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And he called to him two of the centurions and said, "Get two hundred soldiers ready by the third hour of the night to proceed to Caesarea, with seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen."

And he called unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night;

They were also to provide mounts to put Paul on and bring him safely to Felix the governor.

And provide them beasts, that they may set Paul on, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.

And he wrote a letter with the following content:

And he wrote a letter after this manner:

"Claudius Lysias, to the most excellent governor Felix: Greetings.

Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix sendeth greeting.

When this man was seized by the Jews and was about to be killed by them, I came up to them with the troops and rescued him, after learning that he was a Roman.

This man was taken of the Jews, and should have been killed of them: then came I with an army, and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman.

And wanting to ascertain the basis for the charges they were bringing against him, I brought him down to their Council;

And when I would have known the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their council:

and I found that he was being accused regarding questions in their Law, but was not charged with anything deserving death or imprisonment.

Whom I perceived to be accused of questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.

When I was informed that there would be a plot against the man, I sent him to you at once, also instructing his accusers to bring charges against him before you."

And when it was told me how that the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent straightway to thee, and gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had against him. Farewell.

So the soldiers, in accordance with their orders, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.

Then the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paul, and brought him by night to Antipatris.

But on the next day they let the horsemen go on with him, and they returned to the barracks.

On the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the castle:

When these horsemen had come to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.

Who, when they came to Caesarea and delivered the epistle to the governor, presented Paul also before him.

Now when he had read it, he also asked from what province Paul was, and when he learned that he was from Cilicia,

And when the governor had read the letter, he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia;

he said, "I will give you a hearing when your accusers arrive as well," giving orders for Paul to be kept in Herod's Praetorium.

I will hear thee, said he, when thine accusers are also come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's judgment hall.