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.
19. But there were some Jews from the province of Asia. They should be here making their accusations, if indeed they have something against me.
20. In their absence, have these people who are here declare what crime they found when I stood before the Jerusalem Council.