⁷ When he had come, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood about ^(A)and laid many serious complaints against Paul, which they could not prove,

¹³ Nor can they prove the things of which they now accuse me.

²⁴ And Festus said: “King Agrippa and all the men who are here present with us, you see this man about whom ^(A)the whole assembly of the Jews petitioned me, both at Jerusalem and here, crying out that he was ^(B)not fit to live any longer.

^5 (A)For we have found this man a plague, a creator of dissension among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes. ^6 (B)He even tried to profane the temple, and we seized him, ^[a]and wanted ^(C)to judge him according to our law.

¹⁰ And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused Him.

² And they began to ^(A)accuse Him, saying, “We found this fellow ^(B)perverting ^[a]the nation, and ^(C)forbidding to pay taxes to Caesar, saying ^(D)that He Himself is Christ, a King.”

¹⁴ If you are ^[a]reproached for the name of Christ, ^(A)blessed are you, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. ^[b]On their part He is blasphemed, ^(B)but on your part He is glorified. ¹⁵ But let none of you suffer as a murderer, a thief, an evildoer, or as a ^[c]busybody in other people’s matters. ¹⁶ Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this ^[d]matter.

²⁸ crying out, “Men of Israel, help! This is the man ^(A)who teaches all men everywhere against the people, the law, and this place; and furthermore he also brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place.”

³ And the chief priests accused Him of many things, but He ^(A)answered nothing. ^4 (B)Then Pilate asked Him again, saying, “Do You answer nothing? See how many things ^[a]they testify against You!”