25. The commander wrote a letter that said:
26. Greetings from Claudius Lysias to the Honourable Governor Felix:
27. Some Jews grabbed this man and were about to kill him. But when I found out that he was a Roman citizen, I took some soldiers and rescued him.
28. I wanted to find out what they had against him. So I brought him before their council
29. and learnt that the charges concern only their religious laws. This man isn't guilty of anything for which he should die or even be put in jail.