¹⁰ Paul said, “I am standing before the emperor’s tribunal; this is where I should be tried. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you very well know.

² We have renounced the shameful, underhanded ways; we refuse to practice cunning or to falsify God’s word, but by the open statement of the truth we commend ourselves to the conscience of everyone in the sight of God.^(A)

¹⁸ When they had examined me, the Romans^[a] wanted to release me because there was no reason for the death penalty in my case.^(A)

³¹ and as they were leaving they said to one another, “This man is doing nothing to deserve death or imprisonment.”^(A)

²⁵ But I found that he had done nothing deserving death, and when he appealed to his Imperial Majesty, I decided to send him.^(A)

¹⁸ For he realized that it was out of jealousy that they had handed him over.

¹⁷ So when they met here, I lost no time but on the next day took my seat on the tribunal and ordered the man to be brought.^(A)

⁶ After he had stayed among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea; the next day he took his seat on the tribunal and ordered Paul to be brought.

²⁹ I found that he was accused concerning questions of their law but was charged with nothing deserving death or imprisonment.^(A)

²⁵ But when they had tied him up with straps,^[a] Paul said to the centurion who was standing by, “Is it legal for you to flog a Roman person who is uncondemned?”^{(A) 26} When the centurion heard that, he went to the tribune and said to him, “What are you about to do? This man is a Roman.” ²⁷ The tribune came and asked Paul,^[b] “Tell me, are you a Roman?” And he said, “Yes.” ²⁸ The tribune answered, “It cost me a large sum of money to get my citizenship.” Paul said, “But I was born a Roman.”