Tertullus

• Paul sent to Felixc. AD 56

Tertullus

• Τέρτυλλος·Tertullus

Includes 13 verses that refer to Tertullus without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.

1. Acts 24:1
   Five days later the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and a lawyer named Tertullus, who presented to the governor their case against Paul.
2. Acts 24:2
   When Paul had been called in, Tertullus opened the prosecution: “Because of you, we have enjoyed a lasting peace, and your foresight has brought improvements to this nation.
3. Acts 24:3Referred to, not named
   In every way and everywhere, most excellent Felix, we acknowledge this with all gratitude.
4. Acts 24:4Referred to, not named
   But in order not to delay you any further, I beg your indulgence to hear us briefly.
5. Acts 24:5Referred to, not named
   We have found this man to be a pestilence, stirring up dissension among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,
6. Acts 24:6Referred to, not named
   …and he even tried to desecrate the temple; so we seized him.
7. Acts 24:8Referred to, not named
   By examining him yourself, you will be able to learn the truth about all our charges against him.”
8. Acts 24:12Referred to, not named
   Yet my accusers did not find me debating with anyone in the temple or riling up a crowd in the synagogues or in the city.
9. Acts 24:13Referred to, not named
   Nor can they prove to you any of their charges against me.
10. Acts 24:14Referred to, not named
    I do confess to you, however, that I worship the God of our fathers according to the Way, which they call a sect. I believe everything that is laid down by the Law and written in the Prophets,
11. Acts 24:15Referred to, not named
    …and I have the same hope in God that they themselves cherish, that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked.
12. Acts 24:18Referred to, not named
    At the time they found me in the temple, I was ceremonially clean and was not inciting a crowd or an uproar. But there are some Jews from the province of Asia
13. Acts 24:20Referred to, not named
    Otherwise, let these men state for themselves any crime they found in me when I stood before the Sanhedrin,
14. Acts 24:21Referred to, not named
    …unless it was this one thing I called out as I stood in their presence: ‘It is concerning the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial before you today.’”
15. Acts 24:22Referred to, not named
    Then Felix, who was well informed about the Way, adjourned the hearing and said, “When Lysias the commander comes, I will decide your case.”