If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation."

by advocating customs unlawful for us Romans to accept or practice."

[Paul Preaches at Rome Under Guard] Three days later he called together the leaders of the Jews. When they had assembled, Paul said to them: "My brothers, although I have done nothing against our people or against the customs of our ancestors, I was arrested in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans.