2 Then Paul was called in, and Tertullus began to make his accusation, as follows:“Your Excellency! Your wise leadership has brought us a long period of peace, and many necessary reforms are being made for the good of our country.
3 We welcome this everywhere and at all times, and we are deeply grateful to you.
4 I do not want to take up too much of your time, however, so I beg you to be kind and listen to our brief account.
5 We found this man to be a dangerous nuisance; he starts riots among Jews all over the world and is a leader of the party of the Nazarenes.
6 He also tried to defile the Temple, and we arrested him.
8 If you question this man, you yourself will be able to learn from him all the things that we are accusing him of.”
9 The Jews joined in the accusation and said that all this was true.