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— Acts 24:7, NET Bible
“But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands,”
“But Lysias the tribune, coming upon us with great violence, took him away out of our hands;”
“But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands,”
But so that I may not delay you any further, I beg you to hear us briefly with your customary graciousness.
For we have found this man to be a troublemaker, one who stirs up riots among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.
He even tried to desecrate the temple, so we arrested him.
When you examine him yourself, you will be able to learn from him about all these things we are accusing him of doing.”
The Jews also joined in the verbal attack, claiming that these things were true.
Paul’s Defense Before Felix When the governor gestured for him to speak, Paul replied,“Because I know that you have been a judge over this nation for many years, I confidently make my defense.