Acts 28:17-23

Paul’s Ministry in Rome

17 And it happened that after three days ¹Paul called together those who were ^athe leading men of the Jews, and when they came together, he began saying to them, “^bBrothers, ^cthough I had done nothing against our people or ^dthe customs of our ²fathers, yet I was delivered as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans. 18 And when they had ^aexamined me, they ^bwere willing to release me because there was ^cno ground ¹for putting me to death. 19 But when the Jews ¹objected, I was forced to ^aappeal to Caesar, not that I had any accusation against my nation. 20 For this reason, therefore, I ¹requested to see you and to speak with you, for I am wearing ^athis chain for ^bthe sake of the hope of Israel.” 21 And they said to him, “We have neither received letters from Judea concerning you, nor have any of ^athe brothers come here and reported or spoken anything bad about you. 22 But we desire to hear from you what you think; for concerning this ^asect, it is known to us that ^bit is spoken against everywhere.”
23 And when they had set a day for Paul, they came to him at ^ahis lodging in large numbers; and he was explaining to them by solemnly ^bbearing witness about the kingdom of God and trying to persuade them concerning Jesus, ^cfrom both the Law of Moses and from the Prophets, from morning until evening.