Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix sendeth greeting.
Acts 23:26 is the formal opening greeting of Claudius Lysias's letter to Governor Felix. The letter was sent with Paul when Lysias had him transferred from Jerusalem to Caesarea. In it Lysias reported that he had rescued Paul from the Jews, that he found no charge against him deserving death or imprisonment, and that Paul's accusers were to present their case before Felix. It gave the same testimony about Paul's conduct that Paul himself gave, speaking with earnestness and evident sincerity in words that carried conviction.
Together with Paul's plain statement of the facts, the letter helped Felix understand more clearly the motives driving the Jews in trying to convict Paul of sedition and treasonable conduct. Lysias's verdict of Paul's innocence stands with other officials' declarations that Paul had committed no crime deserving punishment. Even so, Felix kept Paul in custody for years, delaying justice.
Acts 23:26 is the formal opening greeting of Claudius Lysias's letter to Governor Felix. The letter was sent with Paul when Lysias had him transferred from Jerusalem to Caesarea. In it Lysias reported that he had rescued Paul from the Jews, that he found no charge against him deserving death or imprisonment, and that Paul's accusers were to present their case before Felix. It gave the same testimony about Paul's conduct that Paul himself gave, speaking with earnestness and evident sincerity in words that carried conviction.
Together with Paul's plain statement of the facts, the letter helped Felix understand more clearly the motives driving the Jews in trying to convict Paul of sedition and treasonable conduct. Lysias's verdict of Paul's innocence stands with other officials' declarations that Paul had committed no crime deserving punishment. Even so, Felix kept Paul in custody for years, delaying justice.