²⁶ “Claudius Lysias to his Excellency the governor Felix, greetings.^(A)

²³ with the following letter: “The brothers, both the apostles and the elders, to the brothers and sisters of gentile origin in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, greetings.

²⁵ But Paul said, “I am not out of my mind, most excellent Festus, but I am speaking the sober truth.^(A)

³ In every way and everywhere we welcome this with utmost gratitude.^(A)

³ I, too, decided, as one having a grasp of everything from the start,^[a] to write a well-ordered account for you, most excellent Theophilus,^(A)

¹⁴ instead, I hope to see you soon, and we will talk together face to face.

Salutation

1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ,

To the twelve tribes in the dispersion:

Greetings.