:23-35

23And he called for two centurions, saying, “Prepare two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen to go to Caesarea at the third hour of the night;

24and provide mounts to set Paul on, and bring him safely to Felix the governor.”

25He wrote a letter in the following manner:

26Claudius Lysias, To the most excellent governor Felix: Greetings.

27This man was seized by the Jews and was about to be killed by them. Coming with the troops I rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman.

28And when I wanted to know the reason they accused him, I brought him before their council.

29I found out that he was accused concerning questions of their law, but had nothing charged against him deserving of death or chains.

30And when it was told me that the Jews lay in wait for the man, I sent him immediately to you, and also commanded his accusers to state before you the charges against him. Farewell.

31Then the soldiers, as they were commanded, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.

32The next day they left the horsemen to go on with him, and returned to the barracks.

33When they came to Caesarea and had delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.

34And when the governor had read it, he asked what province he was from. And when he understood that he was from Cilicia,

35he said, “I will hear you when your accusers also have come.” And he commanded him to be kept in Herod’s Praetorium.