^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.’

⁴ But Festus answered that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself was going there shortly. 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.”

^51 (A)“Does our law judge a man before it hears him and knows what he is doing?”

¹⁷ then both men in the controversy shall stand before the Lord, ^(A)before the priests and the judges who serve in those days. ¹⁸ And the judges shall make careful inquiry, and indeed, if the witness is a false witness, who has testified falsely against his brother,

Paul’s Early Life

26 Then Agrippa said to Paul, “You are permitted to speak for yourself.”

So Paul stretched out his hand and answered for himself:

^4 (A)and it is told you, and you hear of it, then you shall inquire diligently. And if it is indeed true and certain that such an ^[a]abomination has been committed in Israel,