5 For we have found this man to be a public menace and one who causes riots among all the Jews throughout the Roman Empire and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,
6 who even attempted to desecrate the temple, and we arrested him.
8 When you yourself examine him you will be able to find out from him about all these things of which we are accusing him.”
9 And the Jews also joined in the attack, asserting these things were so.
10 And when the governor gestured for him to speak, Paul replied, “Because I know you have been a judge over this nation for many years, I defend myself cheerfully with respect to the things concerning myself.
11 You can ascertain that it has not been more than twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem to worship.
12 And neither did they find me arguing with anyone or making a crowd develop in the temple courts nor in the synagogues nor throughout the city.