In his speech against Paul, Tertullus charged that he was a pestilent fellow, who created sedition among the Jews throughout the world, and who was consequently guilty of treason against the emperor; that he was a leader of the sect of Nazarenes, and chargeable with heresy against the laws of Moses; and that he had profaned the temple, virtually an offense not only against the Jewish but the Roman law, which protected the Jews in their religious worship. He then falsely stated that Lysias, the commandant of the garrison, had violently taken Paul from the Jews as they were about to judge him by their ecclesiastical law, and had thus improperly forced them to bring the matter before Felix. These lying statements were skillfully designed to induce the procurator to deliver Paul over to the Jewish court. All the charges were vehemently supported by the Jews present, who made no effort to conceal their hatred against the prisoner.{LP 237.1}

I sin tale imod Paulus, anklagede Tertullus ham for at han var en ødelæggende kammerat, som skabte oprør iblandt jøderne ud over verden, og var derfor skyldig i forræderi imod kejseren; at han var en leder for Nazaræernes sekt, og anklaget for kætteri imod Moses love; og at han havde vanhelliget tempel, i virkeligheden en forhånelse, ikke kun imod den jødiske men imod den romerske lov, som beskyttede jøderne i deres religionsudøvelse. Han sagde falsk at Lysias, garnisonens kommandant, havde taget Paulus voldsomt ud fra jøderne, da de var ved at dømme ham ud fra deres gejstelige lov, og derved upassende tvunget dem til at bringe sagen frem for Feliks. Disse løgnagtige udtalelser var dygtigt planlagt for at få den befuldmægtigede til at overgive Paulus til jødernes ret. Alle disse anklager blev voldsomt understøttet af tilstedeværende jøder, som ikke anstrengte sig for at skjule deres had imod fangen.