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we receive [it] always and everywhere, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.
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But that I may not too much intrude on thy time, I beseech thee to hear us briefly in thy kindness.
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For finding this man a pest, and moving sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a leader of the sect of the Nazaraeans;
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who also attempted to profane the temple; whom we also had seized, [and would have judged according to our law;
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but Lysias, the chiliarch, coming up, took [him] away with great force out of our hands,
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having commanded his accusers to come to thee;] of whom thou canst thyself, in examining [him], know the certainty of all these things of which we accuse him.
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And the Jews also joined in pressing the matter against [Paul], saying that these things were so.
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But Paul, the governor having beckoned to him to speak, answered, Knowing that for many years thou hast been judge to this nation, I answer readily as to the things which concern myself.
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As thou mayest know that there are not more than twelve days since I went up to worship at Jerusalem,
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and neither in the temple did they find me discoursing to any one, or making any tumultuous gathering together of the crowd, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city;
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neither can they make good the things of which they now accuse me.