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And after five days came down the high priest Ananias, with the elders, and a certain orator called Tertullus, and laid their informations against Paul before the governor.
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And he having been called, Tertullus began to accuse, saying, Seeing we enjoy great peace through thee, and that excellent measures are executed for this nation by thy forethought,
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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,