¹³ saying -- `Against the law this one doth persuade men to worship God;'

¹³ they set up also false witnesses, saying, `This one doth not cease to speak evil sayings against this holy place and the law,

⁴ and he was reasoning in the synagogue every sabbath, persuading both Jews and Greeks.

¹⁵ but if it is a question concerning words and names, and of your law, look ye yourselves `to it', for a judge of these things I do not wish to be,'

²⁸ crying out, `Men, Israelites, help! this is the man who, against the people, and the law, and this place, all everywhere is teaching; and further, also, Greeks he brought into the temple, and hath defiled this holy place;'

⁵ for having found this man a pestilence, and moving a dissension to all the Jews through the world -- a ringleader also of the sect of the Nazarenes --

⁶ who also the temple did try to profane, whom also we took, and according to our law did wish to judge,

⁸ he making defence -- `Neither in regard to the law of the Jews, nor in regard to the temple, nor in regard to Caesar -- did I commit any sin.'