16 This is why I always try to do what I believe is right before God and people.
17 “After being away from Jerusalem for several years, I went back to bring money to my people and to offer sacrifices.
18 I was doing this when they found me in the Temple. I had finished the cleansing ceremony and had not made any trouble; no people were gathering around me.
19 But there were some people from Asia who should be here, standing before you. If I have really done anything wrong, they are the ones who should accuse me.
20 Or ask these people here if they found any wrong in me when I stood before the council in Jerusalem.
21 But I did shout one thing when I stood before them: ‘You are judging me today because I believe that people will rise from the dead!’ ”
22 Felix already understood much about the Way of Jesus. He stopped the trial and said, “When commander Lysias comes here, I will decide your case.”