1. Five days later Ananias, the high priest, went to the city of Caesarea. With him were some of the Jewish elders and a lawyer named Tertullus. They had come to make charges against Paul before the governor.
2. Paul was called into the meeting, and Tertullus began to accuse him, saying: “Most Excellent Felix! Our people enjoy much peace because of you, and many wrong things in our country are being made right through your wise help.
3. We accept these things always and in every place. And we are thankful for them.
4. But I do not want to take any more of your time. I beg you to be kind and listen to our few words.
5. This man is a troublemaker. He makes trouble among the Jews everywhere in the world. He is a leader of the Nazarene group.
6. Also, he was trying to make the Temple unclean, but we stopped him. [And we wanted to judge him by our own law.
7. But the officer Lysias came and used much force to take him from us. And Lysias commanded his people to come to you to accuse us.]