²³ Acts 23:23 And he called to him two of the centurions and said, “Get two hundred soldiers ready by the third hour of the night to proceed to Caesarea, with seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen.” ²⁴ Acts 23:24 They were also to provide mounts to put Paul on and bring him safely to Felix the governor. ²⁵ Acts 23:25 And he wrote a letter having this form: ²⁶ Acts 23:26 “Claudius Lysias, to the most excellent governor Felix, greetings. ²⁷ Acts 23:27 “When this man was arrested by the Jews and was about to be slain by them, I came up to them with the troops and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman. ²⁸ Acts 23:28 “And wanting to ascertain the charge for which they were accusing him, I brought him down to their Council; ²⁹ Acts 23:29 and I found him to be accused over questions about their Law, but under no accusation deserving death or imprisonment. ³⁰ Acts 23:30 “When I was informed that there would be a plot against the man, I sent him to you at once, also instructing his accusers to bring charges against him before you.” ³¹ Acts 23:31 So the soldiers, in accordance with their orders, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris. ³² Acts 23:32 But the next day, leaving the horsemen to go on with him, they returned to the barracks. ³³ Acts 23:33 When these had come to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him. ³⁴ Acts 23:34 When he had read it, he asked from what province he was, and when he learned that he was from Cilicia, ³⁵ Acts 23:35 he said, “I will give you a hearing after your accusers arrive also,” giving orders for him to be kept in Herod’s Praetorium.