Acts 28:19-21

Living Bible

¹⁹ But when the Jews protested the decision, I felt it necessary, with no malice against them, to appeal to Caesar. ²⁰ I asked you to come here today so we could get acquainted and I could tell you that it is because I believe the Messiah^[a] has come that I am bound with this chain.”

²¹ They replied, “We have heard nothing against you! We have had no letters from Judea or reports from those arriving from Jerusalem.^[b]