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

¹⁰ And Paul answered, the leader having nodded to him to speak, Knowing from many years thee being judge to this nation, more cheerfully do I justify things concerning myself: ¹¹ Thou being able to know that not more than twelve days are to me from which I went up, going to worship in Jerusalem. ¹² And neither in the temple found they me discussing with any, or making a revolt of the crowd, neither in synagogues, nor in the city: ¹³ Nor can they bring me forward for things they now accuse me. ¹⁴ And this I confess to thee, that according to the way which they call a sect, so serve I the God of the fathers, believing all things written in the law and the prophets: ¹⁵ Having hope to God, which they themselves also admit, a rising from the dead about to be, both of just and unjust. ¹⁶ And in this I myself attend carefully, to have a conscience unhurt towards God and men always. ¹⁷ And after many years I was present, going to do alms to my nation, and offerings. ¹⁸ In which they found me purified in the temple, not with the crowd, nor with uproar, and certain Jews from Asia. ¹⁹ Who ought to be present to thee, and accuse, if they have anything against me. ²⁰ Or let these themselves say, if they found any injustice in me, I having stood before the council, ²¹ Or of this one voice, which I cried standing with them, That of the rising up of the dead I am judged this day by you.