³ The chief priests accused him of many things.

² And they began to accuse him, saying, “We have found this man subverting our nation.^(A) He opposes payment of taxes to Caesar^(B) and claims to be Messiah, a king.”^(C)

¹⁰ The chief priests and the teachers of the law were standing there, vehemently accusing him.

⁵ “We have found this man to be a troublemaker, stirring up riots^(A) among the Jews^(B) all over the world. He is a ringleader of the Nazarene^(C) sect^(D)

⁶ and even tried to desecrate the temple;^(A) so we seized him.