Acts 24:6-21

⁶Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom, we having apprehended, would also have judged according to our law.

⁷But Lysias the tribune coming upon us, with great violence took him away out of our hands;

⁸Commanding his accusers to come to thee: of whom thou mayest thyself, by examination, have knowledge of all these things, whereof we accuse him.

⁹And the Jews also added, and said that these things were so.

¹⁰Then Paul answered, (the governor making a sign to him to speak:) Knowing that for many years thou hast been judge over this nation, I will with good courage answer for myself.

¹¹For thou mayest understand, that there are yet but twelve days, since I went up to adore in Jerusalem:

¹²And neither in the temple did they find me disputing with any man, or causing any concourse of the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city:

¹³Neither can they prove unto thee the things whereof they now accuse me.

¹⁴But this I confess to thee, that according to the way, which they call a heresy, so do I serve the Father and my God, believing all things which are written in the law and the prophets:

¹⁵Having hope in God, which these also themselves look for, that there shall be a resurrection of the just and unjust.

¹⁶And herein do I endeavour to have always a conscience without offence toward God, and towards men.

¹⁷Now after many years, I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings, and vows.

¹⁸In which I was found purified in the temple: neither with multitude, nor with tumult.

¹⁹But certain Jews of Asia, who ought to be present before thee, and to accuse, if they had any thing against me:

²⁰Or let these men themselves say, if they found in me any iniquity, when standing before the council,

²¹Except it be for this one voice only that I cried, standing among them, Concerning the resurrection of the dead am I judged this day by you.