Tertullus in the Bible

Meaning: third

Exact Match

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,

Thematic Bible



Five days later the head priest, Ananias, came down [to Caesarea] with certain [Jewish] elders and an attorney [named] Tertullus, who brought their case against Paul before the governor. When Paul was called [to appear before the court] Tertullus began the prosecution by saying, "Your Excellency Felix: Since through you we are able to enjoy peace [in this province] and under your jurisdiction the problems in our society are being [properly] dealt with, we welcome all such efforts in each district with full gratitude. read more.
But, not wanting to prolong matters for you, I urge you to give consideration to this brief account [of the problem we face]. We have found this man [i.e., Paul] to be extremely bothersome, and an instigator of strife among the Jews throughout the world and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes. We arrested him, for he attempted to desecrate [even] the Temple {{Some ancient manuscripts add verse and we would have judged him according to our law but commander Lysias came and forcibly took him out of our hands}} [and] you will be able to determine the nature of our accusations against him by questioning him yourself." Then the Jews also joined in [making] the charge, and confirmed all the facts that were being presented.


Five days later the head priest, Ananias, came down [to Caesarea] with certain [Jewish] elders and an attorney [named] Tertullus, who brought their case against Paul before the governor.


Five days later the head priest, Ananias, came down [to Caesarea] with certain [Jewish] elders and an attorney [named] Tertullus, who brought their case against Paul before the governor. When Paul was called [to appear before the court] Tertullus began the prosecution by saying, "Your Excellency Felix: Since through you we are able to enjoy peace [in this province] and under your jurisdiction the problems in our society are being [properly] dealt with,


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