Acts 24:5-14

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We have foundG2147 thisG3778 manG435 to be a pestilenceG3061, stirring upG2795 dissensionG4714 amongG3956 theG3588 JewsG2453 all overG2596 theG3588 worldG3625. He is a ringleaderG4414 of theG3588 sectG139 of theG3588 NazarenesG3480, 6and he evenG2532 triedG3985 to desecrateG953 theG3588 templeG2411; so we seizedG2902 him.1 8By examiningG350 himG3739 yourselfG846, you will be ableG1410 to learnG1921 the truth aboutG4012 allG3956G3778 ourG1473 chargesG2723 against himG846.”

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TheG3588 JewsG2453 concurredG2532G4934, asserting thatG5335 theseG3778 charges wereG2192 trueG3779.

10When theG3588 governorG2232 motionedG3506 forG846 Paul to speakG3004, he began his responseG611: “Knowing thatG1987 youG4771 have beenG1510 a judgeG2923 overG3588 thisG3778 nationG1484 forG1537 manyG4183 yearsG2094, I gladly make my defenseG626G2115G3588G4012G1683. 11YouG4771 canG1410 verify for yourselfG1921 thatG3754 noG3756 more thanG4119 twelveG1427 daysG2250 agoG575G3739 I went upG305 toG1519 JerusalemG2419 to worshipG4352. 12YetG2532 my accusers did not findG2147 meG1473 debatingG1256 withG4314 anyoneG5100 inG1722 theG3588 templeG2411 orG2228 riling upG4160G1999 a crowdG3793 inG1722 theG3588 synagoguesG4864 or inG2596 theG3588 cityG4172. 13NorG3761 can theyG1410 proveG3936 to youG4771 any of their charges againstG3739G3570G2723 meG1473.

14I do confessG3670 to youG4771, howeverG1161, thatG3754 I worshipG3000 theG3588 GodG2316 of our fathersG3971 according toG2596 theG3588 WayG3598, whichG3739 they callG3004 a sectG139. I believeG4100 everythingG3956 thatG3588 is laid downG2596 by theG3588 LawG3551 andG2532 writtenG1125 inG1722 theG3588 ProphetsG4396,