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"ClaudiusLysias, to the 1mostexcellentgovernorFelix, 2greetings.
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"When thisman was arrested by the Jews and was about to be slain by them, 3I came up to them with the troops and rescued him, 4having learned that he was a Roman.
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"And 5wanting to ascertain the charge for which they were accusing him, I 6brought him down to their 7Council;
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and I found him to be accusedover8questionsabout their Law, but under9noaccusationdeservingdeathorimprisonment.
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"When I was 10informed that there would be 11a plotagainst the man, I sent him to you at once, alsoinstructing12his accusers to bringchargesagainst him before you."
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So the soldiers, in accordance with their orders, tookPaul and brought him by night to Antipatris.
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But the nextday, leaving13the horsemen to go on with him, they returned to 14the barracks.
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When these had come to 15Caesarea and delivered the letter to 16the governor, they alsopresentedPaul to him.
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When he had read it, he asked from what17province he was, and when he learned that 18he was from Cilicia,
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he said, "I will give you a hearingafter your 19accusersarrivealso," givingorders for him to be 20kept in Herod'sPraetorium.