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Five days later, Ananias the high priest came down to Caesarea with some of the elders, and with an orator, named Tertullus. They laid information before the governor against Paul. So Paul was sent for, and then Tertullus began to accuse him, saying. "As it is owing to your excellency that we enjoy profound peace, and that the state of this nation, "owing to your wise care, has been improved in every respect and in every place, we accept it with profound thankfulness. read more.
"But not to weary you too much, I beg of your Excellency to listen to a few words from us. "For we have found this fellow a pest, an inciter of insurrection among all the Jews of the empire, and a ringleader in the heresy of the Nazarenes. "He even tried to profane the Temple, but we arrested him. "Then the chief captain, Lysias came and violently took him from us. From him you will be able, by examining Paul yourself, to learn the truth of all these charges we are bringing against him." The Jews also joined in the charge, maintaining that these were the facts.
"But not to weary you too much, I beg of your Excellency to listen to a few words from us. "For we have found this fellow a pest, an inciter of insurrection among all the Jews of the empire, and a ringleader in the heresy of the Nazarenes. "He even tried to profane the Temple, but we arrested him. "Then the chief captain, Lysias came and violently took him from us. From him you will be able, by examining Paul yourself, to learn the truth of all these charges we are bringing against him." The Jews also joined in the charge, maintaining that these were the facts.
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So Paul was sent for, and then Tertullus began to accuse him, saying. "As it is owing to your excellency that we enjoy profound peace, and that the state of this nation, "owing to your wise care, has been improved in every respect and in every place, we accept it with profound thankfulness. "But not to weary you too much, I beg of your Excellency to listen to a few words from us.