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And he called vnto him two Centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred souldiers to goe to Cesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearemen two hundred, at the third houre of the night.

And prouide them beasts, that they may set Paul on, and bring him safe vnto Felix the gouernour.

And hee wrote a letter after this manner:

Claudius Lysias, vnto the most excellent Gouernour Felix, sendeth greeting.

This man was taken of the Iewes and should haue beene killed of them: Then came I with an armie, and rescued him, hauing vnderstood that he was a Romane.

And when I would haue knowen the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him foorth into their Council.

Whom I perceiued to be accused of questions of their lawe, but to haue nothing laide to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.

And when it was tolde me, how that the Iewes laid waite for the man, I sent straightway to thee, and gaue commandement to his accusers also, to say before thee what they had against him. Farewell.

Then the souldiers, as it was commaunded them, tooke Paul, and brought him by night to Antipatris.

On the morow, they left the horsemen to goe with him, and returned to the castle.

Who when they came to Cesarea, and deliuered the Epistle to the gouernour, presented Paul also before him.

And when the gouernour had read the letter, he asked of what prouince he was. And when he vnderstood that he was of Cilicia:

I will heare thee, said hee, when thine accusers are also come. And hee commanded him to be kept in Herods iudgement hall.