Acts 24:1-6 (New International Version)

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The Trial Before Felix

1 Five days later the high priest Ananias¹ went down to Caesarea with some of the elders and a lawyer named Tertullus, and they brought their charges² against Paul before the governor.³ 2 When Paul was called in, Tertullus presented his case before Felix: "We have enjoyed a long period of peace under you, and your foresight has brought about reforms in this nation. 3 Everywhere and in every way, most excellent⁴ Felix, we acknowledge this with profound gratitude. 4 But in order not to weary you further, I would request that you be kind enough to hear us briefly. 5 "We have found this man to be a troublemaker, stirring up riots⁵ among the Jews⁶ all over the world. He is a ringleader of the Nazarene⁷ sect⁸ 6 and even tried to desecrate the temple;⁹ so we seized him.

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