because you being able to know that it has not been more than twelve days since I went up to worship in Jerusalem.

Now when the seven days were about to be completed, the Jews from Asia, seeing him in the temple, were stirring up all the crowd and put their hands on him,

But the high priest Ananias commanded those standing by him to strike his mouth.

And when it became known to me that a plot against the man by the Jews was about to happen, I sent him at once to you, and also commanded the accusers to state the charges against him before you. Farewell.

he said, "I will give you a hearing when your accusers arrive." And he commanded him to be guarded in Herod's Praetorium.

And the high priest and the prominent men of the Jews made known to him the case against Paul; and they were appealing to him,

And on an appointed day Herod, clothing himself with royal apparel, and sitting on the judgment seat, was delivering an address to them.

the captain of fifty also, and the honorable counselor, and the wise artificer, and the intelligent hearer.

And I, brothers, when I came to you, did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom, announcing to you the testimony of God.

And my message and my preaching [were] not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,

And the high priest and the prominent men of the Jews made known to him the case against Paul; and they were appealing to him,

about whom the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, when I was in Jerusalem, asking for punishment against him.

For behold the sinners have bent their [bow], they have prepared their arrows for the quiver, to shoot secretly at the upright in heart.