Acts 24:10-23
10And when athe governor had nodded for him to speak, Paul answered: “Knowing that for many years you have been a judge to this nation, I cheerfully make my defense, 11since you are able to ascertain the fact that no more than atwelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship. 12“aAnd neither in the temple, nor in the synagogues, nor across the city did they find me carrying on a discussion with anyone or bcausing 1a riot. 13“aNor are they able to prove to you of what they are now accusing me. 14“But this I confess to you, that according to athe Way, which they call a bsect, I do serve 1,cthe God of our fathers, dbelieving everything that is in accordance with the Law and that is written in the Prophets; 15having a hope in God, for which athese men are waiting, that there shall certainly be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous. 16“In view of this, aI also 1do my best to maintain always a conscience without fault both before God and before men. 17“Now aafter several years I bcame to bring 1alms to my nation and offerings; 18in which they found me, having been apurified in the temple, without any bcrowd or uproar. But there were some cJews from 1Asia— 19who ought to have been present before you and to amake accusation, if they should have anything against me. 20“Or else let these men themselves tell what wrongdoing they found when I stood before athe Sanhedrin, 21other than for this one statement which aI shouted out while standing among them, ‘For the resurrection of the dead I am on trial before you today.’”
22But Felix, having a more accurate knowledge about athe Way, put them off, saying, “When Lysias the 1commander comes down, I will decide your case.” 23Then he gave orders to the centurion for him to be akept in custody and yet bhave some rest, and not to prevent any of chis friends from ministering to him.