¹⁶ When we arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted to live wherever he wanted to, though guarded by a soldier.

¹⁷ Three days after his arrival, he called together the local Jewish leaders and spoke to them as follows:

“Brothers, I was arrested by the Jews in Jerusalem and handed over to the Roman government for prosecution, even though I had harmed no one nor violated the customs of our ancestors. ¹⁸ The Romans gave me a trial and wanted to release me, for they found no cause for the death sentence demanded by the Jewish leaders.