²⁹ I found that he was accused concerning questions of their law but was charged with nothing deserving death or imprisonment.^(A)

³¹ and as they were leaving they said to one another, “This man is doing nothing to deserve death or imprisonment.”^(A)

²⁵ But I found that he had done nothing deserving death, and when he appealed to his Imperial Majesty, I decided to send him.^(A)

¹⁵ but since it is a matter of questions about words and names and your own law, see to it yourselves; I do not wish to be a judge of these matters.”

¹⁸ When they had examined me, the Romans^[a] wanted to release me because there was no reason for the death penalty in my case.^(A)

¹⁹ Instead, they had certain points of disagreement with him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus, who had died but whom Paul asserted to be alive.^{(A) 20} Since I was at a loss how to investigate these questions, I asked whether he wished to go to Jerusalem and be tried there on these charges.^[a](B)

¹¹ Now if I am in the wrong and have committed something for which I deserve to die, I am not trying to escape death, but if there is nothing to their charges against me, no one can turn me over to them. I appeal to the emperor.”^(A)

⁷ When he arrived, the Jews who had gone down from Jerusalem surrounded him, bringing many serious charges against him, which they could not prove.^{(A) 8} Paul said in his defense, “I have in no way committed an offense against the law of the Jews or against the temple or against the emperor.”^(B)

Paul’s Defense before Felix

¹⁰ When the governor motioned to him to speak, Paul replied:

“I cheerfully make my defense, knowing that for many years you have been a judge over this people.^{(A) 11} As you can find out, it is not more than twelve days since I went up to worship in Jerusalem.^{(B) 12} They did not find me disputing with anyone in the temple or stirring up a crowd either in the synagogues or throughout the city.^{(C) 13} Neither can they prove to you the charge that they now bring against me.^{(D) 14} But this I admit to you, that according to the Way, which they call a sect, I worship the God of our ancestors, believing everything laid down according to the law or written in the prophets.^{(E) 15} I have a hope in God—a hope that they themselves also accept—that there will be a resurrection of both^[a] the righteous and the unrighteous.^{(F) 16} Therefore I do my best always to have a clear conscience toward God and all people.^{(G) 17} Now after some years I came to bring alms to my people and to offer sacrifices.^{(H) 18} While I was doing this, they found me in the temple completing the rite of purification, without any crowd or disturbance.^{(I) 19} But there were some Jews from Asia—they ought to be here before you to make an accusation, if they have anything against me.^{(J) 20} Or let these men here tell what crime they had found when I stood before the council, ²¹ unless it was this one sentence that I called out while standing before them, ‘It is about the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial before you today.’ ”^(K)