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while Paulsaid in his own defense, "1I have committednooffenseeitheragainst the Law of the Jewsoragainst the templeoragainstCaesar."
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But Festus, 2wishing to do the Jews a favor, answeredPaul and said, "3Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and standtrialbefore me on these charges?"
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But Paulsaid, "I amstandingbeforeCaesar's4tribunal, where I ought to be tried. I have donenowrong to the Jews, as you alsoverywellknow.
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"If, then, I am a wrongdoer and have committedanythingworthy of death, I do not refuse to die; but ifnone of those things is true of whichthesemenaccuse me, noonecanhand me over to them. I 5appeal to Caesar."