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   <v n='1'><s n="1161">And</s> <s n="3326">after</s> <s n="4002">five</s> <s n="2250">days</s> <s n="367">Ananias</s> <s n="3588">the</s> high <s n="749">priest</s> <s n="2597">descended</s> <s n="3326">with</s> <s n="3588">the</s> <s n="4245">elders</s>, <s n="2532">and</s> with a <s n="5100">certain</s> <s n="4489">orator</s> named <s n="5061">Tertullus</s>, <s n="3748">who</s> <s n="1718">informed</s> <s n="3588">the</s> <s n="2232">governor</s> <s n="2596">against</s> <s n="3972">Paul</s>. </v>
   <v n='2'><s n="1161">And</s> when <s n="846">he</s> was called <s n="2564">forth</s>, <s n="5061">Tertullus</s> <s n="756">began</s> to <s n="2723">accuse</s> him, <s n="3004">saying</s>, Seeing that <s n="1223">by</s> <s n="4675">thee</s> we <s n="5177">enjoy</s> <s n="4183">great</s> <s n="1515">quietness</s>, <s n="2532">and</s> that very worthy <s n="2735">deeds</s> are <s n="1096">done</s> unto <s n="5129">this</s> <s n="1484">nation</s> <s n="1223">by</s> <s n="4674">thy</s> <s n="4307">providence</s>, </v>
   <v n='3'>We <s n="588">accept</s> <s n="*5037">it</s> <s n="3839">always</s>, <s n="2532">and</s> in all <s n="3837">places</s>, most <s n="2903">noble</s> <s n="5344">Felix</s>, <s n="3326">with</s> <s n="3956">all</s> <s n="2169">thankfulness</s>. </v>
   <v n='4'><s n="1161">Notwithstanding</s>, <s n="2443">that</s> I be not further <s n="1465 3361 1909 4119">tedious</s> unto <s n="4571">thee</s>, I <s n="3870">pray</s> thee that <s n="4571">thou</s> wouldest <s n="191">hear</s> <s n="2257">us</s> of <s n="4674">thy</s> <s n="1932">clemency</s> a few <s n="4935">words</s>. </v>
   <v n='5'><s n="1063">For</s> we have <s n="2147">found</s> <s n="5126">this</s> <s n="435">man</s> a <s n="3061">pestilent</s> fellow, <s n="2532">and</s> a <s n="2795">mover</s> of <s n="4714">sedition</s> among <s n="3956">all</s> <s n="3588">the</s> <s n="2453">Jews</s> <s n="2596">throughout</s> <s n="3588">the</s> <s n="3625">world</s>, <s n="5037">and</s> a <s n="4414">ringleader</s> of <s n="3588">the</s> <s n="139">sect</s> of <s n="3588">the</s> <s n="3480">Nazarenes</s>: </v>
   <v n='6'><s n="3739">Who</s> <s n="2532">also</s> hath gone <s n="3985">about</s> to <s n="953">profane</s> <s n="3588">the</s> <s n="2411">temple</s>: <s n="3739">whom</s> we <s n="2902">took</s>, <s n="2532">and</s> <s n="2309">would</s> have <s n="2919">judged</s> <s n="2596">according</s> to <s n="2251">our</s> <s n="3551">law</s>. </v>
   <v n='7'><s n="1161">But</s> <s n="3588">the</s> chief <s n="5506">captain</s> <s n="3079">Lysias</s> <s n="3928">came</s> upon us, and <s n="3326">with</s> <s n="4183">great</s> <s n="970">violence</s> took him <s n="520">away</s> out <s n="1537">of</s> <s n="2257">our</s> <s n="5495">hands</s>, </v>
   <v n='8'><s n="2753">Commanding</s> <s n="848">his</s> <s n="2725">accusers</s> to <s n="2064">come</s> <s n="1909">unto</s> <s n="4571">thee</s>: by <s n="350">examining</s> <s n="3844">of</s> <s n="3739">whom</s> <s n="846">thyself</s> <s n="1410">mayest</s> take <s n="1921">knowledge</s> <s n="4012">of</s> <s n="3956">all</s> these <s n="5130">things</s>, <s n="3739">whereof</s> <s n="2249">we</s> <s n="2723">accuse</s> <s n="846">him</s>. </v>
   <v n='9'><s n="1161">And</s> <s n="3588">the</s> <s n="2453">Jews</s> <s n="2532">also</s> <s n="4934">assented</s>, <s n="5335">saying</s> that these <s n="5023">things</s> <s n="2192">were</s> <s n="3779">so</s>. </v>
   <v n='10'><s n="1161">Then</s> <s n="3972">Paul</s>, after that <s n="3588">the</s> <s n="2232">governor</s> had <s n="3506">beckoned</s> unto <s n="846">him</s> to <s n="3004">speak</s>, <s n="611">answered</s>, Forasmuch as I <s n="1987">know</s> that <s n="4571">thou</s> hast <s n="5607">been</s> <s n="1537">of</s> <s n="4183">many</s> <s n="2094">years</s> a <s n="2923">judge</s> unto <s n="5129">this</s> <s n="1484">nation</s>, I do the more <s n="2115">cheerfully</s> <s n="626">answer</s> <s n="4012">for</s> <s n="1683">myself</s>: </v>
   <v n='11'>Because that <s n="4675">thou</s> <s n="1410">mayest</s> <s n="1097">understand</s>, <s n="3754">that</s> there <s n="1526 *3427">are</s> yet <s n="3756 4119 2228">but</s> <s n="1177">twelve</s> <s n="2250">days</s> <s n="575 3739">since</s> I went <s n="305">up</s> <s n="1722">to</s> <s n="2419">Jerusalem</s> for to <s n="4352">worship</s>. </v>
   <v n='12'><s n="2532">And</s> they <s n="3777">neither</s> <s n="2147">found</s> <s n="3165">me</s> <s n="1722">in</s> <s n="3588">the</s> <s n="2411">temple</s> <s n="1256">disputing</s> <s n="4314">with</s> any <s n="5100">man</s>, <s n="2228">neither</s> raising <s n="4160 1999">up</s> the <s n="3793">people</s>, <s n="3777">neither</s> <s n="1722">in</s> <s n="3588">the</s> <s n="4864">synagogues</s>, <s n="3777">nor</s> <s n="2596">in</s> <s n="3588">the</s> <s n="4172">city</s>: </v>
   <v n='13'><s n="3777">Neither</s> <s n="1410">can</s> they <s n="3936">prove</s> the things <s n="4012 3739">whereof</s> they <s n="3568">now</s> <s n="2723">accuse</s> <s n="3450">me</s>. </v>
   <v n='14'><s n="1161">But</s> <s n="5124">this</s> I <s n="3670">confess</s> unto <s n="4671">thee</s>, <s n="3754">that</s> <s n="2596">after</s> <s n="3588">the</s> <s n="3598">way</s> <s n="3739">which</s> they <s n="3004">call</s> <s n="139">heresy</s>, <s n="3779">so</s> <s n="3000">worship</s> I the <s n="2316">God</s> of my <s n="3971">fathers</s>, <s n="4100">believing</s> all <s n="3956">things</s> which are <s n="1125">written</s> <s n="2596">in</s> <s n="3588">the</s> <s n="3551">law</s> <s n="2532">and</s> in <s n="3588">the</s> <s n="4396">prophets</s>: </v>
   <v n='15'>And <s n="2192">have</s> <s n="1680">hope</s> <s n="1519">toward</s> <s n="2316">God</s>, <s n="3739">which</s> <s n="3778">they</s> <s n="846">themselves</s> <s n="2532">also</s> <s n="4327">allow</s>, that there <s n="3195">shall</s> <s n="1510">be</s> a <s n="386">resurrection</s> of the <s n="3498">dead</s>, <s n="5037">both</s> of the <s n="1342">just</s> <s n="2532">and</s> <s n="94">unjust</s>. </v>
   <v n='16'><s n="1161">And</s> <s n="1722 5129">herein</s> do I <s n="778">exercise</s> <s n="846">myself</s>, to <s n="2192">have</s> <s n="1275">always</s> a <s n="4893">conscience</s> void of <s n="677">offense</s> <s n="4314">toward</s> <s n="2316">God</s>, <s n="2532">and</s> toward <s n="444">men</s>. </v>
   <v n='17'><s n="1161">Now</s> <s n="1223">after</s> <s n="4119">many</s> <s n="2094">years</s> I <s n="3854">came</s> to <s n="4160">bring</s> <s n="1654">alms</s> <s n="1519">to</s> <s n="3450">my</s> <s n="1484">nation</s>, <s n="2532">and</s> <s n="4376">offerings</s>. </v>
   <v n='18'><s n="1722 3739">Whereupon</s> <s n="5100">certain</s> <s n="2453">Jews</s> <s n="575">from</s> <s n="773">Asia</s> <s n="2147">found</s> <s n="3165">me</s> <s n="48">purified</s> <s n="1722">in</s> <s n="3588">the</s> <s n="2411">temple</s>, <s n="3756">neither</s> <s n="3326">with</s> <s n="3793">multitude</s>, <s n="3761">nor</s> <s n="3326">with</s> <s n="2351">tumult</s>. </v>
   <v n='19'><s n="3739">Who</s> <s n="1163">ought</s> to have been <s n="3918">here</s> <s n="1909">before</s> <s n="4675">thee</s>, <s n="2532">and</s> <s n="2723">object</s>, if they had <s n="1536 2192">aught</s> <s n="4314">against</s> <s n="3165">me</s>. </v>
   <v n='20'><s n="2228">Or</s> else let <s n="3778">these</s> <s n="846">same</s> here <s n="2036">say</s>, if they have found <s n="1536 2147">any</s> evil <s n="92">doing</s> <s n="1722">in</s> <s n="1698">me</s>, while <s n="3450">I</s> <s n="2476">stood</s> <s n="1909">before</s> <s n="3588">the</s> <s n="4892">council</s>, </v>
   <v n='21'><s n="2228">Except</s> it be <s n="4012">for</s> <s n="5026">this</s> <s n="3391">one</s> <s n="5456">voice</s>, <s n="3739">that</s> I <s n="2896">cried</s> <s n="2476">standing</s> <s n="1722">among</s> <s n="846 *3754">them</s>, <s n="4012">Touching</s> the <s n="386">resurrection</s> of the <s n="3498">dead</s> <s n="1473">I</s> am called in <s n="2919">question</s> <s n="5259">by</s> <s n="5216">you</s> this <s n="4594">day</s>. </v>
   <v n='22'><s n="1161">And</s> when <s n="5344">Felix</s> <s n="191">heard</s> these <s n="5023">things</s>, having more perfect <s n="1492 197">knowledge</s> <s n="4012">of</s> that <s n="3598">way</s>, he <s n="306">deferred</s> <s n="846">them</s>, and <s n="2036">said</s>, <s n="3752">When</s> <s n="3079">Lysias</s> <s n="3588">the</s> chief <s n="5506">captain</s> shall come <s n="2597">down</s>, I will know the <s n="1231">uttmost</s> of your <s n="2596 5209">matter</s>. </v>
   <v n='23'><s n="5037">And</s> he <s n="1299">commanded</s> a <s n="1543">centurion</s> to <s n="5083">keep</s> <s n="3972">Paul</s>, <s n="5037">and</s> to let him <s n="2192">have</s> <s n="425">liberty</s>, <s n="2532">and</s> that he should <s n="2967">forbid</s> <s n="3367">none</s> of <s n="846">his</s> <s n="2398">acquaintance</s> to <s n="5256">minister</s> <s n="2228">or</s> come <s n="4334">unto</s> <s n="846">him</s>. </v>
   <v n='24'><s n="1161">And</s> <s n="3326">after</s> <s n="5100">certain</s> <s n="2250">days</s>, when <s n="5344">Felix</s> <s n="3854">came</s> <s n="4862">with</s> <s n="848">his</s> <s n="1135">wife</s> <s n="1409">Drusilla</s>, which <s n="5607">was</s> a <s n="2453">Jewess</s>, he sent <s n="3343">for</s> <s n="3972">Paul</s>, <s n="2532">and</s> <s n="191">heard</s> <s n="846">him</s> <s n="4012">concerning</s> <s n="3588">the</s> <s n="4102">faith</s> <s n="1519">in</s> <s n="5547">Christ</s>. </v>
   <v n='25'><s n="1161">And</s> as <s n="846">he</s> <s n="1256">reasoned</s> <s n="4012">of</s> <s n="1343">righteousness</s>, <s n="1466">temperance</s>, <s n="2532">and</s> <s n="2917">judgment</s> to <s n="1510">come</s>, <s n="5344">Felix</s> <s n="1096 1719">trembled</s>, and <s n="611">answered</s>, Go thy <s n="4198">way</s> for this <s n="3568 2192">time</s>; <s n="*1161">when</s> I <s n="3335">have</s> a convenient <s n="2540">season</s>, I will call <s n="3333">for</s> <s n="4571">thee</s>. </v>
   <v n='26'><s n="*1161">He</s> <s n="1679">hoped</s> <s n="2532">also</s> <s n="3754">that</s> <s n="5536">money</s> should have been <s n="1325">given</s> <s n="846">him</s> <s n="5259">of</s> <s n="3972">Paul</s>, <s n="3704">that</s> he might <s n="3089">loose</s> <s n="846">him</s>: <s n="1352">wherefore</s> <s n="*2532">he</s> sent <s n="3343">for</s> <s n="846">him</s> the more <s n="4437">often</s>, and <s n="3656">communed</s> with <s n="846">him</s>. </v>
   <v n='27'><s n="1161">But</s> after two <s n="4137 1333">years</s> <s n="4201">Porcius</s> <s n="5347">Festus</s> came into Felix' <s n="2983 1240 5344">room</s>: <s n="5037">and</s> <s n="5344">Felix</s>, <s n="2309">willing</s> to <s n="2698">show</s> <s n="3588">the</s> <s n="2453">Jews</s> a <s n="5485">pleasure</s>, <s n="2641">left</s> <s n="3972">Paul</s> <s n="1210">bound</s>. </v>
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