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Advocate » Tertullus
And after five days, the high-priest Ananias came down with the elders, and one Tertulius an orator, who appeared before the governor against Paul. And when he was called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, "As by thee we enjoy much peace, and glorious things are done to this nation by thy prudent administration, we acknowledge it upon all occasions and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness. read more.
But that I may not trespass upon thee too far, I beg thou wouldst hear us a few words with thy wonted goodness. For having found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ring-leader of the sect of the Nazarenes, and attempting to profane the temple, we apprehended him, and would have judged him according to our law. But Lysias the tribune came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands, commanding his accusers to come unto thee: from whom thou mayst thyself by examining him come to the knowledge of all these things of which we accuse him." And the Jews also assented, saying, that these things were so.
But that I may not trespass upon thee too far, I beg thou wouldst hear us a few words with thy wonted goodness. For having found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ring-leader of the sect of the Nazarenes, and attempting to profane the temple, we apprehended him, and would have judged him according to our law. But Lysias the tribune came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands, commanding his accusers to come unto thee: from whom thou mayst thyself by examining him come to the knowledge of all these things of which we accuse him." And the Jews also assented, saying, that these things were so.
Lysias » Chief captain of roman troops in jerusalem
But Lysias the tribune came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands, commanding his accusers to come unto thee:
And when Felix heard these things he put them off, (for he had been more particularly informed concerning this way of religion,) and said, When Lysias the tribune comes down, I will thoroughly examine your matters.