⁷ When he had arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many and serious charges against him ^(A)that they could not prove. ⁸ Paul argued in his defence, “Neither ^(B)against ^(C)the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor ^(D)against Caesar have I committed any offence.” ⁹ But Festus, ^(E)wishing to do the Jews a favour, said to Paul, “Do you wish to go up to Jerusalem and there be tried on these charges before me?”