Acts 23:26
Claudius Lysias vnto the most noble Gouernour Felix sendeth greeting.
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- Acts 15:23 : 23 And wrote letters by them after this maner, The Apostles, and the Elders, and the brethren, vnto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antiochia, and in Syria, and in Cilicia, send greeting.
- Acts 24:3 : 3 We acknowledge it wholy, and in all places most noble Felix, with all thankes,
- Acts 26:25 : 25 But he said, I am not mad, O noble Festus, but I speake the wordes of trueth and sobernes.
- Luke 1:3 : 3 It seemed good also to me ( most noble Theophilus) assoone as I had searched out perfectly all things from the beginning, to write vnto thee thereof from point to point,
- Jas 1:1 : 1 Iames a seruant of God, and of the Lorde Iesus Christ, to the twelue Tribes, which are scattered abroade, salutation.
- 3 John 1:14 : 14 For I trust I shal shortly see thee, & we shal speake mouth to mouth. Peace be with thee. The friends salute thee. Greete the friends by name.
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- Acts 23:22-254 verses88%
22The chiefe captaine then let the yong man depart, after hee had charged him to vtter it to no man, that he had shewed him these things.
23And he called vnto him two certaine Centurions, saying, Make readie two hundred souldiers, that they may go to Cæsarea, and horsemen three score and ten, and two hundred with dartes, at the thirde houre of the night.
24And let them make readie an horse, that Paul being set on, may be brought safe vnto Felix the Gouernour.
25And he wrote an epistle in this maner:
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27As this man was taken of the Iewes, and shoulde haue bene killed of them, I came vpon them with the garison, and rescued him, perceiuing that he was a Romane.
- Acts 23:29-313 verses75%
29There I perceiued that hee was accused of questions of their Lawe, but had no crime worthy of death, or of bondes.
30And when it was shewed me, how that the Iewes layd waite for the man, I sent him straightway to thee, and commaunded his accusers to speake before thee the thinges that they had against him. Farewell.
31Then the souldiers as it was commaunded them, tooke Paul, and brought him by night to Antipatris.
- Acts 24:21-277 verses74%
21Except it be for this one voyce, that I cried standing among them, Of the resurrection of the dead am I accused of you this day.
22Nowe when Felix heard these things, he deferred them, and said, When I shall more perfectly know the things which concerne this way, by the comming of Lysias the chiefe Captaine, I will decise your matter.
23Then hee commaunded a Centurion to keepe Paul, and that he should haue ease, and that he should forbid none of his acquaintance to minister vnto him, or to come vnto him.
24And after certaine dayes, came Felix with his wife Drusilla, which was a Iewesse, and he called foorth Paul, and heard him of the faith in Christ.
25And as he disputed of righteousnes & temperance, & of the iudgement to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time, and when I haue conuenient time, I will call for thee.
26Hee hoped also that money shoulde haue bene giuen him of Paul, that he might loose him: wherefore hee sent for him the oftner, and communed with him.
27When two yeeres were expired, Porcius Festus came into Felix roume: and Felix willing to get fauour of the Iewes, left Paul bound.
- Acts 24:1-44 verses74%
1Now after fiue dayes, Ananias the hie Priest came downe with the Elders, and with Tertullus a certaine oratour, which appeared before the Gouernour against Paul.
2And when he was called foorth, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that we haue obtained great quietnesse through thee, and that many worthy things are done vnto this nation through thy prouidence,
3We acknowledge it wholy, and in all places most noble Felix, with all thankes,
4But that I be not tedious vnto thee, I pray thee, that thou wouldest heare vs of thy courtesie a fewe wordes.
- Acts 23:33-353 verses74%
33Now when they came to Cæsarea, they deliuered the epistle to the Gouernour, and presented Paul also vnto him.
34So when the Gouernour had read it, hee asked of what prouince he was: and when he vnderstoode that he was of Cilicia,
35I will heare thee, said he, when thine accusers also are come, and commaunded him to bee kept in Herods iudgement hall.
- Acts 24:7-82 verses73%
7But the chiefe captaine Lysias came vpon vs, and with great violence tooke him out of our handes,
8Commanding his accusers to come to thee: of whom thou mayest (if thou wilt inquire) know all these things whereof we accuse him.
- Acts 25:12-176 verses73%
12Then when Festus had spoken with the Council, hee answered, Hast thou appealed vnto Cæsar? vnto Cæsar shalt thou goe.
13And after certaine dayes, King Agrippa and Bernice came downe to Cæsarea to salute Festus.
14And when they had remained there many dayes, Festus declared Pauls cause vnto the King, saying, There is a certaine man left in prison by Felix,
15Of whom when I came to Hierusalem, the high Priestes and Elders of the Iewes informed me, and desired to haue iudgement against him.
16To whome I answered, that it is not the maner of the Romanes for fauour to deliuer any man to the death, before that hee which is accused, haue the accusers before him, and haue place to defend himselfe, concerning the crime.
17Therefore when they were come hither, without delay the day following I sate on the iudgement seate, and commaunded the man to be brought foorth.
- Acts 25:23-275 verses72%
23And on the morowe when Agrippa was come and Bernice with great pompe, and were entred into the Common hall with the chiefe captaines and chiefe men of the citie, at Festus commandement Paul was brought forth.
24And Festus sayd, King Agrippa, & all men which are present with vs, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Iewes haue called vpon me, both at Hierusalem, and here, crying, that he ought not to liue any longer.
25Yet haue I found nothing worthy of death, that he hath committed: neuertheles, seeing that he hath appealed to Augustus, I haue determined to send him.
26Of whome I haue no certaine thing to write vnto my Lord: wherefore I haue brought him forth vnto you, and specially vnto thee, King Agrippa, that after examination had, I might haue somewhat to write.
27For me thinketh it vnreasonable to send a prisoner, and not to shewe the causes which are layde against him.
- Acts 23:18-192 verses70%
18So hee tooke him, and brought him to the chiefe captaine, and saide, Paul the prisoner called mee vnto him, and prayed mee to bring this yong man vnto thee, which hath some thing to say vnto thee.
19Then the chiefe captaine tooke him by the hande, and went apart with him alone, and asked him, What hast thou to shewe me?
- Acts 26:30-323 verses70%
30And when he had thus spoken, the King rose vp, and the gouernour, and Bernice, and they that sate with them.
31And when they were gone apart, they talked betweene themselues, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death, nor of bonds.
32Then sayd Agrippa vnto Festus, This man might haue bene loosed, if hee had not appealed vnto Cesar.
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1When Festus was then come into the prouince, after three dayes he went vp from Cæsarea vnto Hierusalem.
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21But because he appealed to be reserued to the examination of Augustus, I commaunded him to be kept, till I mght send him to Cesar.
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23There salute thee Epaphras my felowe prisoner in Christ Iesus,
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9Yet Festus willing to get fauour of the Iewes, answered Paul and saide, Wilt thou goe vp to Hierusalem, and there be iudged of these things before mee?
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6Now when he had taried among them no more then ten dayes, hee went downe to Cæsarea, and the next day sate in the iudgement seat, and commaunded Paul to be brought.
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12At which time, euen as I went to Damascus with authoritie, and commission from the hie Priests,
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4But Festus answered, that Paul should bee kept at Cæsarea, and that he himselfe would shortly depart thither.
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26Nowe when the Centurion heard it, hee went, and tolde the chiefe captaine, saying, Take heede what thou doest: for this man is a Romane.
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10Then Paul, after that the gouernour had beckened vnto him that hee shoulde speake, answered, I do the more gladly answere for my selfe, for as much as I knowe that thou hast bene of many yeres a iudge vnto this nation,
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17Deliuering thee from this people, and from the Gentiles, vnto whom now I send thee,