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YLT
Young's Literal Translation
KJV
King James Version
And after five days came
down
the chief
priest Ananias,
with the elders, and a certain orator --
Tertullus, and
they
made
manifest
to
the governor `the
things'
against Paul ;
And after five days Ananias
the high
priest descended
with the elders, and with
a certain orator named
Tertullus, who
informed
the governor against Paul .
and he having
been
called, Tertullus began to accuse `
him '
, saying, `Much
peace
enjoying
through
thee, and worthy deeds being
done to
this nation through
thy forethought
,
And when
he was
called forth
, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing
that
by
thee we
enjoy
great
quietness
, and that
very
worthy deeds are
done unto
this nation by
thy providence
,
always, also,
and everywhere
we
receive
it
, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness ;
We
accept
it
always, and in
all
places
, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness .
and
that I may
not
be further tedious to
thee, I pray thee to
hear us concisely
in
thy gentleness;
Notwithstanding,
that I be not
further tedious unto
thee, I pray thee that
thou
wouldest
hear us of
thy clemency
a
few
words.
for having
found this man a pestilence
, and moving
a dissension
to
all the Jews through
the world --
a ringleader also
of the sect of the Nazarenes --
For we
have
found this man a pestilent
fellow
, and a mover
of
sedition
among
all the Jews throughout
the world ,
and
a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes :
who also the
temple
did
try
to profane ,
whom also
we took, and according to our law did
wish
to
judge,
Who also hath
gone
about
to profane the
temple:
whom we took, and would
have
judged
according to our law .
and
Lysias
the chief captain having
come
near
, with much
violence ,
out of our hands did
take
away
,
But
the chief captain Lysias
came
upon
us
, and
with great
violence took
him
away
out of our hands,
having
commanded
his accusers to come to
thee ,
from
whom thou
mayest
be
able,
thyself having
examined,
to
know
concerning
all these things of
which
we accuse him ;'
Commanding
his accusers to come unto
thee :
by
examining
of
whom thyself mayest
take
knowledge
of
all these things ,
whereof
we accuse him .
and the Jews also agreed
, professing
these things to
be
so.
And the Jews also assented
, saying
that
these things were
so.
And
Paul answered
--
the governor having
beckoned to
him to speak --
`Knowing
`
that '
for
many
years
thou hast been a judge to
this nation, the more cheerfully the
things
concerning
myself
I
do
answer ;
Then
Paul ,
after
that
the governor had
beckoned unto
him to speak ,
answered,
Forasmuch
as
I
know
that thou hast been of
many
years
a judge unto
this nation, I
do
the more cheerfully answer for
myself:
thou being
able
to
know
that it
is
not
more
than
twelve days to
me
since I went up to worship
in
Jerusalem ,
Because
that
thou mayest
understand,
that there
are
yet
but
twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem for
to
worship.
and neither in the temple did
they
find
me
reasoning
with any one
, or
making
a
dissension
of
the multitude
, nor
in the synagogues, nor in the city ;
And they
neither found
me
in the temple disputing
with any man
, neither
raising
up
the people
, neither
in the synagogues, nor in the city :
nor
are
they able
to
prove against
me
the things concerning
which
they now accuse me.
Neither
can
they prove the things whereof
they now accuse me.
`And
I confess this
to
thee, that ,
according
to
the way that
they call a
sect
, so serve
I the God of the
fathers, believing all things that
in the law and the prophets have
been
written,
But
this
I confess unto
thee, that after
the way which
they call heresy
, so worship
I the God of my
fathers, believing all things which
are
written
in the law and in
the prophets :
having
hope toward God, which they themselves also wait
for
, `
that '
there is
about
to
be a rising
again
of the dead, both of righteous
and unrighteous;
And
have
hope toward God, which they themselves also allow
, that there shall
be a resurrection
of the dead, both of the
just
and unjust.
and in
this
I
do exercise myself, to have a conscience void of
offence toward God and men always
.
And herein
do I
exercise myself, to have always
a conscience void to
offence toward God ,
and toward
men.
`And
after many years I came ,
about
to do
kind
acts
to my nation, and offerings ,
Now
after many years I came to bring
alms
to my nation, and offerings .
in
which
certain Jews from Asia did
find
me purified in the temple, not
with multitude, nor with tumult ,
Whereupon
certain Jews from Asia found
me purified in the temple, neither
with multitude, nor with tumult .
whom
it
behoveth
to be
present
before thee, and to
accuse
, if they had anything
against me ,
Who
ought
to have
been
here
before thee, and object
, if they had ought
against me .
or let these same say if they found any unrighteousness
in me in
my
standing
before the sanhedrim
,
Or else
let these same here
say ,
if they have
found any evil
doing
in me ,
while
I
stood
before the council
,
except concerning
this one voice, in
which
I cried ,
standing among them --
Concerning
a
rising
again
of the dead I am judged
to-day
by you. '
Except it
be
for
this one voice, that
I cried standing among them ,
Touching
the
resurrection
of the dead I am called
in
question
by you this
day
.
And having
heard these things, Felix
delayed
them
--
having known
more exactly
of the
things
concerning
the
way --
saying
, `
When Lysias the chief captain may
come down, I will know fully
the things
concerning
you;'
And when
Felix
heard these things, having more perfect
knowledge
of that
way, he
deferred
them,
and
said,
When Lysias the chief captain shall
come down, I will know the uttermost
of
your
matter.
having
given
also
a direction
to
the
centurion to keep Paul, to let `
him '
also
have liberty, and to
forbid none of his own
friends
to minister or to
come near
to
him.
And
he
commanded
a centurion to keep Paul, and
to let him have liberty, and that
he
should
forbid none of his acquaintance
to minister or come unto
him.
And after certain days, Felix having
come
with Drusilla
his wife, being
a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith toward
Christ ,
And after certain days, when
Felix came
with his wife Drusilla
, which
was
a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in
Christ .
and he reasoning
concerning
righteousness, and
temperance, and the
judgment that
is
about
to be
, Felix ,
having
become
afraid
, answered, `
For the
present
be
going,
and
having
got
time, I will call for thee ;'
And as
he reasoned
of
righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come
, Felix trembled
, and
answered, Go
thy
way
for this
time ;
when
I
have
a
convenient
season
, I will call for thee .
and
at
the
same
time
also hoping
that money shall
be
given to
him by
Paul, that he may
release
him ,
therefore,
also
sending
for him the oftener, he
was
conversing
with him ;
He
hoped
also that money should
have
been
given him of
Paul, that he might
loose
him :
wherefore
he
sent
for him the oftener, and
communed
with him .
and
two years having
been
fulfilled,
Felix
received
a
successor,
Porcius Festus ;
Felix also
willing to lay
a
favour
on
the Jews, left Paul bound.
But
after
two years Porcius Festus came
into
Felix '
room:
and
Felix,
willing to shew
the Jews a
pleasure
, left Paul bound.
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