And Festus said: "King Agrippa and all the men who are with us, observe this man about whom the people of the Jews petitioned me, both in Jerusalem and here, crying against [him] that it is not fitting [for] him to live any longer.

crying out, "Men, Israelites, help! This is the man who is teaching all [people] everywhere against the people and the Law and this place; and furthermore he has brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place."

For [we] have found this man [to] be a plague, and [one] causing discord among all the Jews throughout the world, and a leader of the Nazarenes sect,

who also attempted to profane the temple, whom we also arrested,

Nor are they able to prove [against] me the things about which they are now accusing me.

that examination may be made in your fathers' book of record. And you shall find, and you shall know that this city [is] rebellious, and does harm to kings and countries, and there are in the midst of it from very old time refuges for [runaway] slaves. Therefore this city has been made desolate.

And he spoke to King Artaxerxes, saying, There is a nation scattered among the nations in all your kingdom, and their laws differ from [those of] all the [other] nations; and they disobey the laws of the king. Therefore it is not fitting for the king to let them alone.

Deliver me not over to the desire of them that afflict me; for unjust witnesses have risen up against me, and injustice has lied within herself.

Unjust witnesses arose, and asked me of things I knew not.

"Blessed are you whenever they revile you, and they persecute you, and they say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake.

Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

and they did not find [any]. And though many false witnesses came forward, they did not find [any]. But at last two false witnesses came forward

And standing up the high priest said to Him, "Do You answer nothing? What is it these men are testifying against You?"

And the chief priests were accusing Him of many things.

Then Pilate questioned Him again, saying, "Do You answer nothing? See how many things they testify against You!"

And they began to accuse Him, saying, "We found this [Man] perverting the nation, and forbidding to pay taxes to Caesar, saying that He Himself is Christ, a King."

And the chief priests and scribes stood, vehemently accusing Him.

If you are reviled in the name of Christ, blessed are you, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. On the one hand He is blasphemed, but on the other He is glorified.

but if anyone [suffers] as a Christian, let him not be put to shame, but let him glorify God in this matter.