Acts 23:26

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for his baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

it seemed fitting for me as well, having investigated everything carefully from the beginning, to write it out for you in orderly sequence, most excellent Theophilus,

and they sent this letter by them, “The apostles and the brothers who are elders, to the brothers in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia who are from the Gentiles, greetings.

and provide mounts to put Paul on and bring him safely to Felix the governor.”

When these had come to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.

we welcome this in every way and everywhere, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.

But Paul *said, “I am not out of my mind, most excellent Festus, but I utter words of sober truth.