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保罗受审

24 过了五天,大祭司亚拿尼亚同几个长老,和一个律师帖土罗来了,他们向总督控告保罗。 保罗传来了之后,帖土罗就控诉他说:“腓力斯大人,因着你的缘故,我们大大地享受着太平;因着你的远见,本国大事改革; 我们随时随地感激不尽。 现在我不想多烦扰你,只求你宽容一下,听我们讲几句话。 我们看这个人就像瘟疫一样,是煽动普天下犹太人生乱的人,又是拿撒勒派的首领。 他还意图污秽圣殿,我们就把他捉住。(有些抄本在此有以下一段:“我们想按照我们的律法审问他。7可是千夫长吕西亚来了,用武力把他从我们手中抢走,8还吩咐原告到你这里来。”) 你亲自审问之后,就必清楚知道我们告他的一切事了。” 犹太人也都跟他一同控告保罗,证实事情确是这样。

保罗在腓力斯面前申辩

10 总督向保罗示意,叫他说话,他就说:“我知道你在本国审案多年,所以乐意为自己申辩。 11 你清楚知道,自从我上耶路撒冷去礼拜,到现在还没有十二天; 12 无论在殿里、会堂中或城里,他们都没有看见我跟人辩论,或煽动群众作乱, 13 也不能向你证明他们现在控告我的事。 14 但有一件事我要向你承认,他们所称为异端的这道,我正是根据这道来敬拜我祖先的 神的。一切律法和先知所记的,我都相信。 15 我靠着 神所存的盼望,也是他们自己所期待的,就是义人和不义的人都要复活; 16 因此,我常常勉励自己,对 神对人要常存无亏的良心。 17 过了几年我带着捐款回来赒济本国,同时也带了祭物, 18 他们看见我在殿里的时候,我已经行完了洁净礼,并没有和一大群人在一起,也没有生乱, 19 只有几个从亚西亚来的犹太人而已。他们若有事要控告我,就应该到你面前来控告。 20 要不然,当我站在公议会中受审的时候,这些人若发现我有甚么罪行,早就亲自说出来了。 21 如果有的话,就是我站在他们中间所喊的:‘我今天在你们面前受审,是为了死人复活的事’那一句话。”

22 腓力斯本来就详细晓得这道,却故意拖延他们,说:“等千夫长吕西亚来了,再断定你们的事。” 23 于是吩咐百夫长看守保罗,但要宽待他,不可阻止亲友来照料他。

腓力斯听道后害怕起来

24 过了几天,腓力斯和他的犹太妻子土西拉一同来到,他又传见保罗,听他谈论在耶稣基督里的信仰。 25 保罗讲到公义、自制和将来的审判的时候,腓力斯就害怕起来,说:“你先走吧,等我有空的时候再叫你来。” 26 同时他也希望保罗送钱给他,所以又多次传见他,和他谈话。

27 过了两年,波求.非斯都接了腓力斯的任;腓力斯为要讨好犹太人,就把保罗留在监里。

The Jews Accuse Paul

24 Five days later Ananias, the high priest, went to the city of Caesarea. With him were some of the Jewish elders and a lawyer named Tertullus. They had come to make charges against Paul before the governor. Paul was called into the meeting, and Tertullus began to accuse him, saying: “Most Excellent Felix! Our people enjoy much peace because of you, and many wrong things in our country are being made right through your wise help. We accept these things always and in every place. And we are thankful for them. But I do not want to take any more of your time. I beg you to be kind and listen to our few words. This man is a troublemaker. He makes trouble among the Jews everywhere in the world. He is a leader of the Nazarene group. Also, he was trying to make the Temple unclean, but we stopped him. [And we wanted to judge him by our own law. But the officer Lysias came and used much force to take him from us. And Lysias commanded his people to come to you to accuse us.][a] You can decide if all these things are true. Ask him some questions yourself.” The other Jews agreed and said that all of this was true.

10 The governor made a sign for Paul to speak. So Paul said, “Governor Felix, I know that you have been a judge over this nation for a long time. So I am happy to defend myself before you. 11 I went to worship in Jerusalem only 12 days ago. You can learn for yourself that this is true. 12 Those who are accusing me did not find me arguing with anyone in the Temple. I was not stirring up the people. And I was not making trouble in the Temple or in the synagogues or in the city. 13 They cannot prove the things they are saying against me now. 14 But I will tell you this: I worship the God of our ancestors as a follower of the Way of Jesus. The Jews say that the Way of Jesus is not the right way. But I believe everything that is taught in the law of Moses and that is written in the books of the Prophets. 15 I have the same hope in God that they have—the hope that all people, good and bad, will be raised from death. 16 This is why I always try to do what I believe is right before God and men.

17 “I was away from Jerusalem for several years. I went back there to bring money to my people and to offer sacrifices. 18 I was doing this when they found me in the Temple. I had finished the cleansing ceremony. I had not made any trouble; no people were gathering around me. 19 But some Jews from Asia were there. They should be here, standing before you. If I have really done anything wrong, they are the ones who should accuse me. 20 Or ask these Jews here if they found any wrong in me when I stood before the Jewish council in Jerusalem. 21 But I did say one thing when I stood before them: ‘You are judging me today because I believe that people will rise from death!’”

22 Felix already understood much about the Way of Jesus. He stopped the trial and said, “When commander Lysias comes here, I will decide about your case.” 23 Felix told the officer to keep Paul guarded. But he told the officer to give Paul some freedom and to let his friends bring what he needed.

Paul Speaks to Felix and His Wife

24 After some days Felix came with his wife, Drusilla, who was a Jew. He asked for Paul to be brought to him. He listened to Paul talk about believing in Christ Jesus. 25 But Felix became afraid when Paul spoke about things like right living, self-control, and the time when God will judge the world. He said, “Go away now. When I have more time, I will call for you.” 26 At the same time Felix hoped that Paul would give him some money. So he sent for Paul often and talked with him.

27 But after two years, Porcius Festus became governor. Felix was no longer governor, but he had left Paul in prison to please the Jews.

Footnotes

  1. 24:6-7 And . . . us. Some Greek copies do not contain the bracketed text.