DAY 26 FOR A GOAL OF READING THE BOOK OF ACTS IN 30 DAYS

AC-24:11  Because that thou mayest understand, that there are yet

but twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem for to worship.

AC-24:12  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:

AC-24:13  Neither can they prove the things whereof they now

accuse

me.

AC-24:14  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:

AC-24:15  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.

AC-24:16  And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a

conscience void of offence toward God, and [toward] men.

AC-24:17  Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation,

and offerings.

AC-24:18  Whereupon certain Jews from Asia found me purified in

the

temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult.

AC-24:19  Who ought to have been here before thee, and object, if

they had ought against me.

AC-24:20  Or else let these same [here] say, if they have found

any

evil doing in me, while I stood before the council,

AC-24:21  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.

AC-24:22  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.

AC-24:23  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.

AC-24:24  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.

AC-24:25  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.

AC-24:26  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.

AC-24:27  But after two years Porcius Festus came into Felix'

room:

and Felix, willing to show the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound.

*AC-25:1  Now when Festus was come into the province, after three

days he ascended from Caesarea to Jerusalem.

AC-25:2  Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed

him

against Paul, and besought him,

AC-25:3  And desired favour against him, that he would send for

him

to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.

AC-25:4  But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at

Caesarea,

and that he himself would depart shortly [thither].

AC-25:5  Let them therefore, said he, which among you are able,

go

down with [me], and accuse this man, if there be any wickedness

in

him.

AC-25:6  And when he had tarried among them more than ten days,

he

went down unto Caesarea; and the next day sitting on the judgment

seat commanded Paul to be brought.

AC-25:7  And when he was come, the Jews which came down from

Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and grievous

complaints

against Paul, which they could not prove.

AC-25:8  While he answered for himself, Neither against the law

of

the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar,

have I

offended any thing at all.

AC-25:9  But Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure, answered

Paul, and said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be

judged of

these things before me?

AC-25:10  Then said Paul, I stand at Caesar's judgment seat,

where I

ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou

very

well knowest.

AC-25:11  For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing

worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of

these

things whereof these accuse me, no man may deliver me unto them.

I

appeal unto Caesar.

AC-25:12  Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council,

answered, Hast thou appealed unto Caesar? unto Caesar shalt thou

go.

AC-25:13  And after certain days king Agrippa and Bernice came

unto

Caesarea to salute Festus.

AC-25:14  And when they had been there many days, Festus declared

Paul's cause unto the king, saying, There is a certain man left

in

bonds by Felix:

AC-25:15  About whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests

and

the elders of the Jews informed [me], desiring [to have] judgment

against him.

AC-25:16  To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans

to

deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have the

accusers face to face, and have licence to answer for himself

concerning the crime laid against him. 

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