Acts 24:22

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

And having heard these things, Felix delayed them -- having known more exactly of the things concerning the way -- saying, `When Lysias the chief captain may come down, I will know fully the things concerning you;'

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  • Deut 19:18 : 18 and the judges have searched diligently, and lo, the witness `is' a false witness, a falsehood he hath testified against his brother:
  • Acts 18:20 : 20 and they having requested `him' to remain a longer time with them, he did not consent,
  • Acts 24:6 : 6 who also the temple did try to profane, whom also we took, and according to our law did wish to judge,
  • Acts 24:10 : 10 And Paul answered -- the governor having beckoned to him to speak -- `Knowing `that' for many years thou hast been a judge to this nation, the more cheerfully the things concerning myself I do answer;
  • Acts 24:14 : 14 `And I confess this to thee, that, according to the way that they call a sect, so serve I the God of the fathers, believing all things that in the law and the prophets have been written,
  • Acts 24:24 : 24 And after certain days, Felix having come with Drusilla his wife, being a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith toward Christ,
  • Acts 25:26 : 26 concerning whom I have no certain thing to write to `my' lord, wherefore I brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, king Agrippa, that the examination having been made, I may have something to write;
  • Acts 26:3 : 3 especially knowing thee to be acquainted with all things -- both customs and questions -- among Jews; wherefore, I beseech thee, patiently to hear me.

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  • Acts 24:23-27
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    23having given also a direction to the centurion to keep Paul, to let `him' also have liberty, and to forbid none of his own friends to minister or to come near to him.

    24And after certain days, Felix having come with Drusilla his wife, being a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith toward Christ,

    25and he reasoning concerning righteousness, and temperance, and the judgment that is about to be, Felix, having become afraid, answered, `For the present be going, and having got time, I will call for thee;'

    26and at the same time also hoping that money shall be given to him by Paul, that he may release him, therefore, also sending for him the oftener, he was conversing with him;

    27and two years having been fulfilled, Felix received a successor, Porcius Festus; Felix also willing to lay a favour on the Jews, left Paul bound.

  • Acts 24:7-8
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    7and Lysias the chief captain having come near, with much violence, out of our hands did take away,

    8having commanded his accusers to come to thee, from whom thou mayest be able, thyself having examined, to know concerning all these things of which we accuse him;'

  • Acts 25:14-17
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    14and as they were continuing there more days, Festus submitted to the king the things concerning Paul, saying, `There is a certain man, left by Felix, a prisoner,

    15about whom, in my being at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews laid information, asking a decision against him,

    16unto whom I answered, that it is not a custom of Romans to make a favour of any man to die, before that he who is accused may have the accusers face to face, and may receive place of defence in regard to the charge laid against `him'.

    17`They, therefore, having come together -- I, making no delay, on the succeeding `day' having sat upon the tribunal, did command the man to be brought,

  • Acts 23:24-30
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    24beasts also provide, that, having set Paul on, they may bring him safe unto Felix the governor;'

    25he having written a letter after this description:

    26`Claudius Lysias, to the most noble governor Felix, hail:

    27This man having been taken by the Jews, and being about to be killed by them -- having come with the soldiery, I rescued him, having learned that he is a Roman;

    28and, intending to know the cause for which they were accusing him, I brought him down to their sanhedrim,

    29whom I found accused concerning questions of their law, and having no accusation worthy of death or bonds;

    30and a plot having been intimated to me against this man -- about to be of the Jews -- at once I sent unto thee, having given command also to the accusers to say the things against him before thee; be strong.'

  • Acts 25:20-26
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    20and I, doubting in regard to the question concerning this, said, If he would wish to go on to Jerusalem, and there to be judged concerning these things --

    21but Paul having appealed to be kept to the hearing of Sebastus, I did command him to be kept till I might send him unto Caesar.'

    22And Agrippa said unto Festus, `I was wishing also myself to hear the man;' and he said, `To-morrow thou shalt hear him;'

    23on the morrow, therefore -- on the coming of Agrippa and Bernice with much display, and they having entered into the audience chamber, with the chief captains also, and the principal men of the city, and Festus having ordered -- Paul was brought forth.

    24And Festus said, `King Agrippa, and all men who are present with us, ye see this one, about whom all the multitude of the Jews did deal with me, both in Jerusalem and here, crying out, He ought not to live any longer;

    25and I, having found him to have done nothing worthy of death, and he also himself having appealed to Sebastus, I decided to send him,

    26concerning whom I have no certain thing to write to `my' lord, wherefore I brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, king Agrippa, that the examination having been made, I may have something to write;

  • Acts 24:10-11
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    10And Paul answered -- the governor having beckoned to him to speak -- `Knowing `that' for many years thou hast been a judge to this nation, the more cheerfully the things concerning myself I do answer;

    11thou being able to know that it is not more than twelve days to me since I went up to worship in Jerusalem,

  • Acts 22:29-30
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    29Immediately, therefore, they departed from him who are about to examine him, and the chief captain also was afraid, having learned that he is a Roman, and because he had bound him,

    30and on the morrow, intending to know the certainty wherefore he is accused by the Jews, he did loose him from the bonds, and commanded the chief priests and all their sanhedrim to come, and having brought down Paul, he set `him' before them.

  • Acts 24:20-21
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    20or let these same say if they found any unrighteousness in me in my standing before the sanhedrim,

    21except concerning this one voice, in which I cried, standing among them -- Concerning a rising again of the dead I am judged to-day by you.'

  • Acts 23:34-35
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    34And the governor having read `it', and inquired of what province he is, and understood that `he is' from Cilicia;

    35`I will hear thee -- said he -- when thine accusers also may have come;' he also commanded him to be kept in the praetorium of Herod.

  • Acts 24:2-4
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    2and he having been called, Tertullus began to accuse `him', saying, `Much peace enjoying through thee, and worthy deeds being done to this nation through thy forethought,

    3always, also, and everywhere we receive it, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness;

    4and that I may not be further tedious to thee, I pray thee to hear us concisely in thy gentleness;

  • Acts 25:4-6
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    4Then, indeed, Festus answered that Paul is kept in Caesarea, and himself is about speedily to go on thither,

    5`Therefore those able among you -- saith he -- having come down together, if there be anything in this man -- let them accuse him;'

    6and having tarried among them more than ten days, having gone down to Caesarea, on the morrow having sat upon the tribunal, he commanded Paul to be brought;

  • Acts 23:19-20
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    19And the chief captain having taken him by the hand, and having withdrawn by themselves, inquired, `What is that which thou hast to tell me?'

    20and he said -- `The Jews agreed to request thee, that to-morrow to the sanhedrim thou mayest bring down Paul, as being about to enquire something more exactly concerning him;

  • Acts 26:3
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    3especially knowing thee to be acquainted with all things -- both customs and questions -- among Jews; wherefore, I beseech thee, patiently to hear me.

  • Acts 22:24
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    24the chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, saying, `By scourges let him be examined;' that he might know for what cause they were crying so against him.

  • Acts 25:9-10
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    9And Festus willing to lay on the Jews a favour, answering Paul, said, `Art thou willing, to Jerusalem having gone up, there concerning these things to be judged before me?'

    10and Paul said, `At the tribunal of Caesar I am standing, where it behoveth me to be judged; to Jews I did no unrighteousness, as thou dost also very well know;

  • Acts 23:15
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    15now, therefore, ye, signify ye to the chief captain, with the sanhedrim, that to-morrow he may bring him down unto you, as being about to know more exactly the things concerning him; and we, before his coming nigh, are ready to put him to death.'

  • Acts 25:12
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    12then Festus, having communed with the council, answered, `To Caesar thou hast appealed; to Caesar thou shalt go.'

  • Acts 24:14
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    14`And I confess this to thee, that, according to the way that they call a sect, so serve I the God of the fathers, believing all things that in the law and the prophets have been written,

  • Acts 22:26
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    26and the centurion having heard, having gone near to the chief captain, told, saying, `Take heed what thou art about to do, for this man is a Roman;'

  • Acts 28:22
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    22and we think it good from thee to hear what thou dost think, for, indeed, concerning this sect it is known to us that everywhere it is spoken against;'