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10 When the governor motioned for Paul to speak, he began his response: “Knowing that you have been a judge over this nation {ethnei} for many years, I gladly make my defense. 11 You can verify for yourself that no more than twelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem (city of peace) to worship. 12 Yet my accusers did not find me debating with anyone in the temple or riling up a crowd in the synagogues or in the city. 13 Nor can they prove to you any of their charges against me. 14 I do confess to you, however, that I worship the God {Theō} of our fathers according to the Way, which they call a sect. I believe everything that is laid down by the Law and written in the Prophets, 15 and I have the same hope in God {Theon} that they themselves cherish, that there will be a resurrection (rising again) of both the righteous and the wicked. 16 In this hope, I strive always to maintain a clear conscience before God {Theon} and man. 17 After several years, then, I returned to Jerusalem to bring alms to my people {ethnos} and to present offerings. 18 At the time they found me in the temple, I was ceremonially clean and was not inciting a crowd or an uproar. But there are some Jews (people of praise) from the province of Asia \from Asia/ 19 who ought to appear before you and bring charges, if they have anything against me. 20 Otherwise, let these men state for themselves any crime they found in me when I stood before the Sanhedrin (the Council), 21 unless it was this one thing I called out as I stood in their presence: ‘It is concerning the resurrection (rising again) of the dead that I am on trial before you⁺ today. Acts 24:10-21, Berean Annotated Bible. Public domain.
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