Thematic Bible: Accusers and accused confronted together

he said, "I will carefully hear your case as soon as your accusers arrive." Then he ordered him to be kept in custody in Herod's palace. Verse ConceptsGuardsPalacesPunishment, Legal Aspects Of

I answered them that it was not the Roman custom to give up anyone for punishment until the accused met his accusers face to face and had an opportunity to defend himself against their accusations. So they came back here with me, and I made no delay to take my seat on the judge's bench, and ordered the man to be brought in. But when his accusers appeared before me, they did not charge him with the crimes of which I had been suspecting him. read more.
They merely had a quarrel with him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus who had died, but who Paul kept saying was still alive.