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| Acts 24:1 | And after five days the high priest Ananias came down, with some of the ancients, and one Tertullus an orator, who went to the governor against Paul. | Five days after this, Ananias the High Priest came down to Caesarea with a number of Elders and a pleader called Tertullus. They stated to the Governor the case against Paul. | 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; |
| Acts 24:2 | And Paul being called for, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying: Whereas through thee we live in much peace, and many things are rectified by thy providence, | So Paul was sent for, and Tertullus began to impeach him as follows: "Indebted as we are," he said, "to you, most noble Felix, for the perfect peace which we enjoy, and for reforms which your wisdom has introduced to this nation, | 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, |
| Acts 24:3 | We accept it always and in all places, most excellent Felix, with all thanksgiving. | in every instance and in every place we accept them with profound gratitude. | always, also, and everywhere we receive it, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness; |
| Acts 24:4 | But that I be no further tedious to thee, I desire thee of thy clemency to hear us in few words. | But not to detain you too long I beg you in your forbearance to listen to a brief statement from us. | and that I may not be further tedious to thee, I pray thee to hear us concisely in thy gentleness; |
| Acts 24:5 | We have found this to be a pestilent man, and raising seditions among all the Jews throughout the world, and author of the sedition of the sect of the Nazarenes. | For we have found this man Paul a source of mischief and a disturber of the peace among all the Jews throughout the Empire, and a ringleader in the heresy of the Nazarenes. | 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 |
| Acts 24:6 | Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom, we having apprehended, would also have judged according to our law. | He even attempted to profane the Temple, but we arrested him. | who also the temple did try to profane, whom also we took, and according to our law did wish to judge, |
| Acts 24:7 | But Lysias the tribune coming upon us, with great violence took him away out of our hands; | [] | and Lysias the chief captain having come near, with much violence, out of our hands did take away, |
| Acts 24:8 | Commanding his accusers to come to thee: of whom thou mayest thyself, by examination, have knowledge of all these things, whereof we accuse him. | You, however, by examining him, will yourself be able to learn the truth as to all this which we allege against him." | having commanded his accusers to come to thee, from whom thou mayest be able, thyself having examined, to know concerning all these things of which we accuse him;` |
| Acts 24:9 | And the Jews also added, and said that these things were so. | The Jews also joined in the charge, maintaining that these were facts. | and the Jews also agreed, professing these things to be so. |
| Acts 24:10 | Then Paul answered, (the governor making a sign to him to speak:) Knowing that for many years thou hast been judge over this nation, I will with good courage answer for myself. | Then, at a sign from the Governor, Paul answered, "Knowing, Sir, that for many years you have administered justice to this nation, I cheerfully make my defence. | And Paul answered the governor having beckoned to him to speak `Knowing [that] for many years thou hast been a judge to this nation, the more cheerfully the things concerning myself I do answer; |
| Acts 24:11 | For thou mayest understand, that there are yet but twelve days, since I went up to adore in Jerusalem: | For you have it in your power to ascertain that it is not more than twelve days ago that I went up to worship in Jerusalem; | thou being able to know that it is not more than twelve days to me since I went up to worship in Jerusalem, |
| Acts 24:12 | And neither in the temple did they find me disputing with any man, or causing any concourse of the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city: | and that neither in the Temple nor in the synagogues, nor anywhere in the city, did they find me disputing with any opponent or collecting a crowd about me. | and neither in the temple did they find me reasoning with any one, or making a dissension of the multitude, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city; |
| Acts 24:13 | Neither can they prove unto thee the things whereof they now accuse me. | Nor can they prove the charges which they are now bringing against me. | nor are they able to prove against me the things concerning which they now accuse me. |
| Acts 24:14 | But this I confess to thee, that according to the way, which they call a heresy, so do I serve the Father and my God, believing all things which are written in the law and the prophets: | But this I confess to you that in the way which they style a heresy, I worship the God of our forefathers, believing everything that is taught in the Law or is written in the Prophets, | `And I confess this to thee, that, according to the way that they call a sect, so serve I the God of the fathers, believing all things that in the law and the prophets have been written, |
| Acts 24:15 | Having hope in God, which these also themselves look for, that there shall be a resurrection of the just and unjust. | and having a hope directed towards God, which my accusers themselves also entertain, that before long there will be a resurrection both of the righteous and the unrighteous. | having hope toward God, which they themselves also wait for, [that] there is about to be a rising again of the dead, both of righteous and unrighteous; |
| Acts 24:16 | And herein do I endeavour to have always a conscience without offence toward God, and towards men. | This too is my own earnest endeavour always to have a clear conscience in relation to God and man. | and in this I do exercise myself, to have a conscience void of offence toward God and men always. |
| Acts 24:17 | Now after many years, I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings, and vows. | "Now after an interval of several years I came to bring alms to my nation, and to offer sacrifices. | `And after many years I came, about to do kind acts to my nation, and offerings, |
| Acts 24:18 | In which I was found purified in the temple: neither with multitude, nor with tumult. | While I was busy about these, they found me in the Temple purified, with no crowd around me and no uproar; but there were certain Jews from the province of Asia. | in which certain Jews from Asia did find me purified in the temple, not with multitude, nor with tumult, |
| Acts 24:19 | But certain Jews of Asia, who ought to be present before thee, and to accuse, if they had any thing against me: | They ought to have been here before you, and to have been my prosecutors, if they have any charge to bring against me. | whom it behoveth to be present before thee, and to accuse, if they had anything against me, |
| Acts 24:20 | Or let these men themselves say, if they found in me any iniquity, when standing before the council, | Or let these men themselves say what misdemeanour they found me guilty of when I stood before the Sanhedrin, | or let these same say if they found any unrighteousness in me in my standing before the sanhedrim, |
| Acts 24:21 | Except it be for this one voice only that I cried, standing among them, Concerning the resurrection of the dead am I judged this day by you. | unless it was in that one expression which I made use of when I shouted out as I stood among them, "`The resurrection of the dead is the thing about which I am on my trial before you to-day.'" | except concerning this one voice, in which I cried, standing among them Concerning a rising again of the dead I am judged to-day by you.` |
| Acts 24:22 | And Felix put them off, having most certain knowledge of this way, saying: When Lysias the tribune shall come down, I will hear you. | At this point Felix, who was fairly well informed about the new faith, adjourned the trial, saying to the Jews, "When the Tribune Lysias comes down, I will enter carefully into the matter." | And having heard these things, Felix delayed them having known more exactly of the things concerning the way saying, `When Lysias the chief captain may come down, I will know fully the things concerning you;` |
| Acts 24:23 | And he commanded a centurion to keep him, and that he should be easy, and that he should not prohibit any of his friends to minister unto him. | And he gave orders to the Captain that Paul was to be kept in custody, but be treated with indulgence, and that his personal friends were not to be prevented from showing him kindness. | having given also a direction to the centurion to keep Paul, to let [him] also have liberty, and to forbid none of his own friends to minister or to come near to him. |
| Acts 24:24 | And after some days, Felix, coming with Drusilla his wife, who was a Jew, sent for Paul, and heard of him the faith, that is in Christ Jesus. | Not long after this, Felix came with Drusilla his wife, a Jewess, and sending for Paul, listened to him as he spoke about faith in Christ Jesus. | And after certain days, Felix having come with Drusilla his wife, being a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith toward Christ, |
| Acts 24:25 | And as he treated of justice, and chastity, and of the judgment to come, Felix being terrified, answered: For this time, go thy way: but when I have a convenient time, I will send for thee. | But when he dealt with the subjects of justice, self-control, and the judgement which was soon to come, Felix became alarmed and said, "For the present leave me, and when I can find a convenient opportunity I will send for you." | and he reasoning concerning righteousness, and temperance, and the judgment that is about to be, Felix, having become afraid, answered, `For the present be going, and having got time, I will call for thee;` |
| Acts 24:26 | Hoping also withal, that money should be given him by Paul; for which cause also oftentimes sending for him, he spoke with him. | At the same time he hoped that Paul would give him money; and for this reason he sent for him the oftener to converse with him. | and at the same time also hoping that money shall be given to him by Paul, that he may release him, therefore, also sending for him the oftener, he was conversing with him; |
| Acts 24:27 | But when two years were ended, Felix had for successor Portius Festus. And Felix being willing to shew the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound. | But after the lapse of fully two years Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus; and being desirous of gratifying the Jews, Felix left Paul still in prison. | and two years having been fulfilled, Felix received a successor, Porcius Festus; Felix also willing to lay a favour on the Jews, left Paul bound. |
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