Acts 24:14-22

New King James Version

¹⁴ But this I confess to you, that according to ^(A)the Way which they call a sect, so I worship the ^(B)God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in ^(C)the Law and in the Prophets. ^15 (D)I have hope in God, which they themselves also accept, ^(E)that there will be a resurrection ^[a]of the dead, both of the just and the unjust. ^16 (F)This being so, I myself always strive to have a conscience without offense toward God and men.

¹⁷ “Now after many years ^(G)I came to bring alms and offerings to my nation, ^18 (H)in the midst of which some Jews from Asia found me ^(I)purified in the temple, neither with a mob nor with tumult. ^19 (J)They ought to have been here before you to object if they had anything against me. ²⁰ Or else let those who are here themselves say ^[b]if they found any wrongdoing in me while I stood before the council, ²¹ unless it is for this one statement which I cried out, standing among them, ^(K)‘Concerning the resurrection of the dead I am being judged by you this day.’ ”

Felix Procrastinates

²² But when Felix heard these things, having more accurate knowledge of the ^(L)Way, he adjourned the proceedings and said, “When ^(M)Lysias the commander comes down, I will make a decision on your case.”