25. The commander wrote a letter that said:
26. Greetings from Claudius Lysias to the Honourable Governor Felix:
27. Some Jews grabbed this man and were about to kill him. But when I found out that he was a Roman citizen, I took some soldiers and rescued him.
28. I wanted to find out what they had against him. So I brought him before their council
29. and learnt that the charges concern only their religious laws. This man isn't guilty of anything for which he should die or even be put in jail.
30. As soon as I learnt that there was a plot against him, I sent him to you and told their leaders to bring charges against him in your court.
31. The soldiers obeyed the commander's orders, and that same night they took Paul to the city of Antipatris.
32. The next day the foot soldiers returned to the fortress and let the soldiers on horseback take him the rest of the way.