Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Advocate » Tertullus
And, after five days, the high priest Ananias came down with certain elders, and a certain orator, Tertullus; who, indeed, informed the governor against Paul. And, he having been called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, "Seeing that, through you, we enjoy great peace, and reforms accrue to this nation through your forethought, in every way and everywhere; we welcome it, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness. read more.
"But, that I detain you no longer, I pray you to hear us briefly in your clemency. For, finding this man a plague, and stirring up insurrections among the Jews throughout the inhabited earth, and a ring-leader of the sect of the Nazarenes; who also attempted to desecrate the temple; whom also we seized.??7 [But the chief captain Lysias came, and with great violence took him away out of our hands, commanding his accusers to come before you;] from whom you will be able, after having examined him yourself, to obtain full knowledge of all these things of which we accuse him." And the Jews also assented, affirming that these things were so.
"But, that I detain you no longer, I pray you to hear us briefly in your clemency. For, finding this man a plague, and stirring up insurrections among the Jews throughout the inhabited earth, and a ring-leader of the sect of the Nazarenes; who also attempted to desecrate the temple; whom also we seized.??7 [But the chief captain Lysias came, and with great violence took him away out of our hands, commanding his accusers to come before you;] from whom you will be able, after having examined him yourself, to obtain full knowledge of all these things of which we accuse him." And the Jews also assented, affirming that these things were so.
Flattery » Instance of » Tertullus flatters felix
And, he having been called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, "Seeing that, through you, we enjoy great peace, and reforms accrue to this nation through your forethought, in every way and everywhere; we welcome it, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness. "But, that I detain you no longer, I pray you to hear us briefly in your clemency.