"Claudius Lysias, [commander of the battalion, is writing] to His Excellency, Governor Felix. Greetings:

and we would have judged him according to our law but commander Lysias came and forcibly took him out of our hands}}

But because Felix [felt he] had more accurate knowledge of the "Way" [than was being presented by Paul's accusers], he dismissed them, saying, "When commander Lysias comes down [to Caesarea] I will make a decision on your case."