Acts 24:10-21 - Paul's Defense Before Felix

¹⁰ But Paul (the governor having made him a sign to speak) replied, Knowing that for so many years thou hast been the judge of this nation, I with the more confidence offer my defence respecting the matters which concern me: ¹¹ as thou mayest be ascertained, that it is not more than twelve days ago since I went up to worship in Jerusalem. ¹² And neither in the temple found they me disputing with any man, nor raising any sedition among the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city: ¹³ neither can they produce any proof of the facts of which they accuse me. ¹⁴ But this I confess to thee, that after the way which they call a sect, so worship I the God of our ancestors, believing all things that are written in the law, and in the prophets: ¹⁵ and having hope in God, the same which they also profess to look for, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and of the unjust. ¹⁶ For this cause indeed I exert my utmost care to keep my conscience ever unoffending towards God and towards man. ¹⁷ Now after many years absence I was returned bringing alms to my countrymen, and oblations [to the temple]. ¹⁸ In the discharge of which offices certain Jews of Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with a multitude, nor with any tumult. ¹⁹ Who ought to have appeared before thee, and prefer their accusation, if they had any thing against me. ²⁰ Or let the persons themselves here present say, if they found any thing criminal in me, when I stood before the sanhedrim, ²¹ except for this one sentence, which I uttered aloud when I was standing among them, For the resurrection of the dead am I this day judged by you.