Acts 24:1-9

International Children’s Bible

The Jews Accuse Paul

24 Five days later Ananias, the high priest, went to the city of Caesarea. With him were some of the Jewish elders and a lawyer named Tertullus. They had come to make charges against Paul before the governor. ² Paul was called into the meeting, and Tertullus began to accuse him, saying: “Most Excellent Felix! Our people enjoy much peace because of you, and many wrong things in our country are being made right through your wise help. ³ We accept these things always and in every place. And we are thankful for them. ⁴ But I do not want to take any more of your time. I beg you to be kind and listen to our few words. ⁵ This man is a troublemaker. He makes trouble among the Jews everywhere in the world. He is a leader of the Nazarene group. ⁶ Also, he was trying to make the Temple unclean, but we stopped him. [And we wanted to judge him by our own law. ⁷ But the officer Lysias came and used much force to take him from us. And Lysias commanded his people to come to you to accuse us.]^{[a] 8} You can decide if all these things are true. Ask him some questions yourself.” ⁹ The other Jews agreed and said that all of this was true.