⁷ When Paul came in, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him. They brought many serious charges against him,^(A) but they could not prove them.^(B)

⁸ Then Paul made his defense: “I have done nothing wrong against the Jewish law or against the temple^(C) or against Caesar.”

⁹ Festus, wishing to do the Jews a favor,^(D) said to Paul, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and stand trial before me there on these charges?”^(E)