Acts 24:13-21
13 Nor can they present evidence to you to prove what they now bring against me.
14 But I confess this to you, that according to (a)the Way, which they call a [divisive and heretical] sect, I do worship and serve the God of our fathers, [confidently] believing everything that is in accordance with the Law [of Moses] and that is written in the Prophets;
15 having [the same] hope in God which these men cherish themselves, that there shall certainly be a resurrection of [the dead], both of the righteous and of the wicked.
16 In view of this, I also do my best and strive always to have a clear conscience before God and before men.
17 Now after several years I came [to Jerusalem] to bring to my people charitable contributions and offerings.
18 They found me in the temple presenting these offerings, after I had undergone [the rites of] purification, without any crowd or uproar. But there were some Jews from [the west coast province of] Asia [Minor],
19 who ought to have been here before you to present their charges, if they have anything against me.
20 Or else let these men tell what crime they found [me guilty of] when I stood before the Council (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court),
21 other than for this one statement which I had shouted out as I stood among them, ‘For the resurrection of the dead I am on trial before you today.’”
Footnotes:
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Acts 24:14: See note 9:2. Paul was probably referring to Jesus Himself.