After three days, he called together the leaders of the Jews. When they had gathered, he said to them, “Brothers, although I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, I was taken prisoner in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans.
Then Paul made his defense: “I have committed no offense against the law of the Jews or against the temple or against Ca
For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down t
Paul replied, “I am standing before the judgment seat of Caesar, where I ought to be tried. I have done nothing wrong to
as the high priest and the whole Council can testify about me. I even obtained letters from them to their brothers in Da
When the governor motioned for Paul to speak, he began his response: “Knowing that you have been a judge over this natio
The commander came up and arrested Paul, ordering that he be bound with two chains. Then he asked who he was and what he
where the chief priests and Jewish leaders presented their case against Paul. They urged Festus
For I was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I have done nothing for which they should have put me in
Paul looked directly at the Sanhedrin and said, “Brothers, I have conducted myself before God in all good conscience to
When the horsemen arrived in Caesarea, they delivered the letter to the governor and presented Paul to him.