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25 The commander then wrote a letter like this:
26 "Claudius Lysias, [commander of the battalion, is writing] to His Excellency, Governor Felix. Greetings:
27 This man [i.e., Paul] was grabbed by the Jews and almost killed by them when I discovered what they were doing and rescued him, after learning that he was a Roman citizen.
28 So, I brought him before the Council because I wanted to know the reasons for the charges [they were] bringing against him.
29 I found out that he was being accused over questions regarding their law, but that they had no charges against him deserving of the death penalty, or [even] of being kept in prison.
30 And when I was told that there was a plot against the man, I sent him to you immediately, also ordering his accusers to present their case against him in front of you."