15Against whom the chief priests and the rulers of the Jews made a statement when I was at Jerusalem, requesting me to give a decision against him.
16To whom I gave answer that it is not the Roman way to give a man up, till he has been face to face with those who are attacking him, and has had a chance to give an answer to the statements made against him.
17So, when they had come together here, straight away, on the day after, I took my place on the judge's seat and sent for the man.
18But when they got up they said nothing about such crimes as I had in mind:
19But had certain questions against him in connection with their religion, and about one Jesus, now dead, who, Paul said, was living.
20And as I had not enough knowledge for the discussion of these things, I made the suggestion to him to go to Jerusalem and be judged there.
21But when Paul made a request that he might be judged by Caesar, I gave orders for him to be kept till I might send him to Caesar.
