While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar, have I offended any thing at all.

And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto them, Men {and} brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.

Whereupon certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult.

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:

While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar, have I offended any thing at all.

Why askest thou me? ask them which heard me, what I have said unto them: behold, they know what I said.

Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.

Whereupon certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult.

For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.

And said unto him, Thus saith Jephthah, Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon:

Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.

False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge {things} that I knew not. {False...: Heb. Witnesses of wrong} {they...: Heb. they asked me}

{He that is} first in his own cause {seemeth} just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.