Acts 28:16–18

16 When we entered Rome,C Paul was allowed to live by himself with the soldier who guarded him.n

PAUL’S FIRST INTERVIEW WITH ROMAN JEWS

17 After three days he called together the leaders of the Jews. When they had gathered he said to them, “Brothers, although I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our ancestors, I was delivered as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.a 18 After they examined me, they wanted to release me, since there was no reason for the death penalty in my case.b