Acts 28:17-20 Three days later, he invited the leading Jews to come to see him, and when they came he said to them, "Brothers, I have done nothing against our people, or the customs of our forefathers, yet I was turned over to the Romans as a prisoner at Jerusalem.

Goodspeed⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁷ Three days later, he invited the leading Jews to come to see him, and when they came he said to them, "Brothers, I have done nothing against our people, or the customs of our forefathers, yet I was turned over to the Romans as a prisoner at Jerusalem. ¹⁸ They examined me and were ready to let me go, as I was innocent of any crime that deserved death. ¹⁹ But the Jews objected, and I was obliged to appeal to the emperor—not that I had any charge to make against my own nation. ²⁰ That is why I asked to see you and speak with you, for it is on account of Israel's hope that I have to wear this chain."