44:024:006 Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law. 44:024:007 But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands, 44:024:008 Commanding his accusers to come unto thee: by examining of whom thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things, whereof we accuse him. 44:024:009 And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so. 44:024:010 Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many years a judge unto this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself: 44:024:011 Because that thou mayest understand, that there are yet but twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem for to worship. 44:024:012 And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, neither raising up the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city: 44:024:013 Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me. 44:024:014 But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets: 44:024:015 And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust. 44:024:016 And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void to offence toward God, and toward men. 44:024:017 Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings. 44:024:018 Whereupon certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult. 44:024:019 Who ought to have been here before thee, and object, if they had ought against me. 44:024:020 Or else let these same here say, if they have found any evil doing in me, while I stood before the council, 44:024:021 Except it be for this one voice, that I cried standing among them, Touching the resurrection of the dead I am called in question by you this day. 44:024:022 And when Felix heard these things, having more perfect knowledge of that way, he deferred them, and said, When Lysias the chief captain shall come down, I will know the uttermost of your matter. 44:024:023 And he commanded a centurion to keep Paul, and to let him have liberty, and that he should forbid none of his acquaintance to minister or come unto him. 44:024:024 And after certain days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, which was a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ.