16. “Therefore I do my best always to have a clear conscience before both God and men.
17. Now after several years, I came to bring tzadakah to my country for the poor and to present offerings.
18. As I was doing this, they found me in the Temple, having been purified—without any crowd or uproar.
19. But there were some Jewish people from Asia, who ought to be here before you to press charges if they have anything against me.
20. Or let these men themselves tell what wrongdoing they found when I stood before the Sanhedrin—
21. except for this one cry I shouted out while standing among them: ‘It is about the resurrection of the dead that today I am on trial before you.’”
22. But Felix, having a rather extensive knowledge of the Way, put them off, saying, “When Lysias the commander comes down, I will rule on your case.”
23. Then he gave the centurion orders for Paul to be kept in custody and yet have some freedom, and not to prevent any of his friends from attending to his needs.
24. Now some days later Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish. He sent for Paul and listened to him speak about faith in Messiah Yeshua.
25. But as he was arguing about righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became afraid and said, “Go away for now! When I find time, I will summon you.”
26. At the same time too, he was hoping that money would be given to him by Paul; so he sent for him frequently and would talk with him.