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But when the seven days were drawing to an end, those Jews that were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people and laid hands upon him, crying out:

But Paul said to him: I am a Jew of Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city. And I beseech thee, suffer me to speak to the people.

And he saith: I am a Jew, born at Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, taught according to the truth of the law of the fathers, zealous for the law, as also all you are this day:

And they that were with me saw indeed the light: but they heard not the voice of him that spoke with me.

But he said: The God of our fathers hath preordained thee that thou shouldst know his will and see the Just One and shouldst hear the voice from his mouth.

And the tribune coming, said to him: Tell me. Art thou a Roman? But he said: Yea.

And the tribune answered: I obtained the being free of this city with a great sum. And Paul said: But I was born so.

But on the next day, meaning to know more diligently for what cause he was accused by the Jews, he loosed him and commanded the priests to come together and all the council: and, bringing forth Paul, he set him before them.

For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.

But do not thou give credit to them: for there lie in wait for him more than forty men of them, who have bound themselves by oath neither to eat nor to drink, till they have killed him. And they are now ready, looking for a promise from thee.

Whom I found to be accused concerning questions of their law; but having nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bands.

But that I be no further tedious to thee, I desire thee of thy clemency to hear us in a few words.

But Lysias the tribune, coming upon us with great violence, took him away out of our hands;

For thou mayest understand that there are yet but twelve days since I went up to adore in Jerusalem:

But this I confess to thee that according to the way which they call a heresy, so do I serve the Father and my God, believing all things which are written in the law and the prophets:

But certain Jews of Asia, who ought to be present before thee and to accuse, if they had anything against me:

And as he treated of justice and chastity and of the judgment to come, Felix, being terrified, answered: For this time, go thy way: but when I have a convenient time, I will send for thee.

But when two years were ended, Felix had for successor Portius Festus. And Felix being willing to shew the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound.

But Festus answered: That Paul was kept in Caesarea: and that he himself would very shortly depart thither.

But Festus, willing to shew the Jews a pleasure, answering Paul, said: Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem and there be judged of these things before me?