Acts 24:5-21
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5 For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:
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6 Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.
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7 But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands,
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8 Commanding his accusers to come unto thee: by examining of whom thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things, whereof we accuse him.
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9 And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so.
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10 Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many years a judge unto this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself:
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11 Because that thou mayest understand, that there are yet but twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem for to worship.
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12 And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, neither raising up the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city:
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13 Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me.
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14 But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:
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15 And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.
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16 And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.
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17 Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings.
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18 Whereupon certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult.
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19 Who ought to have been here before thee, and object, if they had ought against me.
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20 Or else let these same here say, if they have found any evil doing in me, while I stood before the council,
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21 Except it be for this one voice, that I cried standing among them, Touching the resurrection of the dead I am called in question by you this day.