Acts 24:5-16

English Standard Version

⁵ For we have found this man a plague, ^(A)one who stirs up riots among all the Jews throughout the world and is a ringleader of ^(B)the sect of the Nazarenes. ^6 (C)He even tried to profane the temple, but we seized him.^{[a] 8} By examining him yourself you will be able to find out from him about everything of which we accuse him.”

⁹ The Jews also joined in the charge, affirming that all these things were so.

¹⁰ And when the governor had nodded to him to speak, Paul replied:

“Knowing that for many years you have been a judge over this nation, I cheerfully make my defense. ¹¹ You can verify that ^(D)it is not more than twelve days since I ^(E)went up ^(F)to worship in Jerusalem, ¹² and ^(G)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. ^13 (H)Neither can they prove to you what they now bring up against me. ¹⁴ But this I confess to you, that according to ^(I)the Way, which they call ^(J)a sect, ^(K)I worship ^(L)the God of our fathers, believing everything ^(M)laid down by the Law and written in the Prophets, ^15 (N)having ^(O)a hope in God, which these men themselves accept, that there will be ^(P)a resurrection ^(Q)of both the just and the unjust. ¹⁶ So I always ^(R)take pains to have a ^(S)clear conscience toward both God and man.