Acts 23:23-35 - To Caesarea By Night
23 And he called unto him two under captains, saying, "Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten. And spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night. 24 And deliver them beasts that they may put Paul on, and bring him safe unto Felix the high deputy;
25 and wrote a letter in this manner,
26 "Claudius Lysias unto the most mighty ruler Felix sendeth greetings.
27 This man was taken of the Jews, and should have been killed of them: Then came I with soldiers, and rescued him, and perceived that he was a Roman. 28 And when I would have known the cause, wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their council. 29 There perceived I that he was accused of questions of their law: but was not guilty of any thing worthy of death, or of bonds. 30 Afterward, when it was showed me how that the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent him straightway to thee: and gave commandment to his accusers, if they had ought against him, to tell it unto thee. Farewell."
31 Then the soldiers as it was commanded them, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris. 32 On the morrow they left horsemen to go with him, and returned unto the castle. 33 Which when they came to Caesarea, they delivered the epistle to the deputy, and presented Paul before him. 34 When the deputy had read the letter, he asked of what country he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia, 35 "I will hear thee," said he, "when thine accusers are come also." And commanded him to be kept in Herod's palace.