“And when the governor had read the letter, he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia; I will hear thee, said he, when thine accusers are also come. Already Lysias has spoken for his exculpation; but the Jews seek to gain the hearer beforehand. And he ordered him to be kept in cust…”
John Chrysostom, 5th c. — Homily on Acts 50
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34And when the governor had read the letter, he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia;
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32On the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the castle:
33Who, when they came to Caesarea, and delivered the epistle to the governor, presented Paul also before him.
— Acts 23:34 —
35I will hear thee, said he, when thine accusers are also come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod’s judgment hall.