1. And after five days the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and an attorney, a certain Tertullus, all of whom brought charges against Paul to the governor.
2. And when he had been summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, “We have experienced much peace through you, and reforms are taking place in this nation through your foresight.
3. Both in every way and everywhere we acknowledge this, most excellent Felix, with all gratitude.
4. But so that I may not impose on you for longer, I implore you to hear us briefly with your customary graciousness.
5. For we have found this man to be a public menace and one who causes riots among all the Jews throughout the Roman Empire and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,
6. who even attempted to desecrate the temple, and we arrested him.
8. When you yourself examine him you will be able to find out from him about all these things of which we are accusing him.”
9. And the Jews also joined in the attack, asserting these things were so.
10. And when the governor gestured for him to speak, Paul replied, “Because I know you have been a judge over this nation for many years, I defend myself cheerfully with respect to the things concerning myself.