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Acts

Acts Ch. XXIV

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14. to 21 In a way they call heresy I own I worship the God of my fathers, believing all things in the law and prophets. With them I believe in a resurrection of just and unjust. With a conscience void of offence I came to bring to my nation alms and offerings. Finding me purified in the Temple neither with multitude nor tumult, had they ought against me they ought to have been here before thee. Except that I cried that it was touching the resurrection that I was called in question (before you? this day) let them say if they have found any evil doing in me before the Council.

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22 Hearing this and having more perfect knowledge of (that) way Felix deferred saying when Lysias the Chief Captain is come, I will know the uttermost of your matter. — Centurion thereupon commanded to set Paul at liberty. ‘ keep him and let his acquaintances come and minister to him.

Acts Ch XXIV

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24. Certain days after comes Felix with his Jew wife Drusilla, sends for Paul and hears him about Christ.

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25 Felix (trembling as Paul reasoned of righteousness, faith, and judgment) Go thy way for this time: when I have a convenient season, I will send for thee.

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26. 27. Expecting money from Paul to be loosed he sent for him the oftener and communed with him. But two years after ‘Porcus Festus came in Felix’s room: and Felix, willing to do the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound.’

Acts Ch. XXV.

Verses 27.

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1 to 5. Festus, in the province, ‘after three days ascended from Cæsarea to Jerusalem. High Priest and chief Jews besought him to send Paul to Jerusalem, thinking to kill him by the way. Festus. Paul shall be kept at Cæsarea. Thither I shall be shortly, then and there you may accuse him.

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6 to 9. In about ten days, gone to Cæsarea, at his command Paul was brought to his judgment seat, the Jews from Jerusalem bringing grievous charges which they could not prove. Paul — Neither against Jew law, nor Temple, nor Cæsar have I offended. Festus (willing to do the Jews a pleasure) ‘Wilt thou go to Jerusalem, there to be judge of these things before me?

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10 to 14. Paul ‘I stand at Cæsar’s judgment—seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou very well knowest. If I have done any thing worthy of death I refuse not to die if not no man may deliver me unto them. I appeal to Cæsar.’ Festus. (after conferring with the Council) Hast thou appealed to Cæsar? To Cæsar thou shalt go.

After certain days, came Agrippa and Bernice to salute Festus. Many days after Festus spoke of Paul to them.

Acts Ch. XXV.

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14 to 20. Festus. Left in bonds by Felix, there is a man, about whom at Jerusalem the Chief Priests and Elders informing me, desired judgment against him. Said I, before the accused is confronted with his accusers with liberty to speak for himself it is not the custom of the Romans to put him to death.

Therefore on the morning after their arrival, the man at my command being brought before the judgment seat, they brought no such accusation as I expected .. only made some questions about their own superstition, and on Jesus, who was dead but said by Paul to be alive. Doubting about such questions I asked whether he would go to Jerusalem to be judged. Paul claiming to have his cause reserved for the hearing of Augustus, I commanded him to be sent accordingly.

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21 to 23. Agrippa. To morrow I would hear the man myself. Festus. Thou shalt. Next day before Agrippa Bernice Chief Captain & principal men coming in great pomp Paul was brought forth.

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24 to 27. Festus. Ye see this man against whom the Jews have been crying out, that he ought not to live any longer. Finding nothing death worthy against him, he having appealed to Augustus, I had determined to send him: but know not what to write. So I have brought him here for examination unwilling to send a man a prisoner, without assigned cause.