Acts 28:16-21

¹⁶And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered up the prisoners to the captain of the barrack, but Paul was suffered to remain by himself, with the soldier guarding him.

¹⁷And it came to pass after three days, Paul called together those who are the principal men of the Jews, and they having come together, he said unto them: 'Men, brethren, I — having done nothing contrary to the people, or to the customs of the fathers — a prisoner from Jerusalem, was delivered up to the hands of the Romans;

¹⁸who, having examined me, were wishing to release me, because of their being no cause of death in me,

¹⁹and the Jews having spoken against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar — not as having anything to accuse my nation of;

²⁰for this cause, therefore, I called for you to see and to speak with you, for because of the hope of Israel with this chain I am bound.'

²¹And they said unto him, 'We did neither receive letters concerning thee from Judea, nor did any one who came of the brethren declare or speak any evil concerning thee,