⁸ Paul argued in his defense, “Neither ^(A)against ^(B)the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor ^(C)against Caesar have I committed any offense.”

Paul in Rome

¹⁷ After three days he called together the local leaders of the Jews, and when they had gathered, he said to them, “Brothers, ^(A)though I had done nothing against our people or ^(B)the customs of our fathers, yet I was delivered as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.

¹² and ^(A)they did not find me disputing with anyone or stirring up a crowd, either in the temple or in the synagogues or in the city.

Paul's Change of Plans

¹² For our boast is this, ^(A)the testimony of our conscience, that we behaved in the world with simplicity^[a] and ^(B)godly sincerity, ^(C)not by earthly wisdom but by the grace of God, and supremely so toward you.