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"And he eventried to 1desecrate the temple; and then we arrested him. [We wanted to judge him according to our own Law.
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"But Lysias the commandercamealong, and with muchviolencetook him out of our hands,
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ordering his accusers to comebefore you.] By examining him yourselfconcerningallthese matters you will be able to ascertain the things of which we accuse him."
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2The Jewsalsojoined in the attack, asserting that thesethings were so.
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When 3the governor had nodded for him to speak, Paulresponded: "K nowing that for manyyears you have been a judge to thisnation, I cheerfullymake my defense,
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since you cantakenote of the fact that nomore than 4twelvedaysago I went up to Jerusalem to worship.
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"5Neither in the temple, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city itself did they find me carrying on a discussion with anyoneor6causing a riot.
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"7Norcan they prove to you the charges of which they nowaccuse me.
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"But this I admit to you, that according to 8the Waywhich they call a 9sect I do serve10the God of our fathers, 11believingeverything that is in accordance with the Law and that is written in the Prophets;
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having a hope in God, which12thesemencherishthemselves, that there shall certainly be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked.
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"In view of this, 13I alsodo my best to maintainalways* a blamelessconscience both beforeGod and before men.