⁸ You can find out the truth of our accusations by examining him yourself.”

¹⁵ When I was in Jerusalem, the leading priests and Jewish elders pressed charges against him and asked me to condemn him. ¹⁶ I pointed out to them that Roman law does not convict people without a trial. They must be given an opportunity to confront their accusers and defend themselves.

⁵ So he said, “Those of you in authority can return with me. If Paul has done anything wrong, you can make your accusations.”

³⁵ “I will hear your case myself when your accusers arrive,” the governor told him. Then the governor ordered him kept in the prison at Herod’s headquarters.^[a]