^31 (A)And as they were seeking to kill him, word came to the tribune of ^(B)the cohort that all Jerusalem was in confusion.

²³ Are they ^(A)servants of Christ? ^(B)I am a better one—I am talking like a madman—with far greater labors, ^(C)far more imprisonments, ^(D)with countless beatings, and ^(E)often near death. ²⁴ Five times I received at the hands of the Jews the ^(F)forty lashes less one. ²⁵ Three times I was ^(G)beaten with rods. ^(H)Once I was stoned. Three times I ^(I)was shipwrecked; a night and a day I was adrift at sea; ²⁶ on frequent journeys, in danger from rivers, danger from robbers, ^(J)danger from my own people, ^(K)danger from Gentiles, ^(L)danger in the city, danger in the wilderness, danger at sea, danger from false brothers; ^27 (M)in toil and hardship, through many a sleepless night, ^(N)in hunger and thirst, often without food,^[a] in cold and exposure. ²⁸ And, apart from other things, there is the daily pressure on me of my anxiety for ^(O)all the churches. ^29 (P)Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is made to fall, and I am not indignant?

^30 (Q)If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness. ^31 (R)The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, ^(S)he who is blessed forever, ^(T)knows that I am not lying. ³² At Damascus, the governor under King Aretas ^(U)was guarding the city of Damascus in order to seize me, ^33 (V)but I was let down in a basket through a window in the wall and escaped his hands.

^5 (A)But the Jews^{[a] (B)}were jealous, and taking ^(C)some wicked men of the rabble, they formed a mob, set the city in an uproar, and attacked the house of Jason, seeking to bring them out to the crowd.

^9 (A)“I myself was convinced that I ought to do many things in opposing the name of ^(B)Jesus of Nazareth. ^10 (C)And I did so in Jerusalem. I not only locked up many of the saints in prison after receiving authority ^(D)from the chief priests, but ^(E)when they were put to death I cast my vote against them.

²³ So on the next day ^(A)Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp, and they entered the audience hall with the military tribunes and the prominent men of the city. Then, at the command of Festus, Paul was brought in.

Paul Kept in Custody

²² But Felix, having a rather accurate knowledge of ^(A)the Way, put them off, saying, “When Lysias the tribune comes down, I will decide your case.”

^6 (A)He even tried to profane the temple, but we seized him.^[a]

¹⁷ Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the tribune, for he has something to tell him.”

Paul and the Roman Tribune

²² Up to this word they listened to him. Then they raised their voices and said, ^(A)“Away with such a fellow from the earth! For ^(B)he should not be allowed to live.”