²⁹ “^[a]Brothers, I may confidently say to you regarding the ^(A)patriarch David that he both ^(B)died and ^(C)was buried, and ^(D)his tomb is ^[b]with us to this day.

¹⁷ “And now, brothers, I know that you acted ^(A)in ignorance, just as your ^(B)rulers also did.

²⁶ “^[a]Brothers, sons of Abraham’s family, and those among you who fear God, to us the message of ^(A)this salvation has been sent.

Paul before the Council

23 Now looking intently at ^(A)the ^[a]Council, Paul said, “^[b](B)Brothers, ^(C)I have ^[c]lived my life with an entirely good conscience before God up to this day.”

¹⁷ After three days ^[a]Paul called together those who were ^(A)the leading men of the Jews, and when they came together, he began saying to them, “^(B)Brothers, ^(C)though I had done nothing against our people or ^(D)the customs of our ^[b]fathers, yet I was handed over to the Romans as a prisoner from Jerusalem.