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After five days, the cohen hagadol Hananyah came down with some elders and a lawyer named Tertullus, and they presented their case against Sha'ul to the governor.
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Sha'ul was called, and Tertullus began to make the charges: "Felix, your Excellency, it is because of you that we enjoy unbroken peace, and it is your foresight that has brought to this nation
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so many reforms in so many areas. It is with the utmost gratitude that we receive this.
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But, in order not to take up too much of your time, I beg your indulgence to give us a brief hearing.
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"We have found this man a pest. He is an agitator among all the Jews throughout the world and a ringleader of the sect of the Natzratim.
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He even tried to profane the Temple, but we arrested him.