Acts 24:15-26

¹⁵I have the same confident hope in God as these men, that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked.

¹⁶So I always strive to have a clear conscience before God and human beings.

¹⁷Now after many years I came to bring help to my nation and gifts of money.

¹⁸When I did this, certain Jews from Asia found me in a purification ceremony in the temple, not with a crowd or an uproar.

¹⁹These men ought to be before you now and say what they have against me, if they have anything.

²⁰Or else, these same men should say what wrong they found in me when I stood before the Jewish council,

²¹unless it is about this one thing that I shouted out when I stood among them, 'It is concerning the resurrection of those who have died that I am on trial before you today.'”

²²Then Felix, who was well informed about the Way, ajourned the hearing. He said, “When Lysias the commander comes down from Jerusalem, I will decide your case.”

²³Then he commanded the centurion that Paul should be kept under guard, but to have some freedom so that none of his friends would be prevented from attending to his needs.

²⁴After some days, Felix returned with Drusilla his wife, a Jewess, and he sent for Paul and he heard from him about faith in Christ Jesus.

²⁵But when Paul reasoned with him about righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened and said, “Go away for now. But when I have the opportunity later on, I will send for you.”

²⁶At the same time he wanted Paul to give money to him, so he often sent for him and spoke with him.