4. But so that I may not impose on you for longer, I implore you to hear us briefly with your customary graciousness.
5. For we have found this man to be a public menace and one who causes riots among all the Jews throughout the Roman Empire and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,
6. who even attempted to desecrate the temple, and we arrested him.
8. When you yourself examine him you will be able to find out from him about all these things of which we are accusing him.”
9. And the Jews also joined in the attack, asserting these things were so.
10. And when the governor gestured for him to speak, Paul replied, “Because I know you have been a judge over this nation for many years, I defend myself cheerfully with respect to the things concerning myself.
11. You can ascertain that it has not been more than twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem to worship.