saying, “This man is persuading men to worship God contrary to the law.”
The Jews answered him, “We have a law, and by our law He ought to die, because He made Himself the Son of God!”
But if it is a question of words and names and your law, look into it yourselves. For I do not intend to be a judge of these matters.”
He lectured in the synagogue every Sabbath and persuaded Jews and Greeks.
crying out, “Men of Israel, help! This is the man teaching all men everywhere against the people and the law and this place. He even brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place.”
while he defended himself, saying, “Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar have I sinned at all.”
and set up false witnesses who said, “This man does not cease to speak blasphemous words against this holy place and the law.