10总督点头示意保罗可以发言，于是保罗说：“我知道大人在犹太执法多年，我很乐意在你面前为自己辩护。11大人明鉴，从我上耶路撒冷礼拜至今不过十二天。12这些人根本没有见过我在圣殿、会堂或城里与人争辩，聚众闹事。13他们对我的指控毫无根据。14但有一点我必须承认，就是我依循他们称之为异端的道事奉我们祖先的上帝，我也相信律法书和先知书的一切记载，15并且我与他们在上帝面前有同样的盼望，就是义人和不义的人都要复活。16因此，我一直尽力在上帝和人面前都做到问心无愧。17“我离开耶路撒冷已有多年，这次回来是带着捐款要周济同胞，并献上祭物。18他们看见我的时候，我已行过洁净礼，正在圣殿里献祭，没有聚众，也没有作乱。19当时只有几个从亚细亚来的犹太人在那里，如果他们有事要告我，应该到你这里告我；20不然，请这些出庭的人指出他们在公会审问我时发现了什么罪。21如果有，也无非是当时我站在他们当中喊了一句，‘我今天在你们面前受审与死人复活有关。’”22腓利斯原本对这道颇有认识，于是下令休庭，说：“等吕西亚千夫长抵达后，我再断你们的案子。”23他派百夫长看守保罗，给他一定的自由，也允许亲友来供应他的需要。24几天后，腓利斯和他的妻子犹太人土西拉一同来了，召见保罗，听他讲信基督耶稣的事。25当保罗讲到公义、节制和将来的审判时，腓利斯十分恐惧，说：“你先下去吧，改天有机会，我再叫你来。”26腓利斯希望保罗贿赂他，所以经常召他来谈话。27过了两年，波求·非斯都接任总督，腓利斯为了讨好犹太人，仍然把保罗留在监里。
English Standard Version
Paul Before Felix at Caesarea
1And after five days the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and a spokesman, one Tertullus. They laid before the governor their case against Paul.2And when he had been summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying: “Since through you we enjoy much peace, and since by your foresight, most excellent Felix, reforms are being made for this nation,3in every way and everywhere we accept this with all gratitude.4But, to detain* you no further, I beg you in your kindness to hear us briefly.5For we have found this man a plague, one who stirs up riots among all the Jews throughout the world and is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.6He even tried to profane the temple, but we seized him.*8By examining him yourself you will be able to find out from him about everything of which we accuse him.”9The Jews also joined in the charge, affirming that all these things were so.10And when the governor had nodded to him to speak, Paul replied: “Knowing that for many years you have been a judge over this nation, I cheerfully make my defense.11You can verify that it is not more than twelve days since I went up to worship in Jerusalem,12and they did not find me disputing with anyone or stirring up a crowd, either in the temple or in the synagogues or in the city.13Neither can they prove to you what they now bring up against me.14But this I confess to you, that according to the Way, which they call a sect, I worship the God of our fathers, believing everything laid down by the Law and written in the Prophets,15having a hope in God, which these men themselves accept, that there will be a resurrection of both the just and the unjust.16So I always take pains to have a clear conscience toward both God and man.17Now after several years I came to bring alms to my nation and to present offerings.18While I was doing this, they found me purified in the temple, without any crowd or tumult. But some Jews from Asia—19they ought to be here before you and to make an accusation, should they have anything against me.20Or else let these men themselves say what wrongdoing they found when I stood before the council,21other than this one thing that I cried out while standing among them: ‘It is with respect to the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial before you this day.’”
Paul Kept in Custody
22But Felix, having a rather accurate knowledge of the Way, put them off, saying, “When Lysias the tribune comes down, I will decide your case.”23Then he gave orders to the centurion that he should be kept in custody but have some liberty, and that none of his friends should be prevented from attending to his needs.24After some days Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish, and he sent for Paul and heard him speak about faith in Christ Jesus.25And as he reasoned about righteousness and self-control and the coming judgment, Felix was alarmed and said, “Go away for the present. When I get an opportunity I will summon you.”26At the same time he hoped that money would be given him by Paul. So he sent for him often and conversed with him.27When two years had elapsed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus. And desiring to do the Jews a favor, Felix left Paul in prison.
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