12. They didn’t find me arguing with anyone in the temple or stirring up a crowd, whether in the synagogue or anywhere else in the city.
13. Nor can they prove to you the allegations they are now bringing against me.
14. I do admit this to you, that I am a follower of the Way, which they call a faction. Accordingly, I worship the God of our ancestors and believe everything set out in the Law and written in the Prophets.
15. The hope I have in God I also share with my accusers, that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous.
16. On account of this, I have committed myself to maintaining a clear conscience before God and with all people.
17. After an absence of several years, I came to Jerusalem to bring gifts for the poor of my nation and to offer sacrifices.
18. When they found me in the temple, I was ritually pure. There was no crowd and no disturbance.