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we acknowledge this in everyway and everywhere, 1mostexcellentFelix, with allthankfulness.
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"But, that I may not weary you anyfurther*, I beg you to grant us, by your kindness, a briefhearing.
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"For we have foundthisman a real pest and a fellow who stirs up dissension among all the Jewsthroughout the world, and a ringleader of the 2sect of the Nazarenes.
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"And he eventried to 3desecrate the temple; and then we arrested him. [We wanted to judge him according to our own Law.
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"But Lysias the commandercamealong, and with muchviolencetook him out of our hands,
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ordering his accusers to comebefore you.] By examining him yourselfconcerningallthese matters you will be able to ascertain the things of which we accuse him."
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4The Jewsalsojoined in the attack, asserting that thesethings were so.
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When 5the governor had nodded for him to speak, Paulresponded: "K nowing that for manyyears you have been a judge to thisnation, I cheerfullymake my defense,
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since you cantakenote of the fact that nomore than 6twelvedaysago I went up to Jerusalem to worship.
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"7Neither in the temple, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city itself did they find me carrying on a discussion with anyoneor8causing a riot.
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"9Norcan they prove to you the charges of which they nowaccuse me.