^16 (A)To them I answered, ‘It is not the custom of the Romans to deliver any man ^[a]to destruction before the accused meets the accusers face to face, and has opportunity to answer for himself concerning the charge against him.’

⁵ “Therefore,” he said, “let those who have authority among you go down with me and accuse this man, to see ^(A)if there is any fault in him.”

⁶ And when he had remained among them more than ten days, he went down to Caesarea. And the next day, sitting on the judgment seat, he commanded Paul to be brought.

^19 (A)They ought to have been here before you to object if they had anything against me.

^6 (A)He even tried to profane the temple, and we seized him, ^[a]and wanted ^(B)to judge him according to our law. ^7 (C)But the commander Lysias came by and with great violence took him out of our hands, ^8 (D)commanding his accusers to come to you. By examining him yourself you may ascertain all these things of which we accuse him.”

³⁵ he said, ^(A)“I will hear you when your accusers also have come.” And he commanded him to be kept in ^(B)Herod’s ^[a]Praetorium.

²⁰ And he said, ^(A)“The Jews have agreed to ask that you bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though they were going to inquire more fully about him.

Greetings and Benediction

¹¹ Finally, brethren, farewell. Become complete. ^(A)Be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love ^(B)and peace will be with you.

¹² And when it was day, ^(A)some of the Jews banded together and bound themselves under an oath, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had ^(B)killed Paul.