Acts 24:10-21 (New American Standard)
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When 1the governor had nodded for him to speak, Paul responded : "K nowing that for many years you have been a judge to this nation, I cheerfully make my defense,
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since you can take note of the fact that no more than 2twelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship.
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"3Neither in the temple, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city itself did they find me carrying on a discussion with anyone or 4causing aa riot.
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"5Nor can they prove to you the charges of which they now accuse me.
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"But this I admit to you, that according to 6the Way which they call a 7sect I do serve b8the God of our fathers, 9believing everything that is in accordance with the Law and that is written in the Prophets ;
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having a hope in God, which 10these men cherish themselves, that there shall certainly be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked.
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"In view of this, 11I also cdo my best to maintain always a blameless conscience both before God and before men.
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"Now 12after several years I 13came to bring dalms to my nation and to present offerings ;
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in which they found me occupied in the temple, having been 14purified, without any 15crowd or uproar. But there were some 16Jews from eAsia -
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who ought to have been present before you and to 17make accusation, if they should have anything against me.
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"Or else let these men themselves tell what misdeed they found when I stood before 18the fCouncil,
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other than for this one statement which 19I shouted out while standing among them, 'For the resurrection of the dead I am on trial before you today.' "
New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, California. All rights reserved. (New American Standard Version - Holy Bible)
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