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NASB (UPDATED) TEXT: Act_23:26-30
26"Claudius Lysias, to the most excellent governor Felix, greetings. 27When 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"And wanting to ascertain the charge for which they were accusing him, I brought him down to their Council; 29and I found him to be accused over questions about their Law, but under no accusation deserving death or imprisonment. 30When 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."
Act_23:26-30 This is the required letter of explanation of Paul's case by the officer in charge (cf. Act_25:12 ff). It states the flow of the events, but does so in such a way as to make Lysias look good.
Act_23:26 This is the verse in which we are told the Chiliarch's name.
Act_23:29 This verse fits Luke's pattern of showing that Christianity and its leaders, when accused before governmental officials, were always acquitted and deemed innocent. Rome had nothing to fear from "the Way"!