s though you wanted to examine more
carefully the charges brought against him. We shall be ready to kill him
before he comes here."

But Paul's sister's son heard of their plot and went to the castle and
told Paul. And Paul called one of the officers and said, "Take this
young man to the commander, for he has something to tell him." So the
officer took him to the commander and said, "Paul the prisoner asked me
to bring this young man to you, for he has something to tell you." The
commander then took him by the hand, and after he had led him aside,
asked him privately, "What is it that you have to tell me?" He said,
"The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to-morrow to the
council pretending that they wish to examine his case more carefully.
Now do not grant their request, for more than forty are lying in wait
for him and have solemnly promised not to eat or drink until they have
killed him. Even now they are ready, only waiting for your consent."

The commander let the young man go, bidding him, "Tell no one that you
have informed me of this." Then he called two officers and said, "Get
ready two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen
by nine o'clock to-night to go as far as Caesarea." He also told them to
provide horses for Paul to ride on so as to bring him safely to Felix
the governor. So the soldiers, as they had been commanded, took Paul and
brought him by night to Antipatris. The next day the soldiers returned
to the castle, leaving the horsemen to go on with him. When they reached
Caesarea they brought Paul to the governor.

A PRISONER WHO PREACHED TO HIS JUDGES

Some days later Felix came with his wife, Drusilla, who was a Jewess,
and sent for Paul and heard what he had to say about the faith in Christ
Jesus. But when he talked about upright living, self-control, and the
future judgment, Felix became alarmed and said, "You may go for the
present; when I can find a convenient time I will send for you." All the
time Felix was hoping that Paul would give him money, and for this
reason he sent for him often and talked with him. But after two years
had passed Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus, who, wishing to win
the favor of the Jews, left Paul in prison.

After Festus had been governor three days, he went up from Caesarea to
Jerusalem. Then the high priests and the leading Jews made charges to
him against Paul and begged Festus as a favor to send and have him
brought to Je