And he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and persuaded both Jews and Greeks.

They also set up false witnesses who said, This man does not cease to speak blasphemous words against this holy place and the Law;

crying out, Men of Israel, help! This is the man who teaches all men everywhere against the people, the Law, and this place; and furthermore he also brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place.

For we have found this man pestilent, a mover of insurrection among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.

He even tried to profane the temple, and we seized him, and were determined to judge him according to our law.

Defending himself he said, Neither against the Law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar have I trespassed in anything at all.