¹⁵ but if they are questions about words and names and your own law, look to it yourselves. For I don't want to be a judge of these matters."

¹⁹ but had certain questions against him about their own religion, and about one Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

²⁹ I found him to be accused about questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.

⁴ he is conceited, knowing nothing, but obsessed with arguments, disputes, and word battles, from which come envy, strife, reviling, evil suspicions,

¹¹ For if I have done wrong, and have committed anything worthy of death, I don't refuse to die; but if none of those things is true that they accuse me of, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar!"

⁹ but shun foolish questionings, genealogies, strife, and disputes about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

²³ But refuse foolish and ignorant questionings, knowing that they generate strife.

⁴ neither to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which cause disputes, rather than God's stewardship, which is in faith--

³ especially because you are expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews. Therefore I beg you to hear me patiently.

⁶ He even tried to profane the temple, and we arrested him.{TR adds "We wanted to judge him according to our law,"}

⁷ {TR adds "but the commanding officer, Lysias, came by and with great violence took him out of our hands,"}

⁸ {TR adds "commanding his accusers to come to you."}By examining him yourself you may ascertain all these things of which we accuse him."

³¹ Pilate therefore said to them, "Take him yourselves, and judge him according to your law." Therefore the Jews said to him, "It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death,"

²⁴ So when Pilate saw that nothing was being gained, but rather that a disturbance was starting, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, "I am innocent of the blood of this righteous person. You see to it."

⁴ saying, "I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood." But they said, "What is that to us? You see to it."