18. The Jews stood up and accused him. But they did not accuse him of any serious crime as I thought they would.
19. The things they said were about their own religion and about a man named Jesus. Jesus died, but Paul said that he is still alive.
20. I did not know much about these things; so I did not ask questions. But I asked Paul, ‘Do you want to go to Jerusalem and be judged there?’
21. But he asked to be kept in Caesarea. He wants a decision from the Emperor. So I ordered that Paul be held until I could send him to Caesar in Rome.”