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Afterthreedays Paul calledtogetherthose who were 1the leadingmen of the Jews, and when they cametogether, he began saying to them, "2Brethren*, 3though I had donenothingagainst our peopleor4the customs of our fathers, yet I was delivered as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.
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"And when they had 5examined me, they 6were willing to release me because there was 7noground for putting me to death.
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"But when the Jewsobjected, I was forced to 8appeal to Caesar, not that I hadanyaccusationagainst my nation.
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"For thisreason, therefore, I requested to see you and to speak with you, for I am wearing9thischain for 10the sake of the hope of Israel."