13. neither can they make good the things of which they now accuse me.
14. But this I avow to thee, that in the way which they call sect, so I serve my fathers' God, believing all things which are written throughout the law, and in the prophets;
15. having hope towards God, which they themselves also receive, that there is to be a resurrection both of just and unjust.
16. For this cause I also exercise myself to have in everything a conscience without offence towards God and men.
17. And after a lapse of many years I arrived, bringing alms to my nation, and offerings.
18. Whereupon they found me purified in the temple, with neither crowd nor tumult. But it was certain Jews from Asia,
19. who ought to appear before thee and accuse, if they have anything against me;
20. or let these themselves say what wrong they found in me when I stood before the council,
21. other than concerning this one voice which I cried standing amongst them: I am judged this day by you touching the resurrection of the dead.
22. And Felix, knowing accurately the things concerning the way, adjourned them, saying, When Lysias the chiliarch is come down I will determine your affair;
23. ordering the centurion to keep him, and that he should have freedom, and to hinder none of his friends to minister to him.