25And he sent a letter in these words:
26Claudius Lysias, to the most noble ruler, Felix, peace be with you.
27This man was taken by the Jews, and was about to be put to death by them, when I came on them with the army and took him out of danger, having knowledge that he was a Roman.
28And, desiring to get at the reason for their attack on him, I took him down to their Sanhedrin: