And the priests and the prophets spoke to the rulers, and to all the people, saying, Let a sentence of death be for this man, for he has prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your ears.
And it happened, he being in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the guard was there, and his name was Irijah the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah, and he seized Jeremiah the prophet, saying, You are falling to the Chaldeans.
And he who blasphemes the name of Jehovah dying shall die. All the congregation stoning shall cast stones at him. As to the alien, so to a native, when he blasphemes the Name, he shall die.
But they resisting, and blaspheming, having shaken his garments, he said to them, Your blood be on your head. I am pure from it; from now on I will go to the nations.
crying out, Men, Israelites, help! This is the man, the one teaching all everywhere against the people and the Law and this place. And even more, he also brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place.
And he arriving, the Jews having come down from Jerusalem stood around, also bringing many and weighty charges against Paul, which they were not able to prove.
And often punishing them through all the synagogues, I compelled them to blaspheme. And being exceedingly furious against them, I even persecuted them as far as the outer cities.
And not (as we are spoken evil of, and as some report us to say), Let us do the bad things so that the good things may come, the judgment of whom is just.