Deeds (Act) of Apostles 28:16-21

¹⁶And when we came to Rome, it was suffered to Paul to dwell by himself, with a knight keeping him.

¹⁷And after the third day, he called together the worthiest of the Jews. And when they came, he said to them, Brethren, I did nothing against the people either custom of fathers, and I was bound at Jerusalem, and was betaken into the hands of Romans.

¹⁸And when they had asked of me, would have delivered me, for that no cause of death was in me.

¹⁹But for the Jews gainsaid, I was constrained to appeal to the emperor or to Caesar; not as having anything to accuse my people.

²⁰Therefore for this cause I prayed to see you, and speak to you; for for the hope of Israel I am gird about with this chain.

²¹And they said to him, Neither we have received letters of thee from Judea, neither any of brethren coming showed, either spake, any evil thing of thee.