Acts 23:26
Claudius Lysias to His Excellency Governor Felix, greetings.
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- Acts 15:23 : 23 They sent this letter with them: From the apostles and elders, your brothers, to the Gentile brothers and sisters in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia, greetings!
- Acts 24:3 : 3 Most excellent Felix, we acknowledge this everywhere and in every way with all gratitude.
- Acts 26:25 : 25 But Paul replied,“I have not lost my mind, most excellent Festus, but am speaking true and rational words.
- Luke 1:3 : 3 So it seemed good to me as well, because I have followed all things carefully from the beginning, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,
- Jas 1:1 : 1 ¶ Salutation From James, a slave of God and the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes dispersed abroad. Greetings!
- 3 John 1:14 : 14 But I hope to see you right away, and we will speak face to face.
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- Acts 23:22-254 verses88%
22 Then the commanding officer sent the young man away, directing him,“Tell no one that you have reported these things to me.”
23 Then he summoned two of the centurions and said,“Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea along with seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen by nine o’clock tonight,
24 and provide mounts for Paul to ride so that he may be brought safely to Felix the governor.”
25 He wrote a letter that went like this:
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27 This man was seized by the Jews and they were about to kill him, when I came up with the detachment and rescued him, because I had learned that he was a Roman citizen.
- Acts 23:29-313 verses75%
29 I found he was accused with reference to controversial questions about their law, but no charge against him deserved death or imprisonment.
30 When I was informed there would be a plot against this man, I sent him to you at once, also ordering his accusers to state their charges against him before you.
31 So the soldiers, in accordance with their orders, took Paul and brought him to Antipatris during the night.
- Acts 24:21-277 verses74%
21 other than this one thing I shouted out while I stood before them:‘I am on trial before you today concerning the resurrection of the dead.’”
22 Then Felix, who understood the facts concerning the Way more accurately, adjourned their hearing, saying,“When Lysias the commanding officer comes down, I will decide your case.”
23 He ordered the centurion to guard Paul, but to let him have some freedom, and not to prevent any of his friends from meeting his needs.
24 Paul Speaks Repeatedly to Felix Some days later, when Felix arrived with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish, he sent for Paul and heard him speak about faith in Christ Jesus.
25 While Paul was discussing righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened and said,“Go away for now, and when I have an opportunity, I will send for you.”
26 At the same time he was also hoping that Paul would give him money, and for this reason he sent for Paul as often as possible and talked with him.
27 After two years had passed, Porcius Festus succeeded Felix, and because he wanted to do the Jews a favor, Felix left Paul in prison.
- Acts 24:1-44 verses74%
1 The Accusations Against Paul After five days the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and an attorney named Tertullus, and they brought formal charges against Paul to the governor.
2 When Paul had been summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying,“We have experienced a lengthy time of peace through your rule, and reforms are being made in this nation through your foresight.
3 Most excellent Felix, we acknowledge this everywhere and in every way with all gratitude.
4 But so that I may not delay you any further, I beg you to hear us briefly with your customary graciousness.
- Acts 23:33-353 verses74%
33 When the horsemen came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.
34 When the governor had read the letter, he asked what province he was from. When he learned that he was from Cilicia,
35 he said,“I will give you a hearing when your accusers arrive too.” Then he ordered that Paul be kept under guard in Herod’s palace.
- Acts 25:12-176 verses73%
12 Then, after conferring with his council, Festus replied,“You have appealed to Caesar; to Caesar you will go!”
13 Festus Asks King Agrippa for Advice After several days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea to pay their respects to Festus.
14 While they were staying there many days, Festus explained Paul’s case to the king to get his opinion, saying,“There is a man left here as a prisoner by Felix.
15 When I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me about him, asking for a sentence of condemnation against him.
16 I answered them that it was not the custom of the Romans to hand over anyone before the accused had met his accusers face to face and had been given an opportunity to make a defense against the accusation.
17 So after they came back here with me, I did not postpone the case, but the next day I sat on the judgment seat and ordered the man to be brought.
- Acts 25:23-275 verses72%
23 Paul Before King Agrippa and Bernice So the next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp and entered the audience hall, along with the senior military officers and the prominent men of the city. When Festus gave the order, Paul was brought in.
24 Then Festus said,“King Agrippa, and all you who are present here with us, you see this man about whom the entire Jewish populace petitioned me both in Jerusalem and here, shouting loudly that he ought not to live any longer.
25 But I found that he had done nothing that deserved death, and when he appealed to His Majesty the Emperor, I decided to send him.
26 But I have nothing definite to write to my lord about him. Therefore I have brought him before you all, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after this preliminary hearing I may have something to write.
27 For it seems unreasonable to me to send a prisoner without clearly indicating the charges against him.”
- Acts 23:18-192 verses70%
18 So the centurion took him and brought him to the commanding officer and said,“The prisoner Paul called me and asked me to bring this young man to you because he has something to tell you.”
19 The commanding officer took him by the hand, withdrew privately, and asked,“What is it that you want to report to me?”
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8 When you examine him yourself, you will be able to learn from him about all these things we are accusing him of doing.”
- Acts 26:30-323 verses70%
30 So the king got up, and with him the governor and Bernice and those sitting with them,
31 and as they were leaving they said to one another,“This man is not doing anything deserving death or imprisonment.”
32 Agrippa said to Festus,“This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”
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1 Paul Appeals to Caesar Now three days after Festus arrived in the province, he went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.
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21 But when Paul appealed to be kept in custody for the decision of His Majesty the Emperor, I ordered him to be kept under guard until I could send him to Caesar.”
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23 Concluding Greetings Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you.
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9 But Festus, wanting to do the Jews a favor, asked Paul,“Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and be tried before me there on these charges?”
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6 After Festus had stayed not more than eight or ten days among them, he went down to Caesarea, and the next day he sat on the judgment seat and ordered Paul to be brought.
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12 “While doing this very thing, as I was going to Damascus with authority and complete power from the chief priests,
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4 Then Festus replied that Paul was being kept at Caesarea, and he himself intended to go there shortly.
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26 When the centurion heard this, he went to the commanding officer and reported it, saying,“What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman citizen.”
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10 Paul’s Defense Before Felix When the governor gestured for him to speak, Paul replied,“Because I know that you have been a judge over this nation for many years, I confidently make my defense.
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17 I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles, to whom I am sending you