[24:1] Five days later the High Priest Ananias went to Caesarea with some elders and a lawyer named Tertullus. They appeared before Governor Felix and made their charges against Paul.
[24:2] Then Paul was called in, and Tertullus began to make his accusation, as follows: “Your Excellency! Your wise leadership has brought us a long period of peace, and many necessary reforms are being made for the good of our country.
[24:3] We welcome this everywhere and at all times, and we are deeply grateful to you.
[24:4] I do not want to take up too much of your time, however, so I beg you to be kind and listen to our brief account.
[24:5] We found this man to be a dangerous nuisance; he starts riots among Jews all over the world and is a leader of the party of the Nazarenes.
[24:6] He also tried to defile the Temple, and we arrested him.
[24:8] If you question this man, you yourself will be able to learn from him all the things that we are accusing him of.”
[24:9] The Jews joined in the accusation and said that all this was true.