saying, “This man persuades men to worship God contrary to the Torah.”
The Judean leaders answered him, “We have a law, and according to the Torah He must die, because He claimed to be Ben-Elohim!”
But since it is issues about words, names, and your own law, see to it yourselves. I do not wish to be a judge of these.”
And he was debating every Shabbat in the synagogue, trying to persuade both Jewish and Greek people.
shouting, “Men of Israel, help! This is the man who is teaching all men everywhere against our people and the Torah and this place. Besides, he has even brought Greeks into the Temple and defiled this holy place!”
Paul said in his defense, “I have committed no offense against the Torah of the Jewish people, or against the Temple, or against Caesar.”
They set up false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking words against this holy place and the Torah.