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And after five days came down the chief priest Ananias, with the elders, and a certain orator -- Tertullus, and they made manifest to the governor [the things] against Paul;
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and he having been called, Tertullus began to accuse [him], saying, `Much peace enjoying through thee, and worthy deeds being done to this nation through thy forethought,
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always, also, and everywhere we receive it, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness;
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and that I may not be further tedious to thee, I pray thee to hear us concisely in thy gentleness;
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for having found this man a pestilence, and moving a dissension to all the Jews through the world -- a ringleader also of the sect of the Nazarenes --
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who also the temple did try to profane, whom also we took, and according to our law did wish to judge,
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and Lysias the chief captain having come near, with much violence, out of our hands did take away,