And when Felix heard these things, having more perfect knowledge of[ that] way, he deferred them, and said, When Lysias the chief captain shall come down, I will know the uttermost of your matter.

腓力斯本是详细晓得这道，就支吾他们说：“且等千夫长吕西亚下来，我要审断你们的事。”

腓力斯本是详细认识这道，就拖延他们，说：“且等吕西亚千夫长下来，我再审判你们的案。”

腓力斯本是详细认识这道，就拖延他们，说：“且等吕西亚千夫长下来，我再审判你们的案。”

腓利斯原本对这道颇有认识，于是下令休庭，说：“等吕西亚千夫长抵达后，我再断你们的案子。”

腓力斯本来就详细晓得这道，却故意拖延他们，说：“等千夫长吕西亚来了，再断定你们的事。”

因为菲利克斯比较详尽地了解这道，就推托他们，说：“等千夫长吕西亚下来，我再审断有关你们的事。”

腓力斯本是詳細曉得這道，就支吾他們說：「且等千夫長呂西亞下來，我要審斷你們的事。」

腓力斯本是詳細認識這道，就拖延他們，說：「且等呂西亞千夫長下來，我再審判你們的案。」

腓力斯本是詳細認識這道，就拖延他們，說：「且等呂西亞千夫長下來，我再審判你們的案。」

腓利斯原本對這道頗有認識，於是下令休庭，說：「等呂西亞千夫長抵達後，我再斷你們的案子。」

腓力斯本來就詳細曉得這道，卻故意拖延他們，說：“等千夫長呂西亞來了，再斷定你們的事。”

腓力斯對於這道路本有比較詳確的知識，就延擱他們，說：『千夫長呂西亞下來的時候，我就要審斷你們中間的事』。

因為菲利克斯比較詳盡地了解這道，就推託他們，說：「等千夫長呂西亞下來，我再審斷有關你們的事。」

腓力斯詳知斯道、遂遲延之、曰、俟千夫長呂西亞至、我將判定爾事、

腓力士聽此、欲詳其情、故遲之曰、千夫長呂西亞至、我將訊爾、

腓力司詳知此道、聞此言、因故延之曰、且俟千夫長呂西亞來、我遂審究爾事、

裴力斯本詳知此道、乃托故延宕、謂猶太人曰：『俟千總呂西亞至、再訊。』

Then Felix, who was well acquainted with the Way, adjourned the proceedings.“ When Lysias the commander comes,” he said,“ I will decide your case.”

Felix knew all about the Way of Jesus. So he put off the trial for the time being.“ Lysias the commanding officer will come,” he said.“ Then I will decide your case.”

But Felix, having a rather accurate knowledge of the Way, put them off, saying,“ When Lysias the tribune comes down, I will decide your case.”

At that point Felix, who was quite familiar with the Way, adjourned the hearing and said,“ Wait until Lysias, the garrison commander, arrives. Then I will decide the case.”

Since Felix was well informed about the Way, he adjourned the hearing, saying,“ When Lysias the commander comes down, I will decide your case.”

But Felix, having quite accurate knowledge about the Way, adjourned them, saying,“ When Lysias the commander comes down, I will decide your case.”

But when Felix heard these things, having more accurate knowledge of the Way, he adjourned the proceedings and said,“ When Lysias the commander comes down, I will make a decision on your case.”

But Felix, having more exact knowledge concerning the Way, deferred them, saying, When Lysias the chief captain shall come down, I will determine your matter.

Since Felix was accurately informed about the Way, he adjourned the hearing, saying,“ When Lysias the commander comes down, I will decide your case.”

Then Felix, who understood the facts concerning the Way more accurately, adjourned their hearing, saying,“ When Lysias the commanding officer comes down, I will decide your case.”

But Felix, having more exact knowledge concerning the Way, deferred them, saying,“ When Lysias, the commanding officer, comes down, I will decide your case.”

Especially[ because I know] thee to be expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.

And after certain days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, which was a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ.

But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:

Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many years a judge unto this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself:

And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold,[ if] the witness[ be] a false witness,[ and] hath testified falsely against his brother;

Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.

Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, O king Agrippa, that, after examination had, I might have somewhat to write.

When they desired[ him] to tarry longer time with them, he consented not;