Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

Paul Defends Himself Against Their Charges

¹⁰ And Paul responded, the governor having nodded to him to speak, “Knowing-about you being a judge^[a] to this nation for many years, I cheerfully speak-a-defense as to the things concerning myself— ¹¹ you being able to learn that it is not more than twelve days from which day I went up to Jerusalem to worship. ¹² And neither in the temple did they find me arguing with anyone or causing an onset of a crowd— nor in the synagogues, nor throughout the city! ¹³ Nor are they able to prove to you the things concerning which they now are accusing me. ¹⁴ But I confess this to you— that according to the Way which they call a sect, thus I am worshiping^[b] the God of my ancestor^[c], believing all the things in accordance with the Law, and the things having been written in the Prophets, ¹⁵ having a hope in God which these ones themselves also are waiting-for^[d]— that there will-certainly be a resurrection of both righteous ones and unrighteous ones. ¹⁶ In this^[e] indeed I am striving to have a blameless conscience toward God and people continually. ¹⁷ Now after many years I came to do acts-of-almsgiving^[f] for my nation, and offerings, ¹⁸ during which they found me in the temple, having been purified^[g]— not with a crowd, nor with a commotion. ¹⁹ But there were some Jews from Asia— who ought-to-have been present before you and accusing me, if they have something against me. ²⁰ Or let these ones themselves say what crime they found, I having stood before the Sanhedrin— ²¹ other-than concerning this one shout which I cried-out while standing among them, that ‘I am being judged before you today concerning the resurrection of the dead’”.

Felix Adjourns The Hearing, But Keeps Paul In Relaxed Custody

²² And Felix adjourned^[h] them, knowing more-accurately the things concerning the Way, having said, “Whenever Lysias the commander comes down, I will determine^[i] the things concerning you^[j] people”, ²³ having given-orders to the centurion that he be kept [in custody] and that he have a relaxation^[k] [of custody] and that they forbid none of his own people to serve him.