To them I answered, It is not the custom of the Romans to deliver any man to destruction before the accused meets the accusers face to face, and has opportunity to make a defense concerning the charge against him.

And when it was disclosed to me that the Jews were about to carry out a plot against the man, I sent him immediately to you, and also commanded his accusers to state before you the charges against him. Farewell.

commanding his accusers to come to you. By examining him yourself you may ascertain all these things of which we accuse him.

When the accusers stood up, they brought no accusation against him of such things as I supposed,

but had some questions against him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus, who had died, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

But when I found that he had committed nothing deserving of death, and that he himself had appealed to Augustus, I decided to send him.

And when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, If it were a matter of wrongdoing or wicked crimes, O Jews, there would be reason why I should bear with you.

Moreover, my father, look! Indeed, see the skirt of your robe in my hand! For in that I cut off the skirt of your robe, and did not kill you, recognize and consider that there is neither evil nor transgression in my hand, and I have not sinned against you. And yet you are hunting my soul to take it.

Jehovah judge between you and me, and Jehovah avenge me of you. But my hand shall not be against you.

O Jehovah my God, if I have done this: if there is iniquity in my hands;

let the enemy pursue my soul and overtake it; yea, let him trample down my life upon the earth and lay my honor in the dust. Selah.

Pilate then went out to them and said, What accusation do you bring against this Man?

They answered and said to him, If He were not an evildoer, we would not have delivered Him up to you.