Then the commander wrote a letter. Roman law said that when a prisoner was sent up the chain of command, a letter had to go along giving the charges against him. Claudius Lysias is the Roman commander's name. I learned that he is a Roman citizen. He didn't find this out until after he had rescued Paul, but he wants to make himself look good. I found out. He had done nothing against Roman law. I decided to send him to you. If he had released Paul in Jerusalem, he would have been murdered. I told his accusers. He had not done this when he wrote the letter, but intended to do so when Paul was safely away from the city.

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