14. But I confess this to you, that according to that sect, which they call a heresy, so do I serve my God and Father, believing all that is written in the Law and the Prophets,
15. having a hope in God, which these others themselves also expect, that there will be a future resurrection of the just and the unjust.
16. And in this, I myself always strive to have a conscience that is lacking in any offence toward God and toward men.
17. Then, after many years, I went to my nation, bringing alms and offerings and vows,
18. through which I obtained purification in the temple: neither with a crowd, nor with a commotion.