Acts 24:4-9 I have no wish to weary you, but I beg of you to grant us in your courtesy a brief hearing.

Moffatt⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁴ I have no wish to weary you, but I beg of you to grant us in your courtesy a brief hearing. ⁵ The fact is, we have found this man is a perfect pest; he stirs up sedition among the Jews all over the world and he is a ringleader of the Nazarene sect. ⁶ He actually tried to desecrate the temple, but we got hold of him. ⁷ -- ⁸ Examine him for yourself and you will be able to find out about all these charges of ours against him." ⁹ The Jews joined in the attack, declaring that such were the facts of the case.