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I do admit this to you, that I am a follower of the Way, which they call a faction. Accordingly, I worship the God of our ancestors and believe everything set out in the Law and written in the Prophets.
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The hope I have in God I also share with my accusers, that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous.
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On account of this, I have committed myself to maintaining a clear conscience before God and with all people.
17
After an absence of several years, I came to Jerusalem to bring gifts for the poor of my nation and to offer sacrifices.
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When they found me in the temple, I was ritually pure. There was no crowd and no disturbance.
19
But there were some Jews from the province of Asia. They should be here making their accusations, if indeed they have something against me.
20
In their absence, have these people who are here declare what crime they found when I stood before the Jerusalem Council.
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Perhaps it concerns this one statement that I blurted out when I was with them: ‘I am on trial before you today because of the resurrection of the dead.'"
22
Felix, who had an accurate understanding of the Way, adjourned the meeting. He said, "When Lysias the commander arrives from Jerusalem, I will decide this case."
23
He arranged for a centurion to guard Paul. He was to give Paul some freedom, and his friends were not to be hindered in their efforts to provide for him.
Paul in custody
24 After several days, Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish, and summoned Paul. He listened to him talk about faith in Christ Jesus.