1And after five days the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and an attorney, a certain Tertullus, all of whom brought charges against Paul to the governor.
2And [when] he had been summoned, Tertullus began to accuse [him], saying, "We have experienced much peace through you, and reforms are taking place in this nation through your foresight.
3Both in every [way] and everywhere we acknowledge [this], most excellent Felix, with all gratitude.
4But so that I may not impose on you for longer, I implore you to hear us briefly with your [customary] graciousness.
5For we have found this man [to be] a public menace and one who causes riots among all the Jews throughout the Roman Empire and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,
6who even attempted to desecrate the temple, and we arrested _him _.
7EMPTY
8[When] you yourself examine [him] you will be able to find out from _him_ about all these [things] of which we are accusing him.
9And the Jews also joined in the attack, asserting these [things] were so.
10And [when] the governor gestured for him to speak, Paul replied, "[Because I] know you have been a judge over this nation for many years, I defend myself cheerfully [with respect to] the things concerning myself.
11You can ascertain that _it has not been more than_ twelve days _since_ I went up to Jerusalem to worship.
12And neither did they find me arguing with anyone or making a crowd develop in the temple [courts] nor in the synagogues nor throughout the city.
13Nor can they prove [the things] to you concerning which they are now accusing me.
14But I do confess this to you, that according to the Way (which they call a sect), so I worship the God of our fathers, believing all things [that are] in accordance with the law and that are written in the prophets,
15having a hope in God which these [men] also themselves await: [that] there is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous.
16_For this reason_ also [I] myself _always_ do my best to have a clear conscience toward God and people.
17So after many years, I came to practice charitable giving and offerings to my people,
18in which they found me purified in the temple [courts], not with a crowd or with a disturbance.
19But [there are] some Jews from Asia who ought to be present before you and bring charges against [me], if they have anything against me,
20or these [men] themselves should say what crime they found [when] I stood before the Sanhedrin,
21other than concerning this one declaration that I shouted [while] standing there before them: ‘I am being judged before you today concerning the resurrection of the dead!’
22But Felix, [because he] understood the [facts] concerning the Way more accurately, put them off, saying, "When Lysias the military tribune comes down, I will decide _your case_."
23[He] ordered the centurion [for] him to be guarded and to have some freedom, and in no way to prevent any of his own [people] [from] serving him.
24And after some days, [when] Felix arrived with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish, he sent for Paul and listened to him concerning faith in Christ Jesus.
25And [while] he was discussing about righteousness and self control and the judgment that is to come, Felix became afraid [and] replied, "Go away for the present, and [when I] have an opportunity, I will summon you.
26At the same time he was also hoping that money would be given to him by Paul. For this reason also he sent for him as often as possible [and] talked with him.
27And [when] two years had passed, Felix received as successor Porcius Festus. And [because he] wanted to do a favor for the Jews, Felix left Paul behind _as a prisoner_.
<< Kisah Para Rasul 24 >>
Bahan Renungan: SH - RH - ROC
Download
Alkitab ANDROID
Kamus Alkitab
Kamus Bahasa
Kidung Jemaat
Nyanyikanlah Kidung Baru
Pelengkap Kidung Jemaat
Alkitab.mobi
Copyright
Alkitab.SABDA.org
Android.SABDA.org
SABDA.APP
BaDeNo
Bantuan
Single Panel